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England’s footballers have begun their journey home after a heart-breaking defeat to Spain in the final of Euro 2024. Emerging from the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Berlin, where they had been staying, team members and coaching staff were clapped out by watching fans and staff as they made their way to the coach. Manager Gareth Southgate

The body found by rescue workers in Tenerife is British teenager Jay Slater, a court spokesperson has said. The court spokesperson in Tenerife said fingerprints examined in a post-mortem had confirmed the body is that of the British teenager. The multiple injuries suffered were compatible with a fall from a cliff, the spokesperson added. Spanish

Police will today start digging in a new search for the remains of Muriel McKay, the wealthy murder victim who was kidnapped 55 years ago. They will spend a week at the Hertfordshire farm where Mrs McKay, the wife of a newspaper executive, was held for a £1m ransom before her kidnappers were arrested and

Just simply outplayed by Spain – with all the spark and supremacy to smother England. Gareth Southgate could have few complaints; there are only so many times England can conjure comebacks. And so Berlin 2024 joins the roll call of nights where England’s dreams turned to despondency. Southgate did take the Three Lions closer than

World leaders have joined together to condemn “political violence” after the attempted assassination of Donald Trump. The former president was shot and injured during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, in an attack that saw a spectator and the gunman killed. British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said he was “appalled by the shocking scenes”, as

The Euro 2024 trophy is within grasping distance, and England fans are here for it. Football final fever has gripped Berlin, with an outpouring of positive vibes for the Three Lions. “Come on England! Lamine Yamal, he’s going to get locked up,” two young brothers tell me. Near the Brandenburg Gate fans carry or hang

An image of a man police want to speak to over the murder of a teenager in north London has been released, as officers urge the public to “do the right thing”. Deshaun James Tuitt, 15, was fatally stabbed in Highbury Fields, north London, just before 9pm on 4 August 2022. He later died in

It felt like a significant moment for the monarch, a sign of what he wants his reign to be all about.  In St James’s Palace, I watched as the King took his seat around a table with Prime Minister Keir Starmer and two cabinet members talking about youth violence, one of the most pressing social

The King and Idris Elba have discussed how to help young people affected by youth violence. The actor joined His Majesty at St James’s Palace as part of a King’s Trust event to examine initiatives that “might help address youth violence in the UK”. When Elba was a teenager he received a £1,500 grant from

A murder investigation has been launched after the body of a newborn baby girl was found in a bin. Police were alerted on Monday afternoon to reports of a woman presenting at hospital who had given birth. In response, officers went to a property in Taviton Street, Camden, where, following a search, the baby’s body

Ollie Watkins’ former PE teacher has revealed why the “Rolls Royce player” was destined for greatness – and the unusual award he received while at school. Mike Slater, head of PE at South Dartmoor Community College in Ashburton, Devon, has said the pupils at Watkins’ old school found his last-minute goal in the Euro 2024

The widow of TV doctor Michael Mosley has told how the family are “trying to put our lives back together” after he died while walking on a Greek island. Dr Clare Bailey Mosley has shared the tribute on Instagram more than a month after her husband’s body was found on the island of Symi four

Imagine being Sir Keir Starmer. In less than seven days, he has not only become the most successful politician at the ballot box since Tony Blair thanks to his landslide victory, but then jetted off to Washington for a huge international summit and his first audience with the US president in the Oval Office. Politics

Police have released an image of a suspect still on the loose after human remains were found in two suitcases left by Clifton Suspension Bridge. In a press conference, detectives from Avon and Somerset Police said the suspect was taken to the bridge by a taxi, and that the taxi driver is working with officers

The waiting list for routine hospital treatment in England has risen for a second consecutive month, latest figures show – as the new health secretary announced an investigation into the state of the NHS. An estimated 7.6 million treatments were waiting to be carried out at the end of May, relating to 6.38 million patients.

England have reached the final of the Euros for the second time in a row after beating the Netherlands 2 – 1 in Dortmund. A last gasp goal from substitute Ollie Watkins secured victory for England in dramatic fashion minutes after Bukayo Saka had an effort ruled offside. England had survived a scare in the

Unarmed police sent to arrest a man for breaching a restraining order were confronted with something far from routine – a suspect holding a gun to his head with two hidden home-made bombs in bags slung around his body.  He was persuaded to lower his revolver but then triggered a detonator, filling the room with

Car drivers using two tunnels in east London will be charged up to £4 a time from next year under new proposals. The charge will apply to anyone using a car in the Blackwall and Silvertown tunnels during peak hours under Transport for London (TfL) plans. Peak hours are weekdays going northbound between 6am and

A manhunt has been launched after three women were murdered in Hertfordshire. Police said they are urgently trying to find 26-year-old Kyle Clifford who is wanted in connection with the incident. Officers were called to a property in Ashlyn Close, Bushey, just before 7pm on Tuesday. They found three women – believed to be related

A body has been found in the search for a 14-year-old boy who went missing after swimming in the River Mersey. Daniel Halliday was jumping waves with his elder brother and a group of friends when the current swept him downstream on 30 June, Merseyside Police said at the time. He became separated from the