Austria everything England are not...and never have been

Why should there be surprise at Southgate’s confused team when there is no culture or coaching school to learn from

England spun out and outclassed by ruthless India

It was a scene witnessed on countless Test tours to the subcontinent but one played out in the semi-final of the men's T20 World Cup in tropical Guyana.

Football's footprint Uefa trumpets its green ambitions but opts to ignore elephant in the room

Didier Deschamps wasn't amused. Les Bleus had fought hard to see off an excellent Austria side in the evening game and needed to rest.

Coach, physio ...manicurist? Elite tennis is now 'a travelling circus'

The rise of huge entourages for top players means even Wimbledon is struggling to make space for everyone

Boeing media briefing on door blowout 'violated rules'

Boeing has been sanctioned by the top US accident investigator for having \"blatantly violated\" regulations by revealing private information and speculating about what caused January's cabin panel blowout on a brand new Alaska Airlines plane.

Bolivia's army and navy chiefs held after apparently bungled military coup attempt

The former heads of Bolivia's army and navy are among a dozen people arrested for their alleged roles in a seemingly bungled military coup designed to topple the South American country's leftwing president, Luis Arce.

Le Pen: we will win majority and take military decisions over war in Ukraine

Marine Le Pen has said she expects her far-right National Rally (RN) party to win an absolute majority in France's general election, form a government and take over at least some defence and armed forces decisionmaking - including on Ukraine.

High levels of harmful bacteria found in river at Henley before regatta

Harmful E coli bacteria have been found at high levels at Henley, where elite rowers are to compete in an international regatta next week.

'Look at the state of the NHS' Junior doctors on the picket line

'Im itching to get back to work, to get back to the grindstone,\" says Matthew Alexander, a junior radiology doctor. \"Nobody wants to be here, nobody wants to be on strike.\"

Roy wins PEN prize while under threat of Indian prosecution

The Indian author Arundhati Roy has been awarded the PEN Pinter prize two weeks after Indian authorities granted permission to prosecute the writer over comments she made about Kashmir 14 years ago.

Reform UK withdraws candidate revealed to have been BNP member

A Reform UK general election candidate has been dropped after it emerged that he had been on a list of members of the British National party (BNP).

Betting row Met says dropped Tory candidate could face police inquiry

The Metropolitan police has indicated that dropped Conservative candidate Craig Williams could come under the scope of a criminal investigation into betting on the election that has overshadowed Rishi Sunak's campaign.

Companies linked to key Tory donors given £8.4bn in public contracts since 2016

Companies within the same corporate grouping have directly received £566,161 between April 2016 and April this year.

From rock to reverie: Abramović tries to keep noisy Glastonbury crowd silent for seven minutes

Glastonbury's Pyramid stage has played host to some of the loudest rock bands in the world and mass singalongs with thousands of participants, but today the artist Marina Abramović will step out and ask the crowd to do something different: remain silent for seven minutes.

BP brings in hiring freeze and halts new offshore wind plans

The head of BP has imposed a hiring freeze and halted new offshore wind projects in an apparent attempt to placate investors unhappy with the oil company's green targets.

All Change Bellingham Running Into Poor Form Gives Southgate A Big Decision To Make

Your best players are still your best players. Your best team is not necessarily the one with all the best players on the pitch. Unfortunately England are in that place again.

Junk Foods Need Health Warnings, Says Expert

Ultra-processed foods (UPF) are displacing healthy diets all over the world despite growing evidence of the risks they pose and should be sold with tobacco-style warnings, according to the nutritional scientist who coined the term.

England Prepare For India's Storming Side In Battle For The Ages

This last-four encounter could be Guyana’s rumble next tothejungle-iftherain plays nice and stays away

PM And Starmer Clash Over Betting Scandal In Tetchy Final TV Debate

Labour leader hits out at Sunak over Tory culture and telling lies on tax’

Russian Trial Of US Journalist On 'Bogus' Spying Charge Starts Behind Closed Doors

A Russian court has begun a closeddoors trial of the Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich on spying charges that he, his employer and the US government have all described as politically motivated.

Two Stuck On ISS As Boeing Spacecraft Hits Trouble

Boeing's public relations crisis is now out of this world: the company's Starliner spacecraft and the two astronauts who arrived on it - are stuck in space.

Up For The Cup Call For Restraint As Plastic And Beer Sent Flying By Fans At Euro 2024

International tournaments are often described as "festivals of football", but Euro 2024 has come to resemble something more like a rock festival as fans have taken to throwing beer and plastic pint glasses from the stands on to the field.

Belgium booed despite progress as Ukraine get heroes' farewell

At one end of the ground, one team stood, exhausted, in the penalty area in front of their fans and were warmly applauded.

Turkey take second after Barak red hurts Czechs

Turkey scraped through to face Austria in a quintessential battle of the dark horses but they will have to buck their ideas up when the knockouts arrive.

Rivian shares rise 33% after $5bn deal with Volkswagen

Shares in Rivian surged after Volkswagen agreed to invest up to $5bn (£4bn) in the Amazon-backed electric carmaker.

Union tells Royal Mail bidder to give staff a 'serious stake'

The union representing postal workers has called for them to be handed a serious stake in Royal Mail, after the Czech billionaire bidding to snap up its owner for £3.75bn floated the possibility of implementing an \"incentive scheme\" if he is successful.

I got you Mel Now over to the last cabinet minister

Regrettably many of us would have been awake a long time yesterday before the latest broadcast round by the Last Cabinet Minister, Mel Stride.

Clacton Labour tells candidate to campaign elsewhere

Labour has been accused of \"not putting up a fight\" against Nigel Farage in Clacton after the party's candidate was instructed to leave the constituency after \"distracting\" from Keir Starmer's campaign.

Labour likely to introduce automatic voter registration in electoral shake-up

Labour is expected to introduce automatic registration for voting under plans to add millions more people to the electoral roll for future elections, especially young people, the Guardian has learned.

'He needs time': wife pleads for privacy as Assange is reunited with family in Australia

Julian Assange needs time to recover after his 14-year legal saga, his wife, Stella, said after his arrival back in Australia last night.