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Steve Clarke toasts Scotland’s stunning Euro 2024 qualifying win against SpainScotland are set to announce their training squad for Euro 2024 in Germany later today.After the drama surrounding Gareth Southgate’s England squad on Tuesday, including Marcus Rashford and Jordan Henderson’s omissions, it is the turn of Steve Clarke, who will confirm 28 names in a provisional list ahead of Uefa’s deadline on 7 June.Following Scotland’s impressive qualification, finishing second in their group, Clarke will now make his selection for the tournament, with an increased limit set by Uefa allowing for greater options.But injuries, with Lewis Ferguson, Aaron Hickey and Nathan…

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 emailsScotland’s arts body is being asked to explain why it awarded £100,000 for a stage show that featured explicit sex acts.Creative Scotland provided funds for the live show Rein, which was set to be based in a “sex cave”, feature “leather-clad Daddies” and include scenes with non-simulated sex.In March, Rein’s funding was withdrawn after it emerged that the show would include genital contact – something the organisation claimed not to have been aware of before…

Enhesa is a Business Reporter client.Corporate sustainability has become one of the most complex and controversial issues businesses face today. Lean too far into promoting all things “green” and you run the risk of drawing unwanted scrutiny. Ignore the very real – and growing – global sustainability reporting requirements and you will face serious fines and a reputational nightmare.In response, many companies have simply stopped talking about sustainability altogether. One recent analysis found that the number of mentions of the phrases “environmental, social and governance”, “ESG”, “diversity, equity, and inclusion”, “DEI”, or “sustainability” on corporate earnings calls of US-listed companies declined by…

Spanish prime minister Pedro Sanchez announced the move, which Israel has claimed rewarded HamasFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsNorway, Ireland and Spain plan to recognise Palestine as an independent state, with Israel accusing them of “rewarding” Hamas for its brutal attack on 7 October.The three European countries said the move would ensure “peace, justice and consistency” throughout the region. Around 1,200 people are believed to have been killed during the Hamas attack inside Israel, while 250 people were taken hostage.…

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 Kieran McKenna has insisted his focus is on a “positive future” for Ipswich amidst links with Chelsea FC and Manchester United.The manager has guided the Suffolk club to back-to-back promotions to take them from League One into the Premier League, returning to the English top flight for the first time in more than two decades.His work at Portman Road has led to suggestions that McKenna could be a contender for the vacancy at Brighton, while he is…

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 emailsIreland, Spain and Norway have announced they will recognise a Palestinian state as Israel accused the nations of “rewarding” Hamas for its brutal attack on 7 October.The move is seen by all three countries as necessary to secure a two-state solution and ensure peace for both the Israeli and Palestinian people, and it comes amid mounting international criticism over Israel’s plans to conduct a full-scale offensive in the besieged southern Gaza city of Rafah, where…

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 Cole Palmer has led Chelsea players’ tributes to Mauricio Pochettino following his departure after just one season in charge. The Argentine leaves one year into a two-year deal, having finished sixth in the Premier League after winning their final five games of the season. But after his future was the subject of an internal end-of-season review, including the owners and Chelsea’s sporting directors Paul Winstanley and Laurence Stewart, many of the players appeared stunned by the news.Palmer…

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 emailsUK inflation has fallen by lower than expected, despite falling gas and electricity prices, dashing hopes that the Bank of England will lower interest rates at its next meeting in June.The figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) on Wednesday morning showed that the consumer price index was 2.3 per cent in April, down from 3.2 per cent in March.It marks the lowest level since July 2021, however it is still 0.3 percentage…

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailJon Stewart returned to The Daily Show on Monday evening to lay into the conservative media ecosystem in a tour de force rant about so-called cancel culture and censorship hypocrisy, reserving particular animosity for Fox News host Sean Hannity, whom he unforgettably branded “a meat bag support system for a forehead vein”.The liberal comedy icon has returned to the Comedy Central show that made his name in time for the 2024 election year and dedicated his latest monologue…

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 Marcus Rashford played in a European Championships at 18, four months after he was an unknown who had never played first-team football. At 26, a year after the season of his life, he has not made the provisional 33-man squad, let alone the final cut. The rise of Rashford was initially a swift, startling affair. If last season brought the resurgence of Rashford, with a career-best 30 goals, this brought a sudden, shocking fall that has led…