Jude awakening: how a more fluid England are ‘unlocking’ Bellingham’s full potential
Assistant coach Anthony Barry says new structure means their key attackers are not ‘caged in’ after 7-0 rout of CroatiaAnthony Barry knows the hunt is on. The England assistant coach has been through the debriefs. He has mulled over the minutiae with…
UK threatens to expel Israeli diplomats over planned East Jerusalem consulate closure
Tit-for-tat expulsions expected after relations deteriorate as a result of UK ban on goods from illegal settlementsThe UK has threatened to expel one Israeli diplomat for every British diplomat forced to leave Israel as a result of Israel’s decision to…
The Guardian view on Tory economics: Britain’s future needs more than Thatcher’s past | Editorial
The Conservatives blame their failures on abandoning their 1976 principles. But the country needs investment and resilience rather than another round of spending cutsThe Conservative party wants to go back to the future under Kemi Badenoch. In her…
The Guardian view on sexual abuse in schools: teachers cannot deal with this alone | Editorial
Politicians must redouble their efforts to tackle a disturbing pattern of pupils assaulting classmatesThe Guardian’s findings about the extent of sexual abuse in schools require an urgent, calibrated response. Data revealing multiple rapes committed each…
Police occupy Djibouti FA headquarters amid attempt to oust Fifa council member
Group of clubs wants FA president Souleiman Waberi outWaberi has faced mounting opposition for weeksAttempts to oust Souleiman Waberi as the president of the Djibouti football federation (FDF) reached a dramatic climax on Monday as police occupied the…
No queues, empty seats and the worst speech ever heard: welcome to the Tory conference | John Crace
Birmingham event is like a safari park attraction where we get to see the remnants of a party in a protected habitatAt the Labour party conference in Liverpool last week, Andy Burnham floated the idea of electoral reform. This week in Birmingham, the…
Daryz’s Arc reputation secure but retirement would rule out folk-hero status
Back-to-back wins is a huge achievement, but owners have more to think about than unprecedented third titleIt was, as the moderator of the post-Arc press conference put it, the “difficult question everyone wants to ask”, but Princess Zahra Aga Khan, the…
A shedload of trouble for the neighbours | Letters
Jane Whitehead believes neighbours should be heard, not seen, while Paul Burton says the capacity of neighbours to take offence is limitless. Plus a letter from Joyce CorstonThank you to Emily Retter for exposing the curse of the prefab garden shed…
Influencer degrees may be worth liking. Mickey Mouse qualifications have value | Letters
Bill Gabbett recalls teaching media, communications and cultural studies, while Michael Fuller studied under the influence I enjoyed Emma Brockes’ piece (Would I want my child to study for a social media influencer degree? No, but it’s the way of the…
Medicine shortages will result if drug prices are driven too low | Letter
Amanda Cole says the government needs to weigh the cost of medicines against the damage that a shortage can cause to the NHS and patientsWithout decisive government action, the reported medicine shortages in hospitals will only be the tip of the iceberg…