No penalty practice for Conor Haughey before dealing final blow to Arsenal Fleetwood shootout hero Conor Haughey admitted he had not even practised penalties before hitting an emphatic spot-kick that dispatched Arsenal and secured a Carabao Cup upset his manager Matt Lawlor described as “mental”. After Bruno Guimaraes was denied by Jay Lynch, the 19-year-old
Andrea Bocelli, James Blunt and Idina Menzel to perform at Royal Variety 2026 Andrea Bocelli, James Blunt and Idina Menzel will lead the stars taking to the stage at the Royal Variety Performance 2026. Comedian Jason Manford will host for the third time, making this his sixth appearance on The Royal Variety Performance in line
Trial to begin of man accused of attempted murders on LNER train A man is due to stand trial accused of attempting to murder 10 people in a mass stabbing incident on a London-bound train. A number of people were injured on an LNER train from Doncaster to London on the evening of November 1
PM urged to deliver ‘meaningful help’ in Budget instead of ‘showboating’ Prime Minister Andy Burnham has been challenged to deliver “meaningful help” for struggling families in his Government’s first Budget – rather than “showboating on TikTok and Gogglebox”. Ahead of Wednesday’s Budget, the SNP’s Westminster economy spokesperson Kirsty Blackman demanded action from Mr Burnham to
Bradford defeat Peterborough to reach EFL Cup quarter-finals Bradford are through to the EFL Cup quarter-finals for the first time since they reached Wembley in 2013 with a 2-0 win over Peterborough. Goals from Macaulay Gillesphey and Adam Phillips settled the all-League One affair at Valley Parade. Brandon Khela drove wide from an early Peterborough
Drone delays play as Fleetwood host Arsenal in Carabao Cup fourth round Fleetwood’s Carabao Cup fourth round tie against Premier League champions Arsenal was interrupted in the opening stages by a drone flying above Highbury Stadium. Barely a minute of the match had been played when referee Michael Salisbury was alerted to the drone overhead.
King to acknowledge ‘great suffering of the past’ during visit to Caribbean The King will begin his tour of the Caribbean by acknowledging the “great suffering of the past” and confirm Commonwealth leaders will discuss the legacy of slavery at a summit he will open. Charles arrived in the Bahamas to a ceremonial welcome and
Kylian Mbappe apologises to China for ‘ill-judged’ remarks about Mao Zedong Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappe has apologised for making “ill-judged” remarks about former Chinese leader Mao Zedong which saw the France captain dropped by several Chinese brands. Mbappe reportedly referred to Zedong, the founding leader of Communist China, as a dictator when joking about
Number 10 hints at Harry Kane knighthood after Ballon d’Or win Downing Street has hinted that Harry Kane could be in the running for a knighthood after the “extraordinary achievement” of winning the Ballon d’Or. The Bayern Munich striker became the first English winner in 25 years during a ceremony at the London Palladium on
Andoni Iraola aware Liverpool still have work to do despite winning run Andoni Iraola is growing into the role as Liverpool head coach but accepts he needs more wins to really start feeling at home. Momentum is growing after four successive wins in all competitions, and eight in 10 since opening the season with two