Joe Root marks England Test captaincy comeback with crushing win over Pakistan England steamrollered Pakistan inside three days as Joe Root celebrated his captaincy comeback with victory by an innings and 103 runs on his home ground of Headingley. With the ‘Bazball’ era now consigned to the history books, and former skipper Ben Stokes plying
Harry and others to pay Mail £9.5m in first costs bill after failed legal case The Duke of Sussex and six other household names will have to pay more than £9.5 million to the Daily Mail’s publisher in the first round of legal costs after losing their High Court claims, which were described by the
Meghan could return to acting once the Sussexes are back in the UK The Duchess of Sussex could make a return to acting once she and her family have moved back to the UK. Harry and Meghan are to live in a non-royal residence outside of London, having already enrolled Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet
New Chancellor given pre-Budget challenge as borrowing jumps unexpectedly The fiscal squeeze facing new Chancellor John Healey ahead of his inaugural Budget has been laid bare as official figures showed government borrowing unexpectedly rose to £1.8 billion last month. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said government borrowing stood at £1.8 billion in July, £700
World’s oldest person celebrates ‘lovely’ 117th birthday after year she met King The world’s oldest person is celebrating her 117th birthday after a year of “many firsts”, including meeting the King and holding his hand. Ethel Caterham, who lives at Hallmark Lakeview Care Home in Lightwater, Surrey, is spending the day with her family and
‘Unprecedented’ El Nino event to bring storms and rain to UK, says Met Office The UK is set to experience more storms and rain over the upcoming autumn and winter seasons caused by an “unprecedented” El Nino event, forecasters have warned. El Nino is declared when sea temperatures in the tropical eastern Pacific rise 0.5C
Fly-tippers will be made to pay for cleaning up waste they dumped, Burnham says Fly-tippers will be forced to pay for the clean-up when they dump waste illegally, Andy Burnham has said. The Prime Minister made the announcement as he laid out plans to crack down on waste crime, vowing that the days of criminal
Lewes rail line to reopen in September as work under way to remove train Work is under way to remove a derailed train from a track in East Sussex after an incident that injured 30 people, as rail bosses confirmed the line will reopen in September. A major incident was declared by British Transport Police
Wildlife killed in New Forest fire will take ‘decades to recover’ Wildlife in the New Forest which was ravaged by a fire will take decades to recover – with the blaze destroying ancient beech and oak trees which have grown at the site for hundreds of years, according to Forestry England. The blaze began when
Reforming English and maths GCSE resits ‘crucial to tackling Neets crisis’ Reforming compulsory resits for English and maths GCSEs is crucial to tackling the Neets crisis and opening doors for young people, education leaders have said. Hundreds of thousands of pupils across England, Wales and Northern Ireland received their GCSE grades and technical awards on