The Latest Breaking News from England

Twickenham open to staging Six Nations games on Friday nights

The Rugby Football Union would consider staging England matches during the Six Nations on Friday nights if it works for broadcasters

The Guardian - UK · Jan 30, 2025

NHS England told to scrap improvement pledges and prioritise cutting waiting times

Plans shelved include earlier cancer diagnosis, boosting women’s health and expanding access to dental care

The Guardian - UK · Jan 30, 2025

New captain Maro Itoje says England ‘ready to go’ as they target Ireland upset

England will take on the reigning Six Nations champions in Dublin this weekend.

The Independent UK · Jan 30, 2025

Most of Britain’s peat bogs could stop forming new peat as the climate changes – new study

By the 2080s, climate change will mean most of Britain’s peatlands could be too dry to form new peat. That’s the stark warning from a new academic study my colleagues and I just published in the Journal of Applied Ecology.

The Conversation · Jan 30, 2025

Bird flu cases surging in UK but risk to humans remains low

A human case of bird flu has recently been detected in England. This news comes just days after restrictions were put in place to curb the virus’s spread among wild birds and poultry in England and Scotland.

The Conversation · Jan 30, 2025

Will Rohit Sharma travel to Pakistan for Champions Trophy ceremony? Not required anymore!

NEW DELHI: The 2025 edition of the Champions Trophy will not have a pre-tournament captains photo-op due to different arrival schedules of participating teams. It is reliably understood that there are a lot of hurdles in getting all captains together before the tournament gets underway as even England and Australia…

The Times of India · Jan 30, 2025

Simon Easterby expects fly-half duo to be long-term rivals for Ireland spot

Jack Crowley has lost out to 21-year-old Sam Prendergast to face England this weekend.

The Independent UK · Jan 30, 2025

NHS ordered to make improvements to patient care while cutting costs

Officials have demanded improvements on cancer care, routine hospital treatment and emergency wait times.

Evening Standard · Jan 30, 2025

Knife crime in England and Wales: Key numbers and trends

Some 55,008 offences were recorded by forces in England and Wales in the 12 months to September 2024.

Evening Standard · Jan 30, 2025

Northern MPs warn of ‘brain drain’ to infrastructure projects in south of England

Labour figures struggling to explain benefits of major investment in the south of England to their constituents

The Guardian - UK · Jan 30, 2025