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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 Mary Earps has said this weekend’s Women’s FA Cup final will be the highlight of her season.The Manchester United and England goalkeeper was made an MBE for services to football during an investiture ceremony conducted by the Prince of Wales at Windsor Castle on Wednesday.United have struggled in the Women’s Super League this season but could lift the first major piece of silverware in the club’s history in Sunday’s final against Tottenham at Wembley.And the 31-year-old told…

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 emailsMore than 50 missiles and 20 attack drones have rained down on Ukraine in Russia’s largest attack on the country’s energy industry in weeks.The facilities targeted included power generation and transmission buildings in the Poltava, Kirovohrad, Zaporizhzhia, Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk and Vinnytsia regions, Ukrainian energy minister German Galushchenko said on his Telegram channel. He called it “another massive attack on our energy industry”.President Volodymyr Zelensky said “Nazi Putin” had launched the onslaught on the same day…

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 Thomas Tuchel has raised the possibility of a return to the Premier League by talking of his love of his time in England and insisting he is extremely unlikely to stay at Bayern Munich.The former Chelsea FC manager is a possible candidate for the Manchester United job if Erik ten Hag is sacked in the summer – though co-owners Ineos are also known to admire Gareth Southgate and Graham Potter.But Tuchel, a 2021 Champions League winner with…

Trump describes Stormy Daniels testimony as ‘revealing day’ in courtSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailAdult film actor Stormy Daniels is expected to face more cross-examination from Donald Trump’s lawyers – after fiery exchanges at his hush money trial.Ms Daniels – who is set to take the stand again on Thursday – has already regaled jurors with how she met Trump, their now-infamous sexual encounter in July 2006, and events leading up to the 2016 presidential election.After lunch on Tuesday, the defence moved for…

Borussia Dortmund sing Adele in changing room after reaching Champions League finalReal Madrid take on Bayern Munich in the second leg of the Champions League semi-final tonight after the first leg finished in a 2-2 draw at the Allianz Arena.Last week Vinicius Jr was on target twice for Madrid to cancel out goals by Leroy Sane and Harry Kane for Bayern, leaving Thomas Tuchel’s side needing to pull off a win in the Santiago Bernabeu to reach the final. “It’s one of the most difficult stadiums to win in, but not impossible,” Tuchel said yesterday. “Given that they’re at home,…

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 emailsItaly said that planes used by charities to track migrant boats in difficulty would no longer be able to fly from airports on the islands of Sicily, Pantelleria and Lampedusa that are close to the shipping routes.The decision, announced by the Italian Civil Aviation Authority (ENAC), will make it much harder for non-governmental groups like Sea Watch to use its small planes to scour the central Mediterranean for boats in need of rescue.“(This is) an…

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 Malaysia’s FA has recommended players consider hiring bodyguards while Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT) has beefed up security for its squad after their midfielder Safiq Rahim became the third player to be attacked over the last week.Safiq, a former national team captain, had his car windscreen smashed by unknown assailants late on Tuesday.Selangor FC winger Faisal Halim was left in critical condition after being splashed with acid at a shopping mall on Sunday, while national team player Akhyar…

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 emailsRobert Downey Jr is making his Broadway debut in a new play by Pulitzer prize winner Ayad Akhtar.The play, titled McNeal, will see Downey as the eponymous character Jacob McNeal, a writer grappling with “an estranged son, a new novel, old axes to grind and an unhealthy fascination with artificial intelligence”.The play will be directed by Tony winner Bartlett Sher, who helmed To Kill a Mockingbird in 2018.Downey was last seen on stage in 1983…

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 emailsControversial beer boss James Watt is stepping down from the top job of BrewDog 17 years after he co-founded the Scottish brewerMr Watt will hand over the reins to chief operating officer James Arrow, but will remain with the group as a non-executive director on the board and continue to advise the group on strategy.Mr Watt will take on the newly created non-executive role of “captain and co-founder” and retains his 21% shareholding in the…

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planetGet our free Climate emailAround 50 people were trapped inside a FedEx distribution facility after tornadoes swept Michigan and severe storms caused devastation in the US Midwest.Tornadoes ripped through parts of Michigan, Indiana and Ohio on Tuesday night, the National Weather Service said, killing at least one person and destroying dozens of homes.Several parts of Illinois, Kentucky and Missouri were under watch for tornadoes as forecasters warned of looming storms that could stretch over to the next day with the possibility of more twisters and large hail.Two tornadoes whipped…