England announce 23-man squad for Rugby League World Cup Mikey Lewis has made the cut for England’s 23-man squad for this month’s Rugby League World Cup in Australia despite a disappointing end to the Betfred Super League season. Hull KR’s former Man of Steel suffered injury and disciplinary issues towards the end of the campaign
Alex Scott withdraws from England squad and faces up to two months out Alex Scott will miss England’s Nations League fixture with Czechia on Tuesday and could be out for up to two months with a thigh problem. It is a blow for Thomas Tuchel, who described Scott as the “complete package” after an excellent
Tories plan ‘bonfire’ of red tape in bid to speed up development – Griffith Shadow chancellor Andrew Griffith committed to a “bonfire” of red tape as he set out ambitions to lower taxes and speed up development. The Tories have pledged to scrap net zero rules for new housing, abolish the Environment Agency and Natural
Andrew taking legal action against Thames Valley Police over search warrants Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is taking legal action against Thames Valley Police in a bid to quash search warrants which led to his arrest, with a private High Court hearing to take place on Thursday, a judicial spokesperson has said. The former Duke of York was
Luke Humphries fights back to beat Gerwyn Price and win World Grand Prix title Luke Humphries completed a stunning comeback from 3-0 down to beat Gerwyn Price 6-4 and win the World Grand Prix Darts title in Leicester. Humphries, in a record fourth consecutive final, regained the title he won three years ago against the
US withdraws bombers from RAF Fairford after suspected terror plot The US Air Force has withdrawn all its bombers from RAF Fairford after a suspected terror plot at the base in Gloucestershire. The bombers have been sent back to their home bases in the US, with aircraft monitoring sites showing B-1 bombers flying out of
Greens make ‘Zionism is racism’ party policy as Polanski skips vote Green Party members have decided to define Zionism as racist in a vote skipped by party leader Zack Polanski. Mr Polanski did not take part in the vote on the “Zionism is racism” motion, having left the party conference after his speech on Friday
Tories will win the next election with new political bible, Badenoch claims The Conservatives will “win the next election” because the party will follow a set of key principles set out by Kemi Badenoch, the Tory leader said at the opening of the party’s conference. Mrs Badenoch cast her party as a “new” Conservative outfit
Controversial plan to curb jury trials scrapped Andy Burnham has scrapped the controversial plan to curb jury trials. The decision is a U-turn on proposals introduced under Sir Keir Starmer’s leadership in a bid to tackle the court backlog. Only some fraud and financial offences will now be allowed to be heard before a judge
Thomas Tuchel says rout in Rijeka can help heal England’s World Cup wounds England boss Thomas Tuchel believes the 7-0 hammering of Croatia can help heal the wounds of the World Cup. Tuchel’s side dismantled their familiar opponents in the Nations League clash in Rijeka, with a rampant front four of Harry Kane, Jude Bellingham,