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Bank of England to stop accepting bonds linked to coal for key loans
The Bank of England has announced it will stop accepting bonds linked to thermal coal as collateral for the loans it routinely provides to commercial banks, in a move climate campaigners have hailed as a significant victory. The ban, which takes effect in October, signals that the central bank now views coal-linked assets as too…
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Best England team for a long time? That’s a fact, says Rice
England secured a bronze medal at the 2026 World Cup after a dramatic 6-4 win over France in the third-place play-off, their best finish at the tournament since winning it outright in 1966. Stand-in captain Declan Rice hailed the current squad as the strongest England group in years, insisting major tournament glory is now within…
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France 4-6 England: Three Lions win World Cup wooden spoon with bonkers but brilliant performance that might just vindicate Thomas Tuchel, writes CRAIG HOPE
England beat France 6-4 in a chaotic World Cup third-place play-off, a result pundit Craig Hope suggests may go some way to vindicating manager Thomas Tuchel after a turbulent tournament. The win secures England third place following their semi-final defeat to Argentina, and comes amid continued scrutiny of Tuchel’s tactics and handling of the squad…
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Andrew and Tristan Tate arrested in Miami amid UK extradition bid
Andrew and Tristan Tate were arrested in Miami by US Marshals executing a sealed warrant, in an operation that disrupted the brothers’ planned attendance at a boxing event. The arrests marked a sharp escalation in their long-running legal troubles, coming after UK prosecutors unveiled dozens of new criminal charges against the pair and formally launched…
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Tate brothers arrested in US after more charges laid against them in UK
The Crown Prosecution Service said it would seek to extradite the brothers from the US, while their lawyer dismissed the new charges as “slander”.
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Andrew and Tristan Tate arrested in Miami pending UK extradition
Andrew Tate and his brother, Tristan Tate, were arrested in Miami on a sealed warrant, with US Marshals taking the pair into custody as British prosecutors unveiled an expanded slate of criminal charges and formally moved to extradite them to the United Kingdom for trial. The arrest marks a major turning point in a long-running…
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England beat France in ten-goal thriller to win ‘bronze final’
Bukayo Saka scores a hat-trick as England beat France 6-4 in a thriller to record their best men’s World Cup finish since 1966.
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Deported Albanian drug dealer who snuck back into Britain is allowed to stay as it ‘would be unfair on his wife’
An Albanian man previously deported from the UK after being convicted of drug dealing has been allowed to remain in the country after re-entering illegally, with a tribunal ruling that removing him again would be unfair on his British wife. The case highlights ongoing tensions between immigration enforcement and human rights protections, particularly the use…
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Bellingham breaks England World Cup goals record
Jude Bellingham becomes the first Englishman to score seven goals at a single World Cup with a late strike against France.
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England’s best World Cup for 60 years – but how should it be judged?
England have secured their best men’s World Cup finish since winning the tournament 60 years ago. Is their performance at the 2026 edition being under-appreciated?