The most iconic Champions League final performances ranked
It’s European football’s grandest stage, where goalscorers are etched in Champions League folklore and match-winning performances can define careers. You know the drill. With Saturday’s showdown between Arsenal and holders Paris St-Germain on the horizon, we’re looking at the most iconic individual Champions League final performances of all time. I’ve
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Burnham and Streeting accuse Blair of ignoring inequality as they hit back at ex-PM
Andy Burnham and Wes Streeting have accused former Labour Prime Minister Sir Tony Blair of underestimating the impact of inequality in his critique of the government. Sir Tony used a 5,600-word essay to argue the Labour government had “no coherent plan” for the country and had introduced policies that had held back
Australia charges woman who returned from Syria with joining Islamic State
A woman with links to the Islamic State group who returned to Australia from Syria last year has been charged with being a member of a terrorist organisation and entering a declared conflict zone, police have said. The 34-year-old arrived in Australia in September along with another woman, police said,
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Senior staff on Married at First Sight UK had an “unhealthy” focus on whether cast members were having sex, former workers on the show. Producers would deliberately try to make contestants angry or upset for the sake of generating watchable drama, they say. The former workers on the Channel 4
UK officials suggested single market for goods with Europe
UK officials suggested establishing a single market for goods trade with the EU as part of the next phase of its Brexit reset. Industry figures briefed on the move said the idea has not been taken forward at this point, after EU scepticism, as attention focuses on the details of
Raducanu beaten in French Open first round
Emma Raducanu’s French Open campaign came to an early end as she suffered a frustrating first-round defeat by Argentina’s Solana Sierra. After failing to win a single game in a dismal first set that only lasted 25 minutes, the British number one fought back from a double-break down in the
UK net migration needs to fall further, says Andy Burnham
Andy Burnham has said UK net migration “needs to fall further”, after new government figures showed it had almost halved since 2024. Labour’s by-election candidate in Makerfield said people on the doorstep have “raised their concerns about immigration” with him. He added the latest figures on net migration – the
Starmer says case of girls raped by boys spared custody ‘appalling’
The teenager was 15 when she was raped in an underpass by the River Avon. She had travelled to meet one of the boys for the first time in November 2024 after he had begun a “relationship” with her on social media platform Snapchat. The second victim was raped in