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‘I don’t want to make an emotional decision’: Mary Earps discusses Man United futureEngland travel to southern France tonight hoping to earn a vital win in their campaign to qualify for Euro 2025. The Lionesses sit third in Group A3, level on points with Sweden, who they drew to in their opening game, and above the Republic of Ireland, who they beat 2-0 in their second group match. Last Friday, Sarina Weigman’s side lost 2-1 in the reverse fixture at St. James’ Park, when a spirited France side led by Marie Antoinette Katoto came back from behind to snatch a…

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailPresident Joe Biden issued an order on Tuesday which intends to shut down the US-Mexico border when the number of migrants crossing hits a certain level, as immigration emerges as a top voter concern in the 2024 presidential race. The presidential proclamation will allow the United States to close the southern border to asylum seekers who cross into America between established ports of entry.Biden had previously hinted that he would take such executive actions after a bipartisan deal…

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for freeSign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Harry Redknapp believes England should “rip the opposition to pieces” as they aim for Euro 2024 glory this summer.Gareth Southgate’s side are the favourites to triumph in Germany and finally end their 58-year wait for a major trophy.Redknapp says with the likes of Harry Kane, Jude Bellingham, Phil Foden, Bukayo Saka, Kyle Walker and Declan Rice at their disposal, no other team at the European Championship is as well equipped as England to lift the trophy this…

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsThe playwright of football play Dear England has announced plans to alter the ending of the show depending on the outcome of this summer’s Euros.After its debut at London’s National Theatre last June, Dear England will return to the stage next spring before a four-week run at the Lowry in Salford.Later this month, the quadrennial European men’s football tournament kicks off in Munich with 24 teams battling for the win.If the England team is victorious,…

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USNew Yorkers have been left shocked after a video went viral that shows a Parks officer trying to detain a young girl selling fruit in a popular Manhattan tourist spot.The incident happened on Sunday afternoon in Battery Park between a 14-year-old child and a uniformed enforcement officer, who appears in the video holding onto her and trying to put her in handcuffs.During the video, bystanders shout at law enforcement, saying, “Let her go” and “Don’t touch…

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for freeSign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Andy King feels former Wales team-mate Aaron Ramsey will believe he still has a “lot to give” to the national team.Wales skipper Ramsey’s international future has come under the spotlight after a lack of game-time following an injury-plagued season at Cardiff.The 33-year-old won the last of his 84 caps nine months ago and was not risked off the bench in March as a penalty shoot-out defeat against Poland ended Welsh hopes of playing at Euro 2024 this…

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsJohn Stamos has released the opening number he recorded for Willy’s Candy Spectacular: A Parody Musical, the forthcoming live musical based on the disastrous Willy Wonka-inspired event in Scotland that took place earlier this year.Parents paid £35 to take their children to what was billed as an “immersive experience”, complete with a “delectable” chocolate fountain and “whimsical” Oompa Loompas.But the “world of imagination” ended up being a sparse Glasgow warehouse decorated with a rainbow and…

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USA funeral home employee had the surprise of their life this week when a woman believed to be dead was found to be very much alive.Constance Glantz, a 74-year-old woman from Lincoln, Nebraska, was pronounced dead at around 9.45am local time on Monday by staff at The Mulberry nursing home in Waverly, where she had been receiving hospice care.Lancaster County Sheriff Chief Deputy Ben Houchin said at a press conference on Monday that Glantz’s body was…

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for freeSign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter The French Open quarter-finals begin on Tuesday as the clash between Carlos Alcaraz and Stefanos Tsitsipas highlights a blockbuster day of action at Roland Garros.The schedule begins with US Open champion Coco Gauff’s meeting with three-time grand slam finalist Ons Jabeur, as the American looks to set up a rematch of her 2022 French Open defeat to Iga Swiatek.The World No 1 will be second on Philippe-Chatrier against the Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova, as Swiatek bids to…

Zelensky says China trying to undermine Ukraine peace summitFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsVladimir Putin faced a rare protest in Moscow by Russian women who demanded his defence minister Andrei Belousov return their mobilised husbands from the frontline in Ukraine.A group of 18 women gathered to appeal personally to Belousov, who was appointed to the role last month. They asked him to impose strict limits on how long soldiers could serve before they were rotated out of active duty, said…