FAST REPLY TO POPE PRAYERS

But Sri Lankans fight back to make it harder for new skipper

ILKAY SKILLS FIT THE BILL N RESI FOR PEP'S CHAMPIONS

Midfielder is class act

NO PAIN'S A GAIN B FOR ROBBO

Five months of injury over

Wed....30 years after being born in same hospital on same day

A COUPLE married after finding they were born two hours apart in the same hospital 30 years ago.

Stabbed girl's VIP Taylor Swift treat

Youngster whisked to star's gig after holiday knife horror

Fears Clarkson's Farmer's Dog pub will cause traffic snarl-ups

JEREMY Clarkson is to open his renamed pub The Farmer's Dog tomorrow amid fears that it will trigger traffic \"chaos\".

Amazon driver killed trying to stop van theft

A MURDER manhunt is under way after a delivery driver was killed in a van-jacking.

Murder probe after mum and three children die in house fire

A MUM and her three children died in a blaze that tore through their home after apparently being started deliberately.

King's private meeting with Southport victims' families

KING Charles has hosted the families of the three little girls killed in the Southport horror knife rampage.

Brit officers to hit migrant smugglers on Iraq mission

THE Home Office aims to \"go after\" Channel migrant smuggling gangs by stationing British officers in Iraq.

Desert Island Discs' Lauren: I have cancer but it was, thank God, caught early

Radio presenter upbeat

Web developer held in Pakistan over Southport misinformation

A PAKISTANI web developer is facing a criminal charge over claims he helped spread misinformation about the accused Southport attacker.

Britons face the longest waiting times for treatment in hospital

THE UK is among the worst-performing of 10 high income countries on waits for hospital care.

"The evidence is clear, and plain for all to see, there is simply no reason or excuse to raise taxes'

CHANCELLOR Rachel Reeves has \"no reason or excuse\" to raise taxes and is presiding over an economic con, her predecessor said.

Moscow targeted in major drone attack

UKRAINE launched a barrage of drone strikes at Moscow, in one of the biggest attacks on Russia's capital.

DIVERS FIND BODIES OF TYCOON AND HIS DAUGHTER

TYCOON Mike Lynch and his teenage daughter Hannah were among five bodies recovered by divers from his sunken superyacht yesterday.

Setbacks are set-ups for comebacks

'DEVASTATING' EUROS AXE FUELS MADDISON MISSION

BLUES SALES FORCE

Big names heading for exit at Bridge to trim bloated squad

Toney will be set for life but in wilderness

IVAN TONEY is being offered a once-in-alifetime opportunity in Saudi Arabia.

EMMA'S TAKING RIGHT PATH

Robson says light prep will have Raducanu fine-tuned

Rogers aiming to take his Giant chance

PROP BACK AFTER DRINK-DRIVE BAN

Drone beats vans in race to deliver blood

DRONES have outperformed vans in delivering blood packs between hospitals.

Training for rail cygnets failure

RAIL staff are being taught how to remove swans from tracks.

War criminal, 99, who took part in 10,000 murders, loses her appeal

A 99-YEAR-OLD woman found guilty of being complicit in the murders of more than 10,000 people at a Nazi concentration camp has lost an appeal against her conviction.

'You brought shame upon your town'...two years for flag-draped rioter who attacked police van

A THUG who tried to topple a police dog van while draped in an England flag has been jailed by a judge who told him: \"You brought shame upon your town.\"

City evacuated as Russian forces hit back in Donbas

UKRAINIAN authorities yesterday ordered the full evacuation of a key city in the Donbas region as Russian forces made rapid gains.

Ian McKellen: I'm too scared to leave the house since I fell off stage

SIR Ian McKellen says he is too scared to leave his home since falling off a West End but the veteran star credits his padded costume for preventing even more serious injures.

'I love the job, but I love my country more...

Tearful Biden places Democrats’ hopes in Kamala Harris

Cha-cha-change of address for Strictly Nick

NICK Knowles has moved in with his younger fiancee ahead of his stint on Strictly Come Dancing.

Alicia admits she's Clueless about fruit...fans quickly inform her it is poisonous!

ALICIA Silverstone sparked concern among fans after appearing to bite into a poisonous fruit in a video shared online.