England footballer claimed home secretary had ‘stoke[d] fire’ of racism

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‘Cowardly’ attack in Oldham condemned by politicians across Greater Manchester town

Both suspects claim social media accounts were hacked after Euro 2020 final

Effective amnesty would let terrorists ‘walk away free without any fear of retribution’, warn critics

Government’s planned £20-a-week benefit cut will reduce value of out-of-work welfare support to lowest recorded level relative to what public thinks is an acceptable income, charity warns

‘It is very much in line with what we expected - indeed wanted - to happen’

The outbreak has not prompted a rethink of the Royal Navy’s voyage to 40 countries

‘I cannot understand why the government would opt to do herd immunity viral infection when they could do herd immunity by vaccination. I think it’s criminal.’

Met Police says it did not expect people to storm stadium

A six-year-old tells striker to ignore ‘nasty bullys’

‘We’ve witnessed too many of our country’s brilliant tech firms disappear abroad with potentially significant economic and foreign policy implications’

Dr Halima Begum, Runnymede Trust chief executive said race has become a ‘needlessly fractious issue in the national discourse’

‘Nobody warns you that having a child can leave you with life-changing injuries,’ says mother

‘FTSE 350 companies have not used the pandemic as a transformative moment for their businesses,’ says expert

Up to five million doses of the India-made vaccine have been administered in the UK

‘You will be of interest – more interest than you might think’ warns spy boss

Khan is ‘not prepared’ to put tube, tram and other transport users in the capital ‘at risk’

Boris Johnson under pressure to use online bill to take tougher action

‘Too many of us have fundamentally misunderstood the gesture taking the knee’

Rashford is much loved in Manchester, partly because of his footballing ability, but also because of what he has done off the pitch, writes Colin Drury

‘If you are going to train a virus to escape vaccine-induced immunity, you would do exactly what they’re doing’

Artist Akse P19 has since repainted his monochrome depiction of the England player

Poll finds Britons in droves turning off contact-tracing app

Pitchfork had raped and killed one of his victims while his baby son was sleeping in the back of his car

Government ‘turning its back on poorest in the world’ says former PM turned rebel Theresa May

Senior officers have said they were surprised by the number of ticketless fans who travelled to stadium

‘When did the BBC last hire somebody from the Daily Telegraph?’ asks cabinet minister

The probe follows allegations £600,000 raised for independence campaigning was diverted elsewhere

‘There was evidence of a pre-existing heart condition we were all unaware of,’ says Salma Abdelati

Exclusive: National lead for football policing says Italians celebrating Euros win were targeted in ‘far too many’ incidents

Exclusive: ‘This is fundamental to our identity and our nationhood,’ says Mark Golding, leader of Jamaica’s People’s National Party.

GMB host accused of not letting newsreader to fully ‘speak her raw truth’ about racism

First minister prepared to ‘take the flak’ over face coverings, as she reveals changes to easing plans

No arrests have been made yet

Thousands of homing birds disappeared en masse mid-race in June, leaving fanciers baffled and bereft

Home secretary criticsed after declining to back England players taking the knee

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Muddled guidance under fire – amid hints that proof of vaccination or a negative test could yet become compulsory

‘Many people report a sense of helplessness and loss of control due to the bombardment of communications,’ says expert

Government guidance leaves clinically extremely vulnerable ‘on their own’, say campaigners

Boris Johnson admits pandemic ‘not over’ and acknowledges rising Covid case numbers and likelihood of more hospitalisations and deaths as he confirms ‘Freedom Day’ will go ahead next week regardless

The four foreign nationals deny the allegations

Boris Johnson’s government ‘ turning its back on poorest in world’, says former PM

Youth worker accosted in street after Sunday’s final

British Medical Association fears move on 19 July could have ‘devastating consequences’

British lawmakers are voting on whether to overturn a big cut to the U.K.'s foreign aid budget

‘Utterly disgraceful’ attacks came from ‘dark spaces of internet’, PM tells cabinet

Labour says planned law needs to be toughened

Exclusive: Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey writes to PM urging him to commit to backing future protests against racism

‘Our investigation since then has been complex and wide-ranging. We have worked hard to trace this money and identify the criminality it may be linked to’

The projects aim to protect UK heritage

Ex-minister Johnny Mercer criticises ‘the position we Conservatives are needlessly forcing ourselves into’, asking: ‘Do I fight it or stay silent?’

Men held under immigration powers in jails reveal the dark realities of Covid restrictions in prisons – and how the indefinite nature of their detention exacerbates the torment of spending whole days in a small cell, May Bulman reports

‘Frankly, if the government get their way today that we can kiss goodbye to the 0.7%’

‘There is evidence to suggest that it does good, but only if everybody does it’ Professor Graham Medley says

A 33-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder

Stephen Barclay insists home secretary committed to tackling racism

Local residents in Withington, Manchester, rallied round to replace the abuse with love hearts

‘It’s time to start delivering an ambitious programme at pace if we are going to see real progress this summer,’ says Northern Research Group

Footballer says abuse of teammates following Euro 2020 final ‘sickens but does not surprise’ him

Labour says incursion ‘raises serious questions about security and policing of major events’