Category: Politics

Thomas Tuchel is not expected to attend Premier League matches to scout players before he begins his role as England’s head coach on 1 January. The German, who signed his contract to become Gareth Southgate’s long-term successor last week, is not under pressure from the Football Association to be a visible presence at games or […]

Liam Payne died of multiple traumas and internal and external bleeding caused by a fall from a third-floor hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, the Argentinian prosecutor’s office has said. An autopsy showed that the pop star’s head injuries were sufficient to cause death. An ongoing investigation – including the interview of five witnesses in an […]

Savers have started to withdraw cash from their pension pots amid fears over potential tax changes at the autumn budget, according to investment companies. The investment platform AJ Bell said reports that the chancellor, Rachel Reeeves, was likely to increase taxes at the budget on 30 October had spooked some of its customers into new […]

Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature A rather gorgeous sunset is visible on the skyline as the teams stride out for the anthems, amid the usual fireworky shenanigans. And the anthems ring out in fairly operatic style. Let’s go … Share Alyssa Healy “continues to be assessed […]

For all the chaos that preceded this game Pakistan find themselves in control. It is not yet over but it has started to feel decided: England have never successfully chased more than 209 to win a Test in Asia and their target here is 297, the pursuit of which started in the final half-hour of […]

Donald Trump describes 6 January Capitol riots as ‘day of love’ during Miami town hall Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Wednesday described 6 January 2021, when thousands of his supporters attacked the Capitol in Washington DC in a bid to stop formal certification of Trump’s election defeat, as a “day of love”. During a […]

Gove suggests Jenrick could hold Conservatives back because he looks like ‘Tory boy’ Michael Gove, the former Tory cabinet minister who is now editor of the Spectator, has said that having Robert Jenrick as leader might hold the Tories back because he looks like a “Tory boy”. Gove has long been a strong supporter of […]

The AFL has banned GWS Giants player Josh Fahey for four matches and forward Jake Riccardi is among teammates who will miss the first two games of next season. The sanctions are among bans and fines handed down by the league after a joint investigation with the Giants into a players’ end-of-season function last month. […]

The architect of a parliamentary bill to legalise assisted dying has invited the archbishop of Canterbury to meet her after he described a change in the law as dangerous. Kim Leadbeater’s letter follows Justin Welby’s intervention in the debate over assisted dying, in which he said the MP’s private member’s bill would lead to a […]

The Simply Be and JD Williams fashion retailer N Brown has agreed a £191m takeover by a member of its founding family, Joshua Alliance. Alliance will pay 40p in cash for each share of N Brown stock not already owned by himself and his family. Alliance, who is a non-executive director of N Brown, already […]