Historic buildings are being primped and preened ahead of reopening to the public on Monday. Cinemas, museums, theatres and concert halls in England will be allowed to reopen from May 17 under step three on the road map out of lockdown. Dozens of English Heritage sites will be among venues welcoming visitors indoors, with 23 … Read more
Up to 100 more migrants arrive in the UK after crossing English Channel in torrential rain including group of 15 who landed their small boat on Kent beach An estimated 100 migrants are believed to have crossed the English Channel Some 20 migrants were intercepted a sea by the Border Force cutter Speedwell Around 15 … Read more
Up to 100 more migrants arrive in the UK after crossing English Channel in torrential rain including group of 15 who landed their small boat on Kent beach An estimated 100 migrants are believed to have crossed the English Channel Some 20 migrants were intercepted a sea by the Border Force cutter Speedwell Around 15 … Read more
Fan anger as the FA redesigns Three Lions logo swapping them for one male lion, one lioness and one cub to ‘reflect the true diversity’ of the game The Three Lions were dropped in favour of a lion, lioness and cub to show ‘the true diversity’ of English football Some fans dubbed the rebranding of … Read more
Up to 8,000 British football fans could get tickets for the Champions League final in Turkey this month as UEFA draws up plans to host the match in front of a stadium of thousands despite the country’s Covid outbreak. Manchester City and their opponents in the final will receive up to 4,000 tickets each for fans … Read more
Manchester City and their opponents in the Champions League final will receive up to 4,000 tickets each for the match to be played in Turkey. UEFA and Turkish authorities are believed to be drawing up plans to accommodate 25,000 spectators at the Ataturk Stadium for the match on May 29. If approved, the stadium in Istanbul … Read more
Eight English IPL stars land back in London to begin 10-day quarantine at hotels after securing places on a rare direct flight from India… but World Cup-winning captain Eoin Morgan and two others remain after tournament’s suspension Jos Buttler, Chris Woakes, Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow, Sam Billings, Moeen Ali and Sam and Tom Curran are … Read more
Watcombe hasn’t changed much since Isambard Kingdom Brunel fell in love with it 170 years ago. The little crescent of red sand framing a disc of turquoise sea is still backed by steep cliffs, with patches of rust-coloured rock poking through thick deciduous woods. There are no modern tourist facilities and barely a building in … Read more
Britons living in Scotland each benefit from an extra £2,500 of public spending than the taxes they pay – while the English receive just £91. This is compared to £4,412 in Wales and £5,118 in Northern Ireland between 2018 and 2019, a leading think-tank found. However, in those years just 0.3 per cent of England’s GDP was … Read more
Fingers on buzzers. Here is your starter for ten. What’s the significance of today, Friday, April 23? No conferring. I’m going to have to hurry you. Anybody? Sorry, time’s up. The answer is: St George’s Day. You could be forgiven for not knowing. Surveys regularly show that fewer than half the English can name the … Read more