Haaland hands City final-day advantage

Is there a surer bet in football than Pep Guardiola's Manchester City doing what they need to do - in other words, win and keep winning - when they have the Premier League title within their grasp?

Wiegman laments summer scheduling of Euro 2025 qualifiers

Sarina Wiegman said navigating preparations for England's Euro 2025 qualifiers in June and July had been \"very challenging\", with the competitive fixtures scheduled for the summer break between seasons.

Woods, heavy weather and PIF talks make busy backdrop at Valhalla

On one of the more chaotic days in the buildup to a major championship, thunderstorms disrupted practice sessions, interviews were cancelled and then reinstated, Tiger Woods said he may not have time to become the Ryder Cup captain and shock news emerged that Rory McIlroy has filed for divorce.

Real pay grows at fastest rate in two years despite jobless surge

The level of real pay for UK workers is rising at its fastest rate in more than two years despite a cooling of the labour market that has led to rising unemployment and falling job vacancies, the latest official figures show.

Cohen tells court of fake invoices to cover up hush-money payment

Donald Trump's ex-lawyer Michael Cohen testified in a Manhattan court yesterday that he had submitted fake invoices for legal services to cover up what were, in fact, reimbursements for a $130,000 hush-money payment to the adult film actor Stormy Daniels on his then boss's behalf.

Thai activist charged with insulting monarchy dies in custody after hunger strike

A Thai political activist charged with insulting the king has died in pre-trial detention after spending 65 days on hunger strike calling for an end to the imprisonment of political dissidents.

India, gangs - or both? Why Sikhs in Canada are being murdered

Less than half an hour after the prominent Canadian Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar was shot dead outside a temple in British Columbia, Moninder Singh addressed a crowd near the site of the brazen attack.

OpenAI reveals new faster and free version of flagship model

OpenAI has unveiled its new fl agship artifi cial intelligence model, GPT-4o , as well as updates i nclud ing a new desktop service and improvements to its voice assistant .

Blood scandal victims were 'dismissed' by NHS

Women who were infected with hepatitis C as a result of the infected blood scandal say their medical problems were dismissed by doctors as being related to motherhood, the menopause or teenage mood swings.

'Breathtaking' Gucci brings frock and awe to London in celebration of origin story

On a picture perfect spring evening in London, 600 guests clutching tickets for Gucci's show at the Tate Modern gathered at the gallery's riverside entrance in their finery on Monday.

"There is no other China' Putin travels to Beijing to shore up friendship with Xi

Having secured a mandate to extend his rule of Russia into a third decade, Vladimir Putin will travel to Beijing tomorrow on a state visit to meet Xi Jinping to shore up his most important international relationship.

Blinken tries to boost spirits in Kyiv as Russia advances on Kharkiv

The US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, arrived in Kyiv yesterday to deliver the message that Washington remains committed to supporting Ukraine as the country's forces face their toughest situation on the battlefield for many months.

Asylum seekers held on Bibby Stockholm treated like cattle, ex-workers say

Asylum seekers on the Bibby Stockholm, the controversial barge in Dorset on which one man killed himself, are treated like \"cattle\" and are made to endure rancid food, bed bugs and flooding, former workers have said.

Graduate visas No evidence system is widely abused, official review finds

There is no evidence of widespread abuse of the UK's graduate visa route, the government's immigration advisers have concluded, despite repeated claims from senior Conservatives that it is being exploited to enter the job market.

Labour and unions agree workers' rights proposals in 'red line' meeting

Labour has reached agreement with the unions on its flagship workers' rights proposals after general secretaries demanded the party committed to no further weakening of the original plans.

Writer Alice Munro, 'the Canadian Chekhov', dies aged 92

The Canadian writer Alice Munro has died, aged 92, at her care home in Ontario. The Nobel prize winner, who examined everyday life through the lens of short stories for more than 60 years, had lived with dementia for more than a decade.

London and overseas territories 'process 40% of dirty cash'

Nearly 40% of the world's dirty money is going through the City of London and the crown dependencies, the deputy foreign secretary has said.

Nottingham families hit out as victims' court rejects bid for tougher sentence

The families of the Nottingham attack victims have criticised the \"utterly flawed and under-resourced criminal justice system\" after the court of appeal rejected an application to increase Valdo Calocane's sentence to include jail time.

Manhunt for gunmen after two killed and inmate freed from French prison van

Elite French police were yesterday searching for gunmen who attacked a prison van in Normandy, killing two prison officers and freeing the high-security inmate they had been transporting.

'I think it will recover': Manchester's Co-op Live finally opens after a 'rocky start'

It was billed by its American owners as the greatest music venue ever built: a state-of-the art arena to put Manchester firmly back on the musical map.

Ministers say sorry as DWP pays back £7,000 it took from woman, 93

Ministers have formally apologised and repaid £7,000 to a 93-year-old woman whom they held responsible for running up benefits overpayment debts even though they were told she had dementia and was unable to manage her affairs.

US warns Georgia not to side with Russia against the west

Crackdown on protests in ex-Soviet state over 'Kremlin-inspired' law

A life of fear Desperation deepens as thousands flee Rafah

Soaring above the rows of tents 10 deep on the dunes stretching back from the Mediterranean is a reminder of better times in Gaza: a ferris wheel. Now the cafes, paths and miniature train of the Asda'a amusement park are obscured by hundreds of shelters recently put up by some of the half a million newly displaced Palestinians who have made their way to this sandy strip of coastline near the city of Khan Younis to escape new fighting in both the north and south of the territory.

Guardiola set for 'squeaky bum time' in title fight

Pep Guardiola has admitted he and Manchester City will feel \"squeaky bum time\" before their pivotal visit to Tottenham tonight as they seek to win a record fourth consecutive title. City are second, one point behind Arsenal, having played a game fewer.

Durán's late double rescues point but Villa waiting for top-four spot

Just when it seemed Aston Villa would slump to a crushing defeat at home to Liverpool, the substitute Jhon Durán struck twice to earn an unlikely, priceless point. Unai Emery will be glued to Manchester City's trip to fifth-placed Tottenham on Tuesday.

'So memorable': Miedema to exit Gunners in summer

Arsenal have confirmed that Vivianne Miedema will leave at the end of the season when her contract expires. The forward joined from Bayern Munich in 2017 and has scored 125 goals and provided 50 assists in 172 appearances.

No slacking off Spurs fans conflicted but players cannot defy built-in will to win

We'd heard it the whole week, just non-stop reminders. You went to the garage to fill up your car, to the shop for a newspaper, to the supermarket and someone would say: \"We don't want Man United to win the league.

Zahawi named chair of Very retail group days after quitting as MP

The former UK chancellor Nadhim Zahawi is to become the chair of Very Group, the online retailer owned by the billionaire Barclay family, days after announcing that he would step down as a Conservative MP at the next general election.

India Accusations of candidate intimidation as BJP seeks huge wins

When the people of Gujarat cast their votes last week in India's six-week-long election, one constituency in the state stood silent. There were no polling stations or impatient queues of people, and no one with the telltale inky finger. In Surat, the outcome was already decided.

Eurovision banning EU flag was 'mind-blowing', says commission

The European Commission has fiercely criticised a decision by the Eurovision organisers to ban audience members from waving the EU flag at Saturday's grand final in Sweden as \"completely regrettable\" and \"mind-blowing\".