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Prime minister Boris Johnson says he’s hoping England will return to as close as ‘normal’ as possible on 19 July. 

American actress Allison Mack has been sentenced to three years behind bars for her role in the Nxivm sex cult. 

US actor James Franco has agreed to pay $2.2m to settle a legal case in which the actor was accused of sexual misconduct. 

In 2012, Adrian Bayford scooped a massive £148 million Euromillions win. One of his big purchases was a £6.5 million Grade II listed Georgian manor house which he put up for sale three years ago.

England will face Germany in the last 16 of Euro 2020 this evening in the highly-anticipated match at Wembley Stadium. Wembley is expected to have a 40,000-strong crowd of mostly England fans, that are already pouring into the London Stadium.

Love Island viewers have paid tribute to Caroline Flack as the show returned on Monday night. Caroline Flack who presented Love Island tragically ended her life in February last year. 

Prince Harry paid tribute to a group of young people honoured during a virtual ceremony for The Diana Award, saying his mother would have been “proud” of them. 

Fans are preparing to watch the highly-anticipated Euro 2020 clash between England and Germany and bosses are being urged to let their staff finish early so they watch

A video has emerged on social media apparently showing Prof Chris Whitty being harassed in public, with the vaccine minister calling for the “thugs” to face charges. 

Former health secretary Matt Hancock will be facing fresh questions after No 10 confirmed he personally appointed his aide Gina Coladangelo to her 15K a year government job. 

England’s Euro 2020 game against Germany on Tuesday is an opportunity for his team to “make some history,” says manager Gareth Southgate. 

The government is investigating how secret defence documents, outlining the movements of a warship that led to Russia firing warning shots off the Crimean coast, were found at a bus stop in England. 

Health Secretary Sajid Javid will be updating MPs later today on England’s 19 July lockdown end date. Javid is expected to address the commons less than 48 hours after he was appointed to the role following the resignation of Matt Hancock. 

City will make a formal offer for Jack Grealish when Euro 2020 ends, while Villa has begun talks with Grealish over an improved contract

Matt Hancock has admitted to breaking social distancing rules after pictures of him kissing an aide were published in The Sun. 

The UK has reported 35,204 new Delta cases in the latest week – a 46% increase. The new cases bring the total number of confirmed cases to 111,157. 

Popstar Britney Spears has apologised to her fans for pretending to be OK while she was suffering under her “abusive” conservatorship. 

Health Secretary Matt Hancock, 42, is fighting for his job today after an accusation of him having an affair with his closest aide. 

England will face Germany in the next Euro 2020 game, another instalment of a historic tie between two old rivals. England will face Germany next Tuesday at Wembley. But do they have a chance at a win? 

Buckingham Palace has published its figures on ethnic minority staffing – with the data showing the royal household lags behind many other British institutions on workplace diversity. 

Junk food TV advertisements will be banned pre-9pm. The ban includes foods that are high in sugar, salt and fat. 

There will be no “legal compulsion” to still wear facemasks when England ditches all covid restrictions, the environment secretary told Sky News.

GB News commentator QUITS accuses channel of ‘opening gates of hell’. India Willoughby had agreed to appear weekly on GB News

UK slaps down Russian claims they ‘fired warning shots and dropped BOMBS’ at Navy ship

PC Benjamin Monk has been found guilty of the manslaughter of former pro footballer Dalian Atkinson.