Little Alex reborn: Crewe's formula to halt the yo-yo years

Despite one of the division's smallest wage bills, smart recruitment allows Lee Bell's side to mix with the big hitters

FIA‘s president has never had my backing, says Hamilton

Lewis Hamilton has delivered a damning assessment of the leader of Formula One's governing body, stating he has never had confidence in Mohammed Ben Sulayem and lambasted the FIA and F1 for a lack of accountability.

Miami nice for Boulter after victory during historic week

Katie Boulter moved into the third round of the Miami Open with her first career win at the WTA 1000 event after her opponent, Brenda Fruhvirtova, was forced to retire because of illness as Boulter led 7-6(5), 1-0.

India election looms? but IPL's razzmatazz ee leads all opinion polls

After a50-over World Cup was met with indifference comes the tournament which captures anation’s attention

Docking tales Points deductions and PSR are where all the best football love affairs begin

It's what we all want: the as-it-stands table changing all the time on the final day. The title and relegation going right down to the wire. Cross to Soccer Saturday (on a Sunday, forgive the marginally out-of-date casting).

Next reports bumper profits and falling prices in positive sign for the high street

Next has said the prices it charges customers are falling, as the fashion and home ware retailer reported bumper profits and pointed to an improving UK consumer backdrop.

Outrage at Nationwide's failure to hold members' vote on Virgin Money deal is understandable

Should the members of Nationwide be allowed to vote on their building society's £2.9bn acquisition of Virgin Money? Well, of course they should.

Tesco accused of squeezing stores out of business with cash-and-carry arm

Village stores have sounded the alarm over what they claim is a battle for survival, accusing the supermarket group Tesco of using its cash-andcarry arm to \"squeeze\" them out of business by restricting supplies and deliveries of groceries.

'A shattering experience' Apology at last for white and Indigenous men who were swapped at birth

For nearly seven decades, two Canadian men lived lives meant for the other. Richard Beauvais, 68, believed was Indigenous. Eddy Ambrose, who shares the same birthday, always understood that he was of Ukrainian descent.

Loser in poll to become next president of Indonesia files legal challenge

Anies Baswedan, who lost the election to become president of Indonesia, has filed a legal case at the constitutional court to challenge the outcome of last month's vote, which was won overwhelmingly by the defence minister, Prabowo Subianto.

Deep divisions in EU populist parties could hinder defining bloc's agenda

Populist and nationalist parties fighting the European elections in June are divided on almost all key issues, according to a survey, in a finding that questions their chances of defining the bloc's agenda even in the event of a predicted far-right surge.

Minority government will bring stability, says Portugal’s new leader

Portugal's new prime minister, Luís Montenegro, has promised stable government after the country's president invited him to try to form a minority administration that could face a rough ride in a hung parliament.

'I'm spread very thin' How NHS staff are struggling

The soaring cost of living has led to six out of 10 NHS nurses having to use credit or their savings over the past year to help them cope, new research shows. Here, three nurses in England share how they have been affected by rising costs over the past year.

Del Monte seeks human rights boss after claims of violence

A vast Del Monte pineapple farm in Kenya that supplies most British supermarkets is advertising for a human rights manager after allegations of killings and violence by its security guards.

Theatre review A fast, fiery, freestyling Shakespearean thriller

When Shakespeare's star-crossed tragedy was at Manchester's Royal Exchange last year, Romeo's poison was pushed by a pair of dealers sinisterly wheeling around on bikes.

"They saved our daughter's life' Minority ethnic cancer patients fight to find donors

Pete McCleave first heard about stem cells while studying for a science degree in the 1990s. \"I knew about them, I just didn't know what they could be used for,\" he says.

‘Pay what you can restaurant faces eviction from old millit transformed

A Gloucestershire restaurant with a radical business model, in that it feeds all comers regardless of their ability to pay, is losing its premises after the owner sold the property.

Analysis Biden walks a tightrope as Washington shifts position on conflict

Washington's draft UN security council resolution on Gaza marks a shift in the US position, but it is a nuanced shift, retaining the linkage between a ceasefire and hostage release while loosening that linkage and emphasising that an immediate end to hostilities is the priority.

'Mad but wonderful' Feat of engineering marks 250th birthday

For people who like their thrills gentle, safe and at never more than three miles per hour, Bingley Five Rise Locks are quite a roller-coaster ride. The canal lock flight in West Yorkshire, the steepest in the UK and a true wonder of the nation's waterways, will this weekend celebrate its 250th birthday.

Woman guilty of murdering her three-year-old son after campaign of sadistic cruelty’

A woman who subjected her three-year-old son to a campaign of \"sadistic cruelty\" and punishment for petty wrongs was found guilty of his murder yesterday.

Tories’ Manchester mayoral candidate defects to Reform

The Conservative candidate for the Greater Manchester mayoral election has defected to Richard Tice's rightwing Reform UK party.

Rattle joins protest over closure of Cambridge mixed choir

A decision to axe a mixed choir at St John's College, Cambridge, to make room for a \"broader\" range of music has been condemned as \"fundamentally regressive\" by Rowan Williams, the former archbishop of Canterbury, and Sir Simon Rattle.

Blade Runner and Knives Out character actor M Emmet Walsh dies aged 88

M Emmet Walsh, the character actor who appeared in more than 220 film and television roles including Blade Runner, Knives Out and the Coen brothers' films Blood Simple and Raising Arizona, has died aged 88.

Londoner who died at Dignitas leaves video calling for law change

Paola Marra, a 53-year-old from London who took her own life at Dignitas in Switzerland on Wednesday, has used a posthumous video to urge the public and politicians to help change the law on assisted dying.

Kent's accommodation for lone child asylum seekers could run out this month

Accommodation for lone asylumseeker children who arrive on the Kent coast in small boats could run out before the end of this month, a council has warned, placing them at risk.

Q&A What do the watchdog's findings mean for retirees?

Campaigners have claimed for years that large numbers of older women lost out financially and are now struggling with living costs because of the unfair way that the decision to raise the state pension age for women to match that of men was made and communicated.

Ex-Liverpool football player jailed for part in cocaine conspiracy

A former Liverpool football prodigy of \"exceptional talent and promise\" has been jailed for more than 13 years for his part in a multimillion-pound drugs conspiracy.

Record numbers of pupils in England severely absent’ last year, DfE data shows

Record numbers of pupils in England were absent for long periods last year, with one in 50 missing at least half of their lessons, according to official data showing absences remain far above pre-Covid levels.

Murdoch journalists 'unlawfully targeted' duchess, court told

Journalists at Murdoch-owned newspapers \"unlawfully targeted\" the Duchess of Sussex more than two decades after accessing the private pager messages of Princess Diana, Prince Harry's legal team has told the high court in London.

Labour chooses ex-Gogglebox Star to run against deputy PM

Labour has selected a former Gogglebox star to challenge the deputy prime minister at the next general election.