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England player ratings as Three Lions suffer shock first defeat against Greece | Football England’s positive start under new interim boss Lee Carsley was brought to a crashing halt as the Three Lions suffered a shock 2-1 home defeat to Greece. Deploying an extremely attacking lineup, England looked vulnerable on the break on several occasions and were eventually punished when Vangelis Pavlidis fired home in the second half. Jude Bellingham thought he had grabbed a dramatic late equaliser to spare England’s blushes but Pavlidis’ injury-time winner condemned England to their first competitive defeat at Wembley in four years and their…

Bukayo Saka injury update as Arsenal star limps off during England defeat | Football Bukayo Saka will be assessed after picking up a leg injury during England’s 2-1 defeat to Greece at Wembley, Lee Carsley revealed. On a chastening night for interim boss Carsley, the Three Lions slumped to their first-ever defeat against Greece after Vangelis Pavlidis’ injury-time winner. It capped off a disastrous evening for England that also saw Saka limp off while appearing to hold his hamstring midway through the second half. The Arsenal winger was replaced by Noni Madueke and Carsley said that the 23-year-old will now…

‘What is he doing!’ – Roy Keane slams England star after Greece defeat | Football Roy Keane slammed Jordan Pickford for his lack of concentration at Wembley on Thursday as England slumped to a 2-1 defeat against Greece. Deploying an extremely attacking lineup, England looked vulnerable on the break on several occasions and were eventually punished when Vangelis Pavlidis fired home in the second half. Jude Bellingham thought he had grabbed a dramatic late equaliser to spare England’s blushes but Pavlidis’ injury-time winner condemned England to their first competitive defeat at Wembley in four years and their first-ever defeat against Greece. It could…

Kate and William meet families of Southport victims in first joint engagement since end of cancer treatment The Prince and Princess of Wales have made their first joint public appearance since Kate finished cancer treatment, as they met the bereaved families of the Southport knife attack on Thursday. Kate and William spent 90 minutes chatting privately with them after making an unannounced visit to the town. At an undisclosed location, the couple privately met the families of Bebe King, six, Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, and Alice Dasilva Aguiar, nine – all fatally stabbed during a Taylor Swift-themed dance class on…

Row over claims Rachel Reeves could hike capital gains tax as high as 39% Rachel Reeves is being warned that a massive hike in capital gains tax could endanger her hopes of creating economic growth. It comes as a row has broken out over claims that the chancellor has asked Treasury officials to model capital gains tax rates of 39 per cent and 33 per cent, well above the second home rate of 24 per cent. While sources close to Ms Reeves have tried to dismiss Budget speculation and allegations of disarray, the concerns have dropped at a time of…

Sue Gray will skip major devolved nations summit chaired by Keir Starmer to ‘take short break’ Keir Starmer is set to chair his first devolved government summit on Friday – but without his new envoy and former chief of staff Sue Gray. Ms Gray was forced out as Sir Keir’s key adviser and asked to take on a new role as his representative for the nations and regions last weekend. Ms Gray, whose new position was confirmed after weeks of turmoil behind the scenes in Number 10, will be a notable absence as she takes a brief hiatus before changing…

England footballers’ cooking show with Yung Filly pulled by the FA after rapper’s rape and assault charges The Football Association has pulled a new cookery show featuring Yung Filly alongside top England players, after the rapper was charged with rape and assault. The rapper and Youtuber, whose real name is Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos, was arrested while on tour in Australia after being accused of assaulting a woman in a Perth hotel room on 28 September following his performance at a nightclub in the city. The FA announced on Wednesday that it had partnered with Barrientos for a series named…

Union says Labour’s workers’ bill has ‘more holes than Swiss cheese’ Labour’s new workers’ rights legislation is under fire, with one union boss claiming the proposal has “more holes than Swiss cheese”. While others have hailed the Employment Rights Bill as bringing a “seismic shift” for workers, Sir Keir Starmer has still been urged to go further in his bid to shift the balance of power between employers and employees. The legislation has been described by Labour as the biggest upgrade in employment rights for a generation and was published on Thursday. It will include plans to ban exploitative zero-hours…

Scam warning over little-known phone number rule Mobile phone users have been warned they could be at risk of hacking, nuisance calls or having their phone cut off because of little-known rules around the recycling of old numbers, Which? has warned. The consumer group said it has found a number of risks posed by existing phone numbers that get recycled and taken on by other consumers. It said the issue is that many new numbers given out by telecoms firms in the UK are recycled from previous owners because there is a fixed pool of 11-digit combinations, with customer demand…

Woman who returned to work weeks after giving birth due to low statutory maternity pay says she will always regret decision A woman forced to go back to work six weeks after giving birth due to not being able to live on statutory maternity pay has said she will regret the decision for the rest of her life. Laura Mazzeo, from north London, told The Independent she went back to her job in construction after taking six weeks of government maternity pay despite being very physically weak at the time due to having recently undergone surgery. It comes as new…