Exciting young stars to old stagers – 6 possible British and Irish Lions bolters Andy Farrell’s squad head to Australia this summer. The Independent UK · May 7, 2025
The pivotal British and Irish Lions pick that will set the tone for Australia tour Farrell must make a number of difficult decisions before divulging his squad on Thursday as one of the sport’s great brands prepares to tackle the Wallabies this summer The Independent UK · May 7, 2025
Watford’s Renée Hector: ‘It always helps to see somebody who looks like you’ The Watford Women manager on being included on the Football Black List, Hope Powell’s importance and the reasons she quit playing at 26 The Guardian - UK · May 7, 2025
22 Chilling Photos That Show More People Than There Were While Taking The Pic We’ve gathered some allegedly “haunted” photos, where some netizens swear they can see ghosts. Bored Panda · May 7, 2025
You are the head coach: Guardian writers choose their own Lions squads We asked our rugby experts to elbow Andy Farrell aside and install themselves as the man in charge. This is who they picked and why The Guardian - UK · May 7, 2025
Summer drought fears grow as England sees driest start to spring in 69 years Environment Agency warns water companies may need to put in restrictions in the summer Evening Standard · May 7, 2025
Summer drought and hosepipe ban fears as England experiences dry start to spring While hosepipe bans are not currently on the table, Environment Agency warns that restrictions could become necessary The Independent UK · May 7, 2025
Phones, sweets and sandpaper: a pocket history of cricketers’ unusual items The mobile that fell out of Tom Bailey’s trousers when he was batting over the weekend isn’t the strangest thing players have secreted in their whites The Guardian - UK · May 7, 2025
Phil Tufnell on how fishing clears his mind The former England cricketer tells Lisa Salmon fishing and chatting to other fishermen is a great way to ‘take the weight off your shoulders’. The Independent UK · May 7, 2025
Criminals in England and Wales face sanctions for refusing to attend sentencing Segregation in cells and less gym time among measures to be introduced The Guardian - UK · May 7, 2025
Specieswatch: new bee species in the UK a rare gain in a changing climate Osmia cornuta is a solitary bee spreading rapidly in the south of England, which was once too cold for it The Guardian - UK · May 7, 2025
New AI model uses NHS data to predict future disease and complications The AI, known as Foresight, is being trained using NHS data from 57 million people in England The Independent UK · May 6, 2025
Tech giants must ‘act quickly’ to take down misleading posts, police watchdog says HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary Sir Andy Cooke said misinformation posted on social media helped fuel the disorder seen across England last summer The Independent UK · May 6, 2025
Prisons minister vows to end ‘toxic’ cover-up culture in England and Wales James Timpson says he will fight ‘normalised’ sexual harassment, bullying and racism within prison service The Guardian - UK · May 6, 2025
Evening Standard · May 6, 2025 Murder accused says wife hit him and ‘could lose her temper easily’ Richard Satchwell told Irish police he had been injured by Tina Satchwell multiple times throughout their marriage, a court has heard.
The Independent UK · May 6, 2025 Gary Ballance joins Zimbabwe coaching staff for Test against England Zimbabwe-born Ballance played 23 Tests and 16 ODIs for England between 2013 and 2017.
The Guardian - UK · May 6, 2025 Ministers admit failing to assess impact of thousands of NHS job cuts in England Exclusive: Failure to assess impact of axing thousands of NHS managers described by critics as reckless
The Guardian - UK · May 6, 2025 England faces drought this summer as reservoir water levels dwindle Exclusive: Government and water firms preparing for possible shortages as dry weather is expected to continue
The Independent UK · May 6, 2025 Brydon Carse poised to give England a boost with return to action after injury The seam bowler has not played since withdrawing injured from the Champions Trophy in February.
BANG Premier · May 6, 2025 The Dammed guitarist Brian James buried at sea The Dammed guitarist Brian James was buried at sea off the coast of Newhaven in East Sussex, England, his widow Minna has revealed.
The Guardian - UK · May 6, 2025 Andy Farrell faces Owen question as selection debates pile up for Lions squad Head coach must decide if his son commands a place, the back-row blend and whether a left-field pick is required
The Independent UK · May 6, 2025 Discovery of world’s oldest football pitch in Scotland changes everything we knew about game, historian says Findings predate founding of Football Association by centuries and could explain Scotland’s early dominance of international football
The Guardian - UK · May 5, 2025 More than 1m older people in England waited over 12 hours in A&E last year Royal College of Emergency Medicine says many endured ‘degrading and dehumanising’ waits on trolleys
The Independent UK · May 5, 2025 Density of new start-ups soars across north of England, says research GoDaddy UK and Ireland analysis shows that 40% of the areas with the fastest growth in the density of start-ups and small business were in the North.
AAP · May 5, 2025 Vidosic's Albion stun Arsenal to achieve highest finish Dario Vidosic's first season coaching in England has been a success, a 4-2 defeat of Arsenal all but ensuring a top-five finish in the Women's Super League.