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'You are a number - that human touch wasn't there with England'

The big interview Steph Houghton The ex-Lionesses captain on the quest for parity, struggling under Sarina Wiegman and her husband's battle with motor neurone disease

How could La Liga play on with Spain engulfed in grief?

As catastrophe continued to unfold near Valencia, players and coaches were expected to push their pain to one side

'Where are the Brits?': Verstappen bites back

Max Verstappen sniped at criticism from British media pundits after putting himself on the cusp of his fourth consecutive world championship title with a masterclass to win the Sao Paulo Grand Prix on Sunday.

Lions in talks with All Blacks over Las Vegas match in 2029

The British & Irish Lions are exploring the possibility of playing a money-spinning fixture in Las Vegas as part of their 2029 tour of New Zealand.

Losing the in crowd Champions League expansion risks being too much of a good thing

The year is 1991. The place, the University of Chicago. The person, Gary Becker, who just over a year later would become a Nobel laureate in economics. In a famous academic paper, he notes: \"A popular seafood restaurant in Palo Alto, California, does not take reservations, and every day it has long queues for tables during prime hours. Almost directly across the street is another seafood restaurant with comparable food, slightly higher prices, and similar service and other amenities. Yet this restaurant has many empty seats most of the time.\"

Cole misses pal Marler but likes versatility of Opoku-Fordjour

As his close confidant and the first person to find out, Dan Cole was not entirely surprised when Joe Marler told him of his international retirement.

TfL reopens applications for discount travel cards after cyber-attack

Transport for London has reopened applications for some Oyster photocards after a cyber-attack in September forced it to close down many online services.

Plans submitted to build largest onshore windfarm in England

Plans to build what would be the biggest onshore windfarm in England will move forward this week, the first since the Labour government lifted the de facto ban put in place by the Conservatives nine years ago.

Thames Water is desperate for cash. But its board should exploit a bondholders' War

Roll up, roll up, who wants to lend £3bn to Thames Water, a company already drowning in debt? It turns out a lot of people do.

Ryanair's profits drop amid Boeing strike delays

Ryanair's profits have dropped by nearly a fifth, as lower peak-season fares met higher costs that the airline blamed partly on problems at Boeing.

Global markets face Volatility over US election uncertainty

Investors were bracing for a week of volatile trading in global financial markets yesterday on the eve of one of the most closely fought elections in US history.

Burberry share price rises 6% after rumours of takeover bid

Shares in Burberry rose by 6% yesterday after reports suggested its Italian rival Moncler may be considering a bid for the British luxury brand.

Eight people go on trial over beheading of history teacher in Paris suburb

Eight people have gone on trial in Paris for their alleged role in events leading to the beheading of history teacher Samuel Paty in 2020, a case that horrified France and heightened fears of terrorist attacks on schools.

EU accuses Russia of trying to interfere in Moldovan election

Germany has condemned \"a massive, coordinated attempt\" to prevent Moldovans abroad from voting in the second round of the country's presidential election.

Rescuers look for Valencia flood victims in car parks and garages

Hundreds of civil and military emergency workers are searching shopping centres, garages and underground car parks for more victims of the floods in the Valencia region that have killed at least 214 people, as public anger mounts over the Spanish authorities' handling of the disaster.

Books on postcolonial violence win France's leading literary awards

Novels about surviving wide-scale violence in Algeria and Rwanda won France's two most important literary prizes yesterday, with the titles hailed as groundbreaking French-language narratives about younger generations coming to terms with conflict in post-colonial societies.

'We won't leave' People in Baalbek defiant in face of Israeli strikes

Fadi was praying last Wednesday afternoon when the ground began to shake. At first he thought it was an earthquake, but then he saw a plume of smoke rising from his house. He rushed home and began to dig. One by one, he pulled the bodies of his family members from the rubble, all eight of them killed in an Israeli airstrike.

Alleged leak from Netanyahu's office 'may have harmed Gaza hostage deal'

An alleged intelligence leak from Benjamin Netanyahu's office has ballooned into a major scandal for the Israeli prime minister after a court partly lifted a gag order on the case, saying that the affair may have undermined efforts to reach a hostage deal in the Gaza war.

Small increase leaves no one happy

For students, who already fear the burden of debt, the fear is that fee hikes may not stop there, with possible increases further into the lifetime of this parliament.

Payments to Horizon scandal victims to pass £650m by March

The Post Office expects to have paid out more than £650m in compensation to branch owner-operators by March, after the ITV series about the Horizon IT scandal resulted in a huge spike in claims, the inquiry heard yesterday.

Art review Prolific Picasso shows there's beauty in the beast

Prolific Picasso shows there's beauty in the beast

Out of the shadows, into the shadow cabinet for what looks like a Kemi Kaze mission

Out of the shadows, into the shadow cabinet for what looks like a Kemi Kaze mission

Starmer says UK could lead efforts to stop trafficking gangs in Europe

The UK should take charge of future Europe-wide investigations into people-smuggling gangs as it seeks a new security deal with EU countries, Keir Starmer said yesterday.

A 'beautiful soul': tributes pour in for Quincy Jones after his death aged 91

Quincy Jones, the titan of US entertainment who worked with stars from Frank Sinatra to Michael Jackson and Will Smith, has died aged 91.

Air fryers among home devices with 'excessive' surveillance

Air fryers that gather your personal data and audio speakers \"stuffed with trackers\" are among examples of smart devices engaged in \"excessive\" surveillance discovered by Which?

Smoking set to be banned outside hospitals - but not in beer gardens

Smoking is to be banned outside schools and hospitals as part of a crackdown on the UK's biggest killer and most common cause of cancer.

Dance review A feelgood family classic with added Cuban flavour

In 1969, Fidel Castro banned Christmas in Cuba. The country had already been declared atheist, and Santa a foreign import. Festivities were reinstated in 1998, but Carlos Acosta, growing up in 1980s Havana, never got to celebrate.

Meredith Kercher's sister speaks out over new TV series

Meredith Kercher \"will always be remembered for her own fight for life\", the sister of the murdered British student has said as filming began in Italy on a controversial TV series about the case that is being co-produced by Amanda Knox.

Prison 'like an airport' as drones fly drugs in via broken panes

Prisoners are stealing mops and brooms in order to use their handles to collect drugs from drones, a watchdog has said.

Fifteen moments that defined the election

It has been called the most critical election in US history, and it has certainly been one of the wildest races, with an incumbent president stepping down late in the campaign, a criminal guilty verdict for one of the candidates and a couple of assassination attempts.