Ronaldo's Retreat Still A Huge Draw And An Asset To Call On But Others Will Now Carry Portugal's Fight

After all the years of propping up Portugal, there is no more of Cristiano Ronaldo putting the national team on his back.

'Power and greed' Legal fight over billions made by US firm selling Covid tests to UK

In California, the state of sunshine and palm trees, a small group of men are locked in a big legal fight over the money made by a US company selling Covid tests to the British government.

Police who hit calf with car did the right thing, says NFU farmer

Officers who hit an escaped cow with a car \"probably did the right thing\" even if it looks \"horrendous\", a union leader and farmer has said.

Killer of former teacher at Fettes college handed minimum 22-year term

A man who murdered a pensioner who used to teach at one of the UK's most exclusive schools has been sentenced to life in prison, with a minimum term of 22 years.

Radcliffe takes home a Tony for Sondheim revival on Broadway

Daniel Radcliffe said \"this has been one of the best experiences of my life\", as he won a Tony award for his role in Merrily We Roll Along on Broadway.

'Such disrespect' Abbott row looms over campaign for Hackney North seat

On a bright June afternoon, sunlight bounces off Thomas J Price's artwork Warm Shores, a pair of 9ft bronze statues of a man and woman standing proudly outside Hackney town hall as a celebration of the Windrush generation.

Benefit cap Starmer 'not immune' to plea to scrap

Keir Starmer has said he is \"not immune\" to the powerful argument for scrapping the two-child benefit cap, after experts warned the number of children affected by it will rise by a third in the next five years.

Labour would work to improve parts of trade deal with EU - Reeves

Labour would try to improve elements of the UK's trade deal with the EU, Rachel Reeves has indicated, while also saying that most financial services companies have \"not regarded Brexit as being a great opportunity for their businesses\".

Peter Cruddas Conservative peer shared X posts backing Reform party

A Tory peer and former party donor has shared dozens of social media posts supportive of Nigel Farage and Reform UK.

'Huge' search for missing trio after hiking deaths in Greece

Search operations to locate three missing tourists on two Greek islands have intensified after police announced two holidaymakers had been found dead on other islands over the weekend.

Not posh enough? Money, sex and power - but light on the insights

Say what you like about the biographer Tom Bower, he hits the ground running: from the opening bars of The House of Beckham, an epic symphony of snide, you know exactly where you're going and how you're going to get there.

Austrian Green minister risks charges over EU nature vote

The EU has passed a landmark law to protect nature after a knife-edge vote, ending a months-long deadlock among member states spooked by fierce protests from farmers.

Washington Post attacks new editor over blagger

The Washington Post has published an investigation that accuses its own future editor of using the work of a self-described blagger who stole private records to order.

Farage accused of cut and spend manifesto 'that doesn't add up'

Reform UK leader plans to 'establish bridgehead' ready for 2029 election

Bold Bellingham rises to occasion to get England up and running

England are up and running Again.

Flags, booze and booing: fans embrace chance to do what they love most

Supporters of both sides got stuck into the drinking before the Three Lions anthem rang out

Buttler savours relief of great escape as Super Eights beckon

Having seen his team live to fight another day, the England captainis ready for the challenge’ to come

Masterful Scheffler meets his match

Winner of five tournaments this year and world No 1 failed to break par in North Carolina leading to a rethink

Hospitality hit by end of Covid 'revenge spending'

The period of post-Covid \"revenge spending\" has ended, leaving businesses having to look at different ways to attract customers, the chief operating officer of Merlin Entertainments has said.

Macron's snap election could leave France in chaos - Sarkozy

Emmanuel Macron has been warned by a former French president that his decision to call snap elections could plunge France into chaos, as his party languishes third in opinion polls, far behind the far-right National Rally.

Daily 'pause' by IDF in southern Gaza to let in more aid deliveries

The Israeli army has said it will observe a limited daily \"tactical pause\" along one of the main roads in the Gaza Strip to allow delivery of increased quantities of humanitarian aid, as UN agencies have suspended deliveries from a US-built pier.

More than 80 countries sign Ukraine peace communique

Key regional powers including Brazil, India, South Africa and Saudi Arabia have failed to sign up to a joint communique issued at the end of a Ukraine peace conference in which more than 80 countries and international organisations endorsed its territorial integrity in the face of Russia's invasion.

Police officer who rammed cow removed from frontline duties

The officer filmed deliberately ramming a cow twice with his police car has been removed from frontline duties while an internal investigation is conducted.

Prada celebrates gen Z with show driven by youth spirit

They have been ridiculed as snowflakes and \"too woke\" by some, but Prada's co-creative designers think gen Z are a generation to be celebrated.

Embracing embarrassment Davey's gameshow approach makes a splash

Ed Davey, the leader of the Lib Dems, has had a busy week.

'Labour's saviour' Campaign guru and bogeyman of the party's left

For a man at the heart of the Labour party, Morgan McSweeney lives a long way from Westminster.

'Persuasion audience' Tory strategy leaflet shows target voters are all white

Meet Harold, Denise, Alison and Mark: the four key target audiences identified by Conservative strategists as the right people to win them seats in the general election.

Economy Labour says it will create 650,000 green policy jobs

Labour will create more than 650,000 jobs with its green investment plans, Rachel Reeves has said, as the party kickstarts a week of campaigning on the economy.

Poverty Schools and GPS 'struggling to cope' with levels of youth hardship

Britain's schools and primary health services are \"staggering\" under the pressure of demand caused by an epidemic of extreme poverty, as desperate families unable to afford food, clothing or heating increasingly turn to them for crisis help.

Seven held after bloody clashes between England and Serbia fans in Gelsenkirchen

England's victory in the team's opening Euros game against Serbia was marred by violence earlier in the day, with the arrest of seven Serbs and a warning of banning orders for any UK nationals found to be involved.