8+ hour, 34+ min ago  (781+ words) As Joe Root and co toil against New Zealand, the absence of Rehan Ahmed makes for another damning indictment on this management group THE OVAL " England made five changes for this second Test against New Zealand amidst the fallout from…...

8+ hour, 23+ min ago  (184+ words) Two trains have collided near Bedford with police and fire services called to the scene. Thameslink says all lines between Luton and Bedford have been blocked. There have been reports on social media of people being injured in the incident....

9+ hour, 39+ min ago  (549+ words) Emily Maitlis: Voters deserted their tribes to keep Reform out of power Nigel Farage wasn't exactly standing in front of a field of wheat in this morning's video pastorale. But he might as well have been. There were Theresa May…...

10+ hour, 13+ min ago  (646+ words) Isabel Hardman: All politicians and their privacy-loving spouses give ground once they're in Downing Street There was a telling moment in Andy Burnham's second bid to be Labour leader where he was put firmly in place by his own wife....

11+ hour, 59+ min ago  (1462+ words) The war is at a turning point. Kyiv is finally daring to hope A year ago, it looked as though Donald Trump was set to force Ukraine into an ignominious surrender. Today, Ukrainian drones rain fire on Moscow and St…...

11+ hour, 37+ min ago  (336+ words) To oust Keir Starmer, he'll need to reveal exactly what he stands for This was a thumping win for Andy Burnham, deep in Reform's territory. In tough circumstances, he has shown the ability to defeat Nigel Farage " something that eludes…...

13+ hour, 9+ min ago  (710+ words) As the second heatwave of the year blasts parts of the UK, this is why the country struggles with high temperatures With much of England facing its second heatwave of the year, Americans have been given yet more opportunities to…...

11+ hour, 28+ min ago  (543+ words) Andy Burnham had it right. "This is a final chance to change," he said in his victory speech. "This is what people said directly to me on the hundreds of doorsteps that I stood on. We must hear it. We…...

12+ hour, 51+ min ago  (1011+ words) Saturday's Prem final pits two English coaches against one another in Exeter Chiefs' Rob Baxter and Northampton Saints' Phil Dowson An uplifting aspect of this weekend's Prem final is the Englishmen who dominate the coaching staffs of the competing clubs:…...

11+ hour, 38+ min ago  (1801+ words) Ed Miliband had been tipped to take up the role but Burnham's allies fear his opposition to North Sea drilling could be problematic" Andy Burnham is rethinking plans to appoint Ed Miliband as his Chancellor, according to his supporters. The…...