Author: Emily Davis
‘The whole country is proud’: Chinese snooker fans hail Zhao Xintong triumph
Chain smoking under the fluorescent lights of a cavernous billiards hall in Beijing, Brother Yuan can’t stop smiling. The previous day, along with 150 million [more…]
Trump and Starmer confirm ‘breakthrough’ US-UK trade deal
The UK and US have agreed a “breakthrough” trade deal slashing some of Donald Trump’s tariffs on cars, aluminium and steel and that the prime [more…]
Hospitals in England reducing staff and services as part of NHS ‘financial reset’
Hospitals in England are cutting staff, closing services and planning to ration care in order to make “eye-watering” savings demanded by NHS bosses. Rehabilitation centres [more…]
Taiwan faces similar threat to Europe in 1930s, president says
Taiwan’s president, Lai Ching-te, has compared his nation to the European countries heading for conflict with Nazi Germany in the 1930s, in a punchy speech [more…]
‘The pope is Peruvian’: elation in country where pontiff served as bishop
The election of Pope Leo XIV has been celebrated across Latin America, where many hailed him as the second pontiff from the region, after his [more…]
King calls for renewed ‘commitment to peace’ in VE Day message
King Charles called for a renewal of “global commitments to restoring a just peace where there is war, to diplomacy and to the prevention of [more…]
‘We’ll be back stronger’: Merino insists Arsenal will learn from Champions League exit
Mikel Merino has vowed Arsenal’s young squad will learn from being eliminated in the Champions League semi-finals and is convinced they will “be back stronger” [more…]
Sheffield United crush 10-man Bristol City to put one foot in playoff final
They say you cannot win a two-legged tie after just 90 minutes but Sheffield United took a giant step towards the Wembley playoff final showpiece [more…]
Dominic Solanke silences Bodø and books Tottenham’s ticket to Bilbao
Who are you and what have you done with Ange Postecoglou? There was a messy goal from a set piece, another from a mishit cross, [more…]
Dewsbury-Hall sees off Djurgården as Chelsea reach Conference League final
Chelsea’s status as London’s prime European trophy hunters remains inarguable. Winning this season’s Conference League would add to a set of two European Cups, two [more…]
