“CHAMPIONS! CHAMPIONS! CHAMPIONS!” he wrote to his 785,000 followers. “How great you are @SEFutbol!!! What a Euro Cup spectacle.” The upload came complete with three Spanish flag emojis, as well as a heart. And in a separate post, he said “We’ll have to celebrate, right?” After blowing Djokovic away inContinue Reading
Prime minister Sir Keir Starmer would not commit to an extra bank holiday if England win Euro 2024. The Labour leader said the UK should “certainly mark the occasion” but said he did not want to “jinx anything” by pre-empting the result of Sunday’s final. The Liberal Democrats led calls for anContinue Reading
HERE WE GO. The players walk out of the tunnel to a cauldron of noise from both sets of fans. It seems the English supporters are vastly outnumbering their Spanish counterparts. God Save The King gets a rousing rendition before the national anthem of Spain is belted out with aContinue Reading
The UK parliament and the US Congress are set to work more closely to combat threats to frontline politicians in the wake of the attempted assassination of Donald Trump. The Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle is to write to his American counterpart stressing the importance of sharing expertise on security measures,Continue Reading
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Shannen Doherty’s time in Charmed was almost outshadowed by a feud she had with her co-star Alyssa Milano. Five years after quitting teenContinue Reading
Kylie Minogue, dressed head to toe in red latex and high heels, was carried to the stage at BST Hyde Park by Andrew Scott and Jonathan Bailey. The actors helped the Australian pop star, 56, get safely through backstage before she performed to thousands in London on Saturday evening (13Continue Reading
A Black nurse who tried to call out alleged racism at a scandal-hit regulator was targeted by a complaint, The Independent can reveal. The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), which regulates more than 800,000 nurses and midwives in the UK, was heavily criticised in a review that found it hadContinue Reading
The speaker of the House of Commons has warned that the safety of MPs keeps him “awake at night”, more than two years after an MP was murdered. Sir Lindsay Hoyle said threats and intimidation towards parliamentarians were currently at such a level that he had “never seen anything asContinue Reading
With two five-setters already and a battling victory over Danill Medvedev, the 21-year-old is ready to go the distance against Djokovic in his toughest test yet. Semi-finals: def. Medvedev 6-7, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 Quarter-finals: def. Paul 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 Round of 16: def. Humbert 6-3, 6-4, 1-6, 7-5 ThirdContinue Reading
Scotland could have the cheapest electricity in Europe if regional pricing was introduced, the boss of an energy firm has claimed. Greg Jackson, founder and chief executive of Octopus Energy, said reforming the energy market could result in lower bills for people across all of the UK. Speaking on the BBC’s SundayContinue Reading
