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Alcaraz wins after saving match points as Europe lead Laver Cup
Carlos Alcaraz saved two match points to defeat Taylor Fritz in a dramatic deciding tie-break, helping Team Europe take a 7-5 lead over Team World in the Laver Cup. The win was significant because it prevented Alcaraz from suffering consecutive singles defeats for the first time in 18 months, in his first singles match since…
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The Russian drone exploded. I stood up on bone, looked down and thought: ‘Oh… my leg’s gone’. The incredible courage of British soldier who, even after losing a limb fighting for Ukraine, has rejoined the war against Putin’s invaders
A 27-year-old former British soldier, known by the call sign Snow, lost his left leg below the knee when a Russian fibre-optic drone attacked him and two Ukrainian recruits in eastern Ukraine. Despite severe injuries, extensive surgery and periods of suicidal thoughts, he completed rehabilitation, learned to walk with a prosthesis and returned to serve…
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UK citizen accused of terror plot against Jewish targets faces German extradition
A man in his forties, referred to as Mr X for legal reasons, allegedly received UK asylum and citizenship in 2015 despite having been a personal bodyguard to Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh and previously detained in Egypt for overseeing a gun-smuggling operation. He now faces extradition to Germany on charges of orchestrating a terror plot…
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French charity volunteers filmed accompanying child migrants near Channel launch site
French charity volunteers from Opal’Exil were filmed accompanying child migrants towards a beach in northern France used to launch small boats to Britain. The footage has prompted accusations that the charity was facilitating Channel crossings, although it is not clear from the article whether the volunteers knew the migrants’ intended plans or helped them board…
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Russian national among Channel migrants prompts UK security concerns
A Russian national was among approximately 30 migrants who reached British shores undetected in an unescorted small boat near Dover last Tuesday, sparking major security concerns. Experts have warned that the incident demonstrates how the Kremlin could exploit the Channel migrant crisis to infiltrate spies and saboteurs into Britain, particularly amid mounting fears of Russian…
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England lose 3-2 to Spain after improved but costly collapse
England suffered another collapse after taking an early lead against a World Cup finalist, losing 3-2 to Spain in their Nations League opener. Although the decisive shift again came around the 55-minute mark, Barney Ronay argues this was not a repeat of the humiliating breakdown against Argentina: England played better, competed more effectively and showed…
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Fury after Shelter tries to force pro-migrant line into homeless veteran’s story
The charity Shelter has faced criticism after asking a homeless military veteran to insert pro-migration messaging into his personal testimony about homelessness. The veteran, who served from 2018 to 2023 including in Ukraine and Eastern Europe, originally submitted his account to Shelter’s request for homelessness stories, but was subsequently asked to add lines defending immigrants’…
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SNL UK sketch casts Burnham in Oasis sting by Russian agents
Saturday Night Live UK spoofed Oasis as Russian agents trying to steal Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s personal details. The sketch, which opened the third episode of the show’s second series, featured fake Liam and Noel Gallagher inviting Burnham to join them as a guitarist before revealing their true identities. George Fouracres played Burnham, with Freddie…
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Tuchel rues ‘big mistakes’ – did Man City charges have impact?
England lost 3-2 to Spain in a match where three Manchester City-affiliated players made uncharacteristic errors that directly led to Spanish goals, fuelling speculation about whether the squad was distracted by Manchester City’s guilty verdict on financial rule breaches announced just a day earlier. Roy Keane and England boss Thomas Tuchel suggested the charges may…