Explained: how did the Everton crisis get to this point?

Owner made bold promises but the club have this week had to callin insolvency advisers amid huge debts

Key expects ‘slugfest' as England's batting muscle ripples from top

Amidrising tide of Twenty20 run-rates, the defending champions have opted for more aggression in selection

'Defending democracy' The fears behind EU ultimatum to Meta on fake news

Fears that Vladimir Putin is trying to fill the European parliament with pro-Russia MEPs were behind the EU's blunt message to the Silicon Valley owner of Facebook yesterday. It gave Meta just five days to explain how it will root out fake news, fake websites and stop adverts funded by the Kremlin, or face severe measures.

Whitbread to cut 1,500 jobs and sell 126 restaurants

The Premier Inn owner Whitbread is to cut 1,500 jobs in the UK and shut more than 100 struggling restaurants despite announcing a significant rise in returns to shareholders.

'Poised and calm' The young, fresh face of France's far right

A mid the paté stalls wine-tastings and of a country fair, a young politician hailed as the new face of the French far right was jostled by crowds shouting for photographs and handing him tricolour flags to autograph. \"Rockstar!\" shouted one 18-year-old.

Five skeletons unearthed at home where Goring lived in Nazi base

Amateur archaeologists have found five human skeletons missing their hands and feet under the former home of the Nazi war criminal Hermann Goring at Hitler’s Wolf’s Lair military headquarters in present-day Poland.

Trump fined 9,000 for violating gag order and warned of jail time

Donald Trump was fined 9,000 yesterday for nine violations of a gag order designed to protect participants in the former US president’s criminal trial in New York as thejudge warned him faced jail ifhe continued to violate the order.

Student protests Expulsion threat at Columbia campus

Tensions at Columbia University are boiling over since students protesting over the Israel-Hamas war inside Hamilton Hall now face expulsion, a spokesperson said yesterday.

Shh! Intimate Ralph Lauren runway show whispers quiet sophistication

In recent years, the settings for Ralph Lauren's runway shows have become something akin to displays of the designer's power and influence.

Running round a Wall of Death may aid astronauts’ fitness on moon

As humans prepare to return to the moon after an absence of more than half a century, researchers have hit on a radical approach to keeping astronauts fit as they potter around the ball of rock.

Two men charged over felling of famous Sycamore Gap tree

Police have charged two men in their 30s over the felling of the famous Sycamore Gap tree last September.

Homeless figures jump by 16% as data shows scale of crisis

The number of people being made homeless jumped by 16% in the final three months of last year, according to the latest government figures which lay bare the scale of the country's housing crisis.

Tory chair won't say if party took £5m more from disgraced donor

The Conservative party chair, Richard Holden, repeatedly refused to say yesterday whether the party had continued to take millions from its biggest donor, Frank Hester, after it was revealed that the businessman had made comments condemned as racist and misogynistic.

‘We are here’ Galloway's Workers party reveals first general election candidates

The former England cricketer Monty Panesar and a former Ukip MEP are among hundreds of candidates who will run under the banner of George Galloway's Workers party in the general election.

Vote to admit women as Garrick members or we quit, Sting and Stephen Fry tell club

The musicians Sting and Mark Knopfler have co-signed a letter with some of London's leading theatre producers, warning that they will be obliged to resign their memberships of the men-only Garrick Club if members refuse to approve a decision to admit women in a vote next Tuesday.

Mental health Khan says cuts to blame for 'preventable' crimes

Too many people with mental health issues who have committed violent crimes have missed out on treatment as a result of cuts to support services, Sadiq Khan has said.

King Charles meets cancer patients on his return to public duties

King Charles told patients he was well yesterday during a visit to a London cancer treatment centre, where he also spoke of the \"shock\" of receiving his cancer diagnosis.

‘Uber ambulance crisis’ forces more people to make OWN Way to A&E

Growing numbers of seriously ill people are making their own way to A&E in what has been called an \"Uber ambulance\" crisis, because 999 response times are too slow.

Importers of EU food say new UK fees could push costs up by at least 60%

Importers of food from the EU into Britain have said that newly introduced post-Brexit checks could increase their costs by up to 60%, pushing up prices for customers and driving some shops out of business.

years’, Sook closes on British edition of Waiting-room staple Reader's Digest

After almost a century in print, during which it became a near-ubiquitous presence in libraries and dentists' waiting rooms, the British edition of Reader's Digest magazine has succumbed to financial pressures, closing down with immediate effect.

First wave of asylum seekers held ahead of flights to Rwanda

An asylum seeker who turned up for a routine Home Office appointment on Monday was detained and told that he is being sent to Rwanda, a charity has said.

Minister lifts cap on faith school selection

Faith schools in England will no longer have to offer up to half of their places to children who don't belong to their religion under changes to state school admissions rules announced by the government.

22 minutes of horror: boy killed in sword rampage

Police search for answers after four hurt in attack, including two officers

Roma On The Frontline Calls To End Prejudice After The War

Growing up in Ukraine, Arsen Mednik often found himself singled out - at school, children would point at him, calling him "Gypsy", while employers were often reluctant to hire him when they learned he was Roma.

Hamas Urged To Accept 'Generous' Ceasefire Plan

The US secretary of state has said "the only thing standing between the people of Gaza and a ceasefire" is Hamas, in the run-up to what are considered to be last-chance talks to salvage a diplomatic solution before a threatened Israeli ground invasion in Rafah.

Bellingham's Duel With Kane A Reminder Of Divergent Paths

For all the Bayern forward's excellence, his England teammate's meteoric rise is alesson in seizing the day

Bayern beset by discord with Eberl cast into The Thick of It

Club legend's criticism of Tuchel before semi-final first leg tonight provides head of sport with difficult welcome

Raya rising to occasion for Arsenal despite derby blip

The goalkeeper relishes title pressure and remained composed after his mistake gifted Tottenham a goal

Vardy double helps seal title as Leicester crown top-flight return

Enzo Maresca has changed a lot to take Leicester back to the Premier League at the first time of asking but it seemed inevitable Jamie Vardy would have the final say, scoring a double in a 3-0 win to help secure the Championship title at Preston.

Chaos theory Why the IPL has descended into an arcade-style hitting contest

I've been kind of watching the Indian Premier League for the last five weeks.