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England squad full of ‘winners’ ahead of Euros defence – Lucy Bronze
The England squad have gathered at St George’s Park ahead of their Euros quest and will open their campaign on July 5 against France in Zurich.
Global shares decline as tensions simmer in the Middle East
In Asian trading, Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 shed 1.0% to finish at 38,488.34. Shares in Japan’s Nippon Steel Corp jumped 2.3% after it announced that its acquisition of US Steel, which met US ...
I stormed up – Rhian Wilkinson reveals Wales Euros squad from top of Yr Wyddfa
Rhian Wilkinson hiked up Wales’ highest peak before delivering the names of 23 players determined to scale their own summit at Euro 2025. At 1,085 metres above sea level, climbing Yr Wyddfa in North ...
Savers warned ‘loyalty does not pay’ as Bank of England base rate held at 4.25%
Average savings rates have been on a downward path in recent weeks, but some providers have unveiled new products.
Thieves attempt to steal horsebox from farm in Titchfield
Police are investigating the attempted theft from Abbey Farm on Fishers Hill in Titchfield. The incident occurred last night, June 18, at around 11pm. Two people gained entry to the farm and attempted ...
Tributes paid to Slane Castle’s Lord Henry Mount Charles, who has died aged 74
Tributes have been paid to Slane Castle’s Lord Henry Mount Charles, who has died aged 74. He died late on Wednesday after “a long and valiant” battle with cancer, his family said. Since 1981, the ...
Maintenance fund to give £9bn a year to fix schools, hospitals and prisons
Chief Secretary to the Treasury Darren Jones said £6 billion a year would go to repairing hospitals and £3 billion to schools and colleges.
Southampton and New Forest issued amber heat health warning
A heat health alert issued in Southampton and the New Forest has been reissued and upgraded, as an amber warning has now come into effect.
Welfare reform legislation to be debated next month, MPs told
The Government has faced backlash from some Labour MPs over the ‘damaging disability benefit cuts’, which it said could save up to £5 billion ...
UK interest rates kept on hold with Bank alert to ‘highly unpredictable’ world
UK interest rates have been left on hold as the Bank of England said it was keeping watch on a “highly unpredictable” world amid rising energy prices. The Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) ...
David Lynch memorabilia including scripts and props sell for more than £3m
More than 450 items of memorabilia were sold in the Los Angeles auction, hosted by Julien’s Auctions and Turner Classic Movies (TCM) at the Peninsula Beverly Hills, where they fetched a combined 4.25 ...
HMRC reveals surge in corporation tax gap and small business non-compliance
Corporation tax accounts for nearly half of Britain’s £46.8 billion tax gap amid a rise in non-compliance from small businesses, according to the latest figures from HM Revenue & Customs.