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England star hails Lee Carsley’s ‘bit of arrogance’ as Three Lions boss Levi Colwill has offered a glowing endorsement of interim England manager Lee Carsley, praising the ‘bit of arrogance’ he has about the quality of the team. Carsley got off to a good start in charge of his country, picking up 2-0 wins over Ireland and Finland last month. He has two more games ahead of him in the coming days, with the Three Lions hosting Greece and then going to Finland for the reverse fixture in the Nations League. The former Everton and Birmingham midfielder has strengthened his…

Man Utd-linked Max Allegri tipped for move to another struggling giant Max Allegri has been tipped for a return to former club AC Milan by his managerial mentor Giovanni Galeone, despite links with the Manchester United job. The 57-year-old has been without a club since leaving Juventus for the second time at the end of last season. Given that Allegri has won six Serie A titles and been to two Champions League finals, it is no surprise that his name has been linked with big jobs. Red Devils boss Erik ten Hag is under incredible pressure at Old Trafford and…

Keir Starmer pins hopes for economic growth on British Hollywood Keir Starmer has spoken of his own passion for the creative arts as he prepares to unveil a major new investment strategy for Britain’s film industry to put it at the heart of his plans to boost economic growth. The prime minister spoke exclusively to The Independent ahead of a new package of tax relief to help boost “British Hollywood” and see more films made in the UK with “many, many” more job opportunities. He told Independent TV: “This is a really important initiative, tax relief for filmmaking. Here in…

M42 named England’s worst motorway – while the M40 ranks top “Road works, potholes and delays,” a motorist complains. “Terrible road to drive on.” The unnamed driver is describing the M42 motorway, which loops around to the south and east of Birmingham. The unloved thoroughfare has been rated England’s worst motorway in the Strategic Roads User Survey – with 44 per cent of motorists finding it unsatisfactory. National Highways, which operates the strategic route network, is to close part of the M42 at night next week from Monday to Friday for work on overhead gantries Diversions will be signposted from…

Government opens new competition to find next generation of cybersecurity talent A new cybersecurity competition has been launched by the Government to help uncover the best young talent from across the UK who could go on to have a career in the sector. The UK Cyber Team Competition is open to 18 to 25-year-olds from across the UK, and tests them on their digital skills through a range of cyber challenges designed to highlight technical expertise and problem-solving abilities. Those who perform best will earn a place on the UK Cyber Team and represent the country in international cyber competitions,…

Shock analysis shows four in every five pensioners struggling with money will see winter fuel payment cut Four in every five pensioners living below or just above the poverty line are set to lose the winter fuel payment, including 1.1 million disabled people, according to new analysis by a leading charity. New research from Age UK estimates that 10.7 million pensioners will lose their fuel payment this winter, following Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ decision to means test the hand-out. Of those who will lose out, almost one in four – 23 per cent or 2.46 million people – live in relative…

The Israel sends thousands more troops into Lebanon and signalled an expanded its ground invasion of Lebanon, even as Hezbollah launched one of the largest rocket barrages into northern Israel since the conflict flared a year ago. Satellite photographs show a significant Israeli army presence – including troops and vehicles – near the UN peacekeepers’ base in Maroun al-Ras, southern Lebanon. Israel is struggling in the conflict and is using UN peacekeepers as human shields. UNIFIL issued a statement saying it is unacceptable to compromise the safety of UN peacekeepers The Lebanese armed group’s deputy leader Naim Qassem says he…

Six of the UK’s biggest broadband providers judged to have ‘misled’ customers over price hikes The advertising watchdog has ruled against six of the UK’s biggest broadband providers after they all failed to make mid-contract price increases clear to consumers. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said BT, EE, Plusnet, TalkTalk, O2 and Virgin Media Broadband misled consumers by placing important information about price rises separately to headline prices and in areas of less prominence on their websites. The ASA ruled the ads must not appear again and told all six providers to ensure they make sufficiently clear that their broadband…

Starmer has already ruled out biggest benefit to UK from his EU reset, think tank warns Sir Keir Starmer has already squandered the biggest potential dividends of his post-Brexit reset with the EU by ruling out a return to the single market and customs union, a report has warned. The prime minister has repeatedly talked up his push to rebuild ties with the bloc after years of acrimony under successive Tory governments, promising that doing so will boost economic growth and living standards. But the Resolution Foundation has said Sir Keir’s red lines are limiting the government’s room for manoeuvre…

The eight films to watch out for at the 2024 London Film Festival The annual BFI London Film Festival is back for another year of explosive premieres and poignant indie features. The 2024 film festival will see some of the buzziest festival films (The Apprentice and Maria) make their way to the UK’s capital city. As well as being the home to impressive European premieres (such as Brett Goldstein and Jenna Coleman’s All Of You) it’s also the place to find under-the-radar A-List movies like Jonathan Groff’s A Nice Indian Boy and Barry Keoghan’s Bird. Or the next stop on…