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England – the European Champions – are back in action tonight in a friendly against World Champions, team USA.

England women vs USA: Preview, start time and how to watch the Lionesses on TV The Metro says England women return to Wembley tonight for the first time since winning Euro 2022 back in July. The Lionesses are set to play in front of a sell-out crowd at the national stadium, which will host a blockbuster friendly game against World champions the USA. Sarina Wiegman’s team welcome the American superstars to London in what is regarded as the toughest challenge in the women’s game. The USA have won the previous two World Cups and are the current number one ranked…

Moment four commuters put their own lives at risk to try and stop phone mugging The Metro says Footage has captured the incredible moment four commuters put their lives on the line to help stop a phone mugging in broad daylight. Three people were hospitalised after trying to fight a masked knife-wielding gang in Bishopsgate, London, at around 9:45am yesterday. Footage posted to social media showed two men on electric bikes attempting to rob a pedestrian before a brawl broke out at 22 Bishopsgate. The taller suspect appeared to be handed a blade by his accomplice moments before he is…

Liz Truss ‘blocked’ energy-saving campaign despite winter blackout fears The Metro says The Prime Minister has ruled out a £15 million energy-saving campaign, because it was seen as a ‘light touch’. Liz Truss made the decision despite warnings planned blackouts could hit the UK if power plants cannot get enough gas to keep running. Business Secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg is believed to have backed a dedicated winter campaign to prepare for all eventualities, with the Times reporting the idea was blocked by No 10. It added the campaign was seen as ‘light touch’ by Downing Street.

Boy, 14, charged with murder of schoolboy Tomasz Oleszak The Metro says A 14-year-old boy has been charged with murder following the fatal stabbing of 14-year-old Tomasz Oleszak. The Crown Prosecution Service confirmed the news this morning. Tomasz, from Gateshead, died in the early hours of Monday morning after suffering serious injuries ‘consistent with having been caused by a bladed article’. Christopher Atkinson, head of the crown court unit at CPS North East, said: ‘The Crown Prosecution Service has authorised Northumbria Police to charge a 14-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, in relation to the fatal stabbing…

2,000 Russian soldiers have now called Ukrainian ‘surrender hotline’ The Metro says Russian soldiers are said to be calling a ‘surrender hotline’ in their droves since Vladimir Putin’s announcement of partial mobilisation. Andriy Yusov, a spokesman for Ukraine’s military intelligence, said some 2,000 people had called the ‘I Want To Live’ hotline in recent weeks. He told the Ukrainska Pravda newspaper: ‘The hotline has received a lot of calls from Russians who were called up recently, and even from some who haven’t even been called up yet. ‘They’re calling and asking, “What should I do if I get called up?…

USA still world leaders in women’s football despite England closing gap The Guardian says Midway up the stands inside Wembley, the signage flashes with “European v world champions”. The buildup to England’s showdown with the USA has been overshadowed, rightly, by the weight of the findings of the Sally Yates report into abuses in women’s football in the States and the burden of it on the US players, but the narrative of the match itself is hugely exciting. The USA have been the world leaders in women’s football for a long time. The gap to the rest has been vast,…