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Dozens of arrests have been made in the biggest international police operation of its kind to catch a people smuggling gang suspected of being behind thousands of Channel crossings. A slew of raids took place in the UK, Germany, France and the Netherlands on Tuesday as part of a joint operation co-ordinated by Europol with Eurojust, the European Union’s criminal justice co-operation agency. Operation Punjum, led by the National Crime […]

Fulham have had an offer accepted by Manchester United for midfielder Andreas Pereira, Radio News Hub understands. The 26-year-old progressed through the Old Trafford youth system after joining from PSV Eindhoven in 2011. Pereira has made 75 first-team appearances for United, who have loaned him out to Granada, Valencia, Lazio and Flamengo down the years. The Brazil international recently returned from a spell at the latter and could now be […]

Cameron Norrie’s father said watching his son’s final game in the Wimbledon quarter-final was “torture”. His son has kept hopes alive of a third home win in the Wimbledon men’s singles in a decade with a dramatic five-set victory over Belgium’s David Goffin in the quarter-finals on Tuesday. The ninth seed twice recovered from going a set down to claim a 3-6 7-5 2-6 6-3 7-5 victory on a raucous […]

They chased 378 to win the fifth and final Test and level the series at 2-2 England continued their record-breaking spree on Tuesday by chasing a mammoth 378 to beat India in front of a packed Edgbaston crowd. The successful chase was the largest in England’s history, stretching back more than 1,000 Test matches, and the eighth-largest recorded by any side. Under new captain Ben Stokes, England had already become […]

The former Tottenham and Southampton manager departs after only 18 months in the post Mauricio Pochettino has left Paris St Germain as the Ligue 1 club prepares to announce former Nice boss Christophe Galtier as his replacement. Pochettino had a year remaining on his current contract but speculation over his future had intensified following his failure to get the club beyond the last 16 of the Champions League, having made […]

Frankie Dettori partnered Emily Upjohn in a gallop at Newmarket on Tuesday morning when John Gosden confirmed the Italian would ride the filly in the Juddmonte Irish Oaks on July 16. Gosden, who trains in a partnership with his son, Thady, had said he and Dettori were undertaking a “sabbatical”, an announcement that followed several high-profile defeats this season. One of those came on Emily Upjohn in the Oaks when […]

Manchester City have completed the signing of midfielder Kalvin Phillips from Leeds on a six-year contract, the Premier League champions have announced. City agreed a basic fee of £42million with Leeds for the England international last month, with a potential further £3m to be added in bonuses. Phillips, who came through the youth ranks at Leeds, switches to the Etihad Stadium after making 235 appearances for his hometown club over […]

Rolling roadblocks have brought parts of the M4 to a standstill as protesters target motorways in a demonstration over high fuel prices. Campaigners focused on a stretch of motorway between Bristol and South Wales, including the Prince of Wales Severn bridge crossing, as part of action calling for a cut in fuel duty. The protests are understood to have been organised via social media under the banner Fuel Price Stand […]

Sandwich and coffee chain Pret a Manger has said it returned to profitability in March after suffering another year of hefty losses in 2021 amid lockdowns and Covid restrictions. The group revealed it remained in the red with operating losses of £225.9 million last year, in new filings at Companies House. This was an improvement on the £343 million loss seen in 2020 at the height of the pandemic thanks […]