England against Germany in a European Championship final at a sold-out Wembley. Loved, hated, it is a tie that draws the attention of the host nation like no other, in any sport, in any arena. Despite an at times scintillating display from France, who came from behind for the first […]

Francis Crick Institute in London says area of spike protein of Sars-CoV-2 could form basis of jab against variants and common cold Scientists have made a “promising” advance towards developing a universal coronavirus vaccine to tackle Covid-19 and the common cold. Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute in London have […]

Consumers also warned bills of more than £3,500 a year could last ‘well into’ 2024 British households face being told shortly before Christmas to brace for annual energy bills of £3,850, three times what they were paying at the start of 2022, after Russia further squeezed Europe’s gas supplies. Consumers […]

TalkTV show goes off air after Kate McCann’s collapse, cutting short a bitter clash over NHS and tax cuts The second TV debate between the Conservative leadership candidates Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak was halted dramatically after the presenter Kate McCann fainted, cutting short a bitter clash over funding for […]

Commons public accounts committee issues damning report into £777m spent with firm that employed Owen Paterson as lobbyist Ministers and government officials played “fast and loose” when awarding £777m in Covid contracts to a healthcare firm that employed the Conservative MP Owen Paterson as a lobbyist, the head of parliament’s […]

Local hosepipe bans considered as Environment Agency officials prepare to declare drought in August People in England are being urged to curb their use of water as the country faces its driest conditions since 1976. Officials are preparing to declare a drought in August if dry conditions continue, after months […]

The Lionesses roared into a first major tournament final since 2009 with a scintillating 4-0 unpicking of Europe’s highest-ranked team, Sweden. England had not reached a major final since their 6-2 defeat by Germany in Helsinki at Euro 2009 and this team’s terrier-like midfield trio of Fran Kirby, Georgia Stanway […]

Amid reports Beijing is planning massive bailout of the sector, S&P predicts sales slump will heighten liquidity squeeze and trigger more defaults Property sales in China could fall by one-third this year, spelling more trouble for the country’s giant housing sector as people lose faith in the market and pressure […]

Leadership candidates ignored calls from fellow Conservatives not to ‘tarnish the brand’ as they wrangled over tax cuts, inflation and relations with China The battle to become the UK’s next prime minister descended into fierce clashes on Monday night as Rishi Sunak launched repeated attacks on the economic policies of […]

Police say four Vietnamese people are reported missing and may have been involved in blaze 10 weeks ago Human remains have been discovered by workers demolishing a mill in Oldham as police said four Vietnamese people were missing. The finding came 10 weeks after a fire at the property in […]