The Latest Breaking News from England

Xabi Alonso defends Cole Palmer's England commitment after Thomas Tuchel criticism

Cole Palmer withdrew from the England squad but will be fit to play this weekend

The Independent UK · Oct 9

The Premier League is back and you absolutely can’t look away

In today’s Football Daily: The big leagues are so back

The Guardian - UK · Oct 9

Greece v England LIVE: Lionesses cruise to first-leg victory to take control of World Cup play-off

Greece 1-3 England: Goals from Georgia Stanway, Maya Le Tissier and Alessia Russo put the Lionesses in complete control of their play-off tie

The Independent UK · Oct 9

England made organ donation the default, so why are fewer families saying yes?

England changed its organ donation law in 2020. All eligible adults are now presumed willing to donate their organs after death unless they opt out. The change was intended to increase the supply of donated organs, but 8,746 people in the UK are still waiting for a transplant, and just…

The Conversation · Oct 9

Zack Polanski loses his byelection bid – and the Green party’s Zionism motion has outraged its closest allies in Europe

It has been a rollercoaster year for the Green Party of England and Wales. It’s little more than 12 months since the election of the charismatic Zack Polanski as party leader. And months later, the equally charismatic Hannah Spencer became the Greens’ fifth MP. But Polanski couldn’t repeat this win…

The Conversation · Oct 9

Sports quiz of the week: Harry Kane, Victor Wembanyama and WSL winners

Have you been following the big news in football, tennis, basketball, rugby, hockey, cycling, darts and the NFL?

The Guardian - UK · Oct 9

‘I don’t think anyone really saw it coming. I didn’t’: meet Bristol’s World Cup hopeful Fitz Harding

The 27-year-old flanker confounded expectations leaping from Durham university’s fourth XV to Prem rugby captain – don’t bet against his big England ambitions

The Guardian - UK · Oct 9

UK hotel owners are already struggling. This is what they think of a tourist tax

From the largest chains to the small independent businesses, why are hotel owners opposing a UK tourist tax?

The Independent UK · Oct 9

Labour chair of housing committee calls for urgent funds for affordable homes in England

Exclusive: Abena Oppong-Asare urges chancellor to unlock billions of pounds, as housing associations say they could build 41,000 homes in 10 years

The Guardian - UK · Oct 9

How much noise should we put up with? London and Copenhagen have different answers

Traffic, trains, nightlife – in cities everywhere, there is a near constant background hum that most people simply get used to.

The Conversation · Oct 9