Gary Lineker will step down as host of Match Of The Day at the end of the season, the BBC has confirmed. The 63-year-old will continue to host coverage of the FA Cup in 2025/26 and the World Cup in 2026, the broadcaster announced. Lineker will continue with the MOTD Top Ten podcast while his
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Manchester United’s Ruud van Nistelrooy has left his role as interim head coach, the club have announced. His last game was a 3-0 Manchester United win over Leicester City at Old Trafford on Sunday. Ruud, who took over as interim coach after Erik Ten Hag’s sacking at the end of last month, is being replaced
Sheffield Wednesday have reported an incident to police after a fan appeared to mock the death of former Sheffield United player George Baldock during Sunday’s match against their city rivals. Baldock, who played for Sheffield United for seven years, died aged 31 after drowning in his swimming pool in Athens, Greece, in October. During Sunday’s
The defence secretary has insisted Donald Trump is committed to NATO and is right to push other European nations to put more funding into the security alliance. John Healey dismissed suggestions the new US president will pull out of NATO, the military alliance consisting of 30 European countries and the US and Canada, after previous
Millions in incorrect fines were mistakenly handed to drivers over a major route in the UK in 12 months, according to a new investigation. Figures obtained by the PA news agency show National Highways cancelled 59,007 fines at the Dartford Crossing, which connects Thurrock in Essex with Dartford in Kent. These penalty charge notices amount
A car has plunged into the River Dart leaving the driver seriously injured, police say. The vehicle was reported to have gone into the water opposite the Dartmouth Lifeboat Centre at around 8.40am on Sunday, Devon and Cornwall Police said. The “sole occupant” of the car was found seriously injured by emergency services, the force
A house fire that left two people dead in Coventry on Friday was caused by a converted e-bike, according to the fire service. Fire crews were sent to a first-floor maisonette in The Coppice, Stoke Aldermoor, in the early hours of Friday. They arrived at 4.40am to find fire consuming the entire property. Two occupants,
The King led the nation’s Remembrance Sunday commemorations as he laid a wreath at the Cenotaph during a two-minute silence. Charles, who is still receiving cancer treatment, paid his respects without the Queen, who did not attend events in central London due to a chest infection. He appeared alongside his son Prince William and daughter-in-law,
The King will open two food distribution hubs to mark his 76th birthday. The opening of the centres will also mark the first anniversary of the Coronation Food Project, an initiative to support charities that feed the nation with unwanted food. Charles, who celebrates his birthday next Thursday, will open the initiative’s first two Coronation
England footballer Lucy Bronze has told Sky News that 99.9% of female players couldn’t afford to retire and live off their earnings. The Chelsea player, 33, said that while she has been “smart with my money” and could afford to “retire and live on my investments”, most in the women’s game can’t. When asked if
Two Manchester attack survivors have been awarded £45,000 in damages after winning a harassment claim against a former TV producer who says the bombing was staged. The ruling in favour of Martin Hibbert and his daughter Eve comes after they sued Richard Hall over claims he made in several videos and a book that the
The UK’s military dogs will receive a whole range of new safety equipment, including goggles, boots and cool vests, as part of a multimillion-pound contract. Pictures show dogs Una, Meg, Bonnie and Grainger testing safety goggles, ear defenders, vests and protective boots during continuation training at St George’s Barracks, Rutland. The training included routine walking,
England cricket legend Sir Ian Botham was rescued by a former Australian rival after he fell off a boat into water “infested” with sharks and crocodiles. The retired all-rounder was on a fishing trip with former Australian fast-bowler Merv Hughes when he got his flip-flops caught in some roping and plunged head-first into the Moyle
It wasn’t yet official, but Sir Keir Starmer was straight out of the blocks on Wednesday morning to congratulate Donald Trump on his imminent victory – as America reeled from an election that turned from being too close to call into an emphatic, definitive and quick win. The president-elect took the Electoral College, the popular
Reform MP Lee Anderson has been told to apologise in the House of Commons for “swearing twice at a security officer after his pass did not work” as he tried to enter parliament. A report by the Independent Expert Panel (IEP) now requires Mr Anderson to “make an apology in the House of Commons for
A senior police officer has apologised for calling Salisbury poisoning victim Dawn Sturgess a “well-known drug addict”. Ms Sturgess, 44, died on 8 July 2018 after “unwittingly applying” the nerve agent, which was left in a discarded perfume bottle in nearby Amesbury in Wiltshire. It is believed the bottle was dumped by two members of
A video showing Sara Sharif smiling and dancing, which is thought to have been filmed days before her alleged murder, has been shown in court. Her stepmother Beinash Batool, who is said to have recorded the footage, cried in the dock at the Old Bailey as the short clip was shown to the jury. Batool
Police are searching for a missing artist who was reportedly last seen getting into a car with a man at 3am on Saturday. The last sighting of Sarah Cunningham, 31, was on Jamestown Road, in Camden in north London. On Sunday, the Metropolitan Police said she was missing and that she was wearing a black
Police say the family of a missing artist have been informed after a body was found on the tracks at a London Underground station. The last sighting of Sarah Cunningham, 31, was on Jamestown Road, in Camden in north London, at 3am on Saturday. On Sunday, the Metropolitan Police said she was missing and that
Former Scotland rugby captain Stuart Hogg has pleaded guilty to one charge of domestic abuse over a five-year period against his former partner. Selkirk Sheriff Court heard Hogg’s behaviour left the mother of his children scared and wishing “for it to be morning as soon as possible”. Hogg admitted sending 200 text messages in a
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