Premier League winners Liverpool have four players nominated for the PFA Player of the Year award. Trent Alexander-Arnold is also included on the shortlist in the young category. The Reds full-back appears alongside Anfield team-mates Virgil Van Dijk – last year’s recipient – Jordan Henderson and Sadio Mane in the…
Teams of firefighters have been battling a huge blaze at an industrial building in Kent after reports of an explosion. Flames and a plume of black smoke could be seen rising from the site in Hoo, near Rochester, on Friday. Members of the public are being asked to avoid the…
Four of the country’s biggest housebuilders could risk court action if they do not commit to changing the way they do business, after the competition watchdog found evidence they had mistreated leasehold buyers. The Competition and Markets Authority said that it has written to Barratt Developments, Countryside Properties, Persimmon Homes…
The nation could be facing a collapse in its health and leisure infrastructure as pools and gyms were allowed to open their doors. Only around 20% of pools in England will be opening on Saturday, the head of the national governing body for swimming said, with thousands potentially shutting up…
People who are overweight or obese are being urged to shed the pounds after a new Public Health England (PHE) review found a dramatic rise in the risk of hospitalisation and death from Covid-19. The public has been snacking more in lockdown and, despite increases in sales of bikes and…
A new book on Harry and Meghan has described how relations between the Sussexes and the Cambridges grew so bitter that by March the couples were barely speaking. Finding Freedom, serialised by The Times and The Sunday Times, claims the couples hardly spoke at the Commonwealth service at Westminster Abbey…
A driver has been cleared of murdering PC Andrew Harper, but he, and two other teenagers have been convicted of manslaughter. Henry Long, 19, and his passengers Jessie Cole and Albert Bowers, both 18, who were determined to escape “at all costs” after stealing a quad bike in Berkshire, are…
Campaigners have contributed more than £100,000 to a “legal fund” for Jeremy Corbyn as he faces being sued by Panorama presenter John Ware. The GoFundMe page was created on Wednesday, shortly after Mr Corbyn had criticised the Labour Party’s decision to pay “substantial damages” to former party employees who took…
The Government is aiming to double its winter flu vaccination programme in England to 30 million people, with free jabs for those aged 50 and over and 11-year-olds. Last year, around 15 million people received a jab against seasonal flu but ministers hope this will rise to 30 million this…
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have launched legal action in Los Angeles after drones were allegedly used to take pictures of their 14-month-old son Archie. A complaint filed at the Los Angeles County Superior Court on Thursday claims an unnamed individual photographed Archie at their home during lockdown.…