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Matt Proudfoot insists England have drawn on rugby league’s State of Origin series to highlight their own vulnerability despite heading into Saturday’s first Test against Australia in a position of dominance. Eddie Jones has won all eight matches against the Wallabies since becoming England head coach at the end of 2015, compiling an extraordinary record against the team he guided from 2001 to 2005. On Sunday Jones’ entire touring party […]

Radio 1 DJ Adele Roberts has thanked her doctor and NHS staff, describing them as “angels”, as she reveals she is free of cancer. Roberts, 43, had been suffering from bowel cancer, revealing in October that she was undergoing treatment and later having surgery to remove a tumour. In a post on Instagram, Roberts recalled her experience of hearing she was cancer-free as “the most beautiful sound I think I’ve […]

Thousands of tennis fans have begun pouring through the gates at Wimbledon as it returns at full capacity for the first time in three years. The Met Office has warned the expected 42,000 supporters to brace for rain showers over SW19 in the early afternoon – just as the first Centre Court games are set to begin. The world’s oldest tennis tournament was cancelled in 2020, for the first time […]

Formula One says it is “racing towards” its target of making the sport net-zero carbon by 2030 following the announcement of new branding to promote the environmental drive from the British Grand Prix onwards. It was announced in 2019 that F1 was aiming for net-zero as efforts to improve sustainability were ramped up. That also includes a plan to have a 100 per cent sustainable fuel by 2026, when the […]

Russia has attacked the Ukrainian capital Kyiv for the first time in weeks, striking at least two residential buildings. Journalists in the city reported seeing rescue services battling flames and rescuing civilians in the early hours of Sunday, and Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko said two people were injured and a seven-year-old girl was pulled alive from the rubble. Ukrainian MP Oleksiy Goncharenko wrote on the Telegram messaging app that “according […]

Killer drivers will face up to life in prison under new sentencing rules coming into force this week. Judges will be able to hand down life sentences to dangerous drivers who kill and careless drivers who kill while under the influence of drink or drugs. The new sentencing regime far exceeds the previous maximum penalty of 14 years. The change comes into effect on Tuesday as a result of the […]

The Prime Minister insists he’s ‘actively thinking’ about fighting the next two general elections Boris Johnson has said he is planning to be Prime Minister into the 2030s despite Conservative critics plotting to oust him after voters rejected the Tories in a double by-election defeat. The Prime Minister insisted he was “thinking actively” about fighting the next two general elections to become the longest-serving post-war leader. He urged Tory MPs […]

It happened outside a bar in Oslo early on Saturday morning An overnight shooting in the Norwegian capital, Oslo, that killed two people and wounded more than a dozen is being investigated as a possible terrorist attack, Norwegian police said. In a news conference on Saturday, police officials said the man arrested after the shooting was a Norwegian citizen of Iranian origin who was previously known to police but not […]

The Lionesses came from behind to beat the Dutch 5-1 at Elland Road on Friday night Sarina Wiegman vowed England Women would “stay grounded” after they thumped reigning champions the Netherlands 5-1 in their penultimate warm-up match ahead of next month’s home European Championship. The Lionesses came from behind to claim the eye-catching victory at Elland Road, their 11th win in 13 matches unbeaten under Wiegman. The Dutchwoman, who guided […]