The Latest Breaking News from England

The Labour government has announced plans to scrap the laws associated with criminalising homelessness from spring 2026. This comes in the form of repealing the Vagrancy Act, which has made rough sleeping and begging illegal in England and Wales for 200 years.

Women’s football has exploded onto the global stage. Record-breaking crowds, major sponsorships, elite athletes and huge media deals have transformed the sport into a fast-growing spectacle. Its rise may be inspiring, but behind the success, many players are struggling with the growing physical and mental demands of the modern game.

The fly-half was omitted from his father’s British and Irish Lions squad for this summer’s tour

Temperatures are forecast to hit a sweltering 30 degrees this week

Nicolas Jackson could stand to lose his starting credentials as new competition arrives

Littler and Humphries suffered a surprise last-16 exit with England at the World Cup of Darts in Germany.

Farrell endured a torrid time during his one season at Racing 92 in Paris and will now return to the team he had played his entire career for until that point

The 33-year-old former club captain has signed a two-year deal.

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Scotland will not have enough incinerators to handle black bag waste before landfill ban comes into force at end of year

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