The Latest Breaking News from England

Five Ashes charts: the numbers that show how Australia got the better of England

From Ben Stokes’s drastically reduced strike rate to Mitchell Starc’s imperious bowling figures, the statistics from the series tell their own story

The Guardian - AU · Jan 9

Nostradamus Starc and Smith saw England's woes coming

Steve Smith and Mitchell Starc's Ashes predictions have proven correct, with the pair highlighting England's biggest bowling issues months before the series.

AAP · Jan 9

Thousands of offenders in England to get health support at probation meetings

Exclusive: NHS clinicians will sit in on appointments in pilot scheme in four areas aimed at reducing reoffending

The Guardian - UK · Jan 9

Sack the vibe: goodbye Bazball and hello England’s search for a cricketing soul

There have to be consequences for Rob Key and Brendon McCullum but English cricket’s problems lie much deeper and will be much harder to fix

The Guardian - UK · Jan 8

People as young as 50 can need a hip replacement – here’s everything you need to know about this common surgery

Around 117,000 people living in England and Wales had a hip replacement in 2024. Although hip replacements are often thought of as a surgery that mainly older people need, reports from previous years show that around 43% of these operations are done in people aged 50 to 69 years old.

The Conversation · Jan 8

Stokes concedes other teams are decoding Bazball

Ben Stokes has pledged to fight for "very, very, very good coach" Brendon McCullum as other teams begin to decode his 'Bazball' tactics.

AAP · Jan 8

Red and amber weather warnings in UK as Storm Goretti evolves into ‘weather bomb’

Up to 30cm of snow expected in Wales and Midlands with winds of up to 100mph across exposed hills and coastal areas

The Guardian - UK · Jan 8

Warning as winter viruses ‘bounce back’ after Christmas and New Year gatherings

The number of patients in hospital with the flu is up nine per cent week on week

The Independent UK · Jan 8

Manchester United pulled off a coup by signing Lea Schüller – so what will she bring?

‘She has everything to be a world-class striker – fast, two great feet, good with the head and strong,’ says the coach who set the forward’s career rolling

The Guardian - UK · Jan 8

Martin Chivers obituary

Tottenham and England footballer instrumental in helping Spurs to Uefa Cup and League Cup glory in the 1970s

The Guardian - UK · Jan 8