England v Sri Lanka: third men’s cricket Test match, day two – live | England v Sri Lanka 2024
Main Events Show only important events Please enable JavaScript to use this feature 45th over: England 224-3 (Pope 103, Brook 11) Sri Lanka were left speechless and confused by the decision because it sounded like an outside edge – even umpire Joel Wilson had to ask Brook what the sound was. Share Brooke is not […]
England v Sri Lanka: third men’s cricket Test, day one – live | England v Sri Lanka 2024
Main Events Show only important events Please enable JavaScript to use this feature 5.1 overs: England 20-0 (Duckett 16, Lawrence 0) Vishwa was replaced by Kumara after just two overs. His first delivery was a short ball down the leg side which deflected Duckett's pull before swinging badly and hitting Chandimal on the fingertips. He […]
‘Suits him perfectly’: Gibbs-White on why Carsley is cut out for England job | England
Morgan Gibbs-White believes Lee Carsley has enough tactical and personnel management talent to take on the full-time England manager role. The Nottingham Forest attacking midfielder knows Carsley well, having played under him at England Under-21 level, a relationship which began in November 2021. Carsley has handed Gibbs-White 15 of his 18 appearances for the Under-21s […]
Landowners in England given £9bn in environment payments despite decline | Environment
Figures show that English landowners have received more than £9 billion in environmental tax benefits over the last 30 years, despite nature declining. Conservationist and author Guy Shrubsole, who unearthed the data for his new book, The Lie of The Land, said large landowners should be required to publish regular reports showing how they manage […]
Pregnant women and older people in England offered RSV vaccine on NHS | Vaccines and immunisation
Pregnant women and older people across England will be offered the routine vaccination against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) for the first time, the NHS has announced. From September 1, the NHS will vaccinate women from 28 weeks pregnant onwards and adults turning 75. Adults aged 75 to 79 will be offered a catch-up vaccine to […]
Lee Carsley praises England’s era of calm youngsters bursting into squad | England
Lee Carsley believes England's new generation of players are less affected by pressure and better able to cope with the demands of international football. Several players who led England Under-21 to European titles under Carsley last year have been selected for the caretaker manager's first senior squad, most notably former Manchester United and Lille midfielder […]
What to know about the mosquito virus spreading through New England
A rare and dangerous mosquito-borne disease is spreading across New England, with one person already confirmed to have died from the infection and states on high alert. Cases of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) have been confirmed in at least five states this year: Massachusetts, Vermont, Wisconsin, New Jersey and New Hampshire. The Massachusetts Department of […]
Call for ‘financial protection’ for schools in England with crumbling concrete | Schools
Headteacher unions are calling on the government to provide “financial protections” for schools at risk of collapse and provide funding to help students make up for lost learning. In 2023, schools have been instructed to close buildings containing reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) where existing safety measures are not in place. Pepe DiAccio, general secretary […]
England v Sri Lanka: second men’s cricket Test match, day two – live | England v Sri Lanka 2024
Main Events Show only important events Please enable JavaScript to use this feature Rob Smith joins me with the list of England's Test centurions. From number 8 onwards. Gus Atkinson is 26 runs away with victory. Share Steve Finn, dressed in a suit and boots, rings the five-minute bell. Let's go. Share “What's interesting is […]
Suicide rates in England and Wales reach highest level since 1999 | Suicide rates
Ministers are being called on to treat suicide as a public health crisis after rates in England and Wales reached their highest level for more than 20 years. of Official statisticsThe report, described by suicide prevention charity Samaritans as “worse than expected”, found that 6,069 suicides were registered in both countries in 2023, up from […]