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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 England’s full squad trained on the eve of the Euro 2024 semi-final against the Netherlands.Gareth Southgate’s side are preparing for their third semi-final appearance in four major tournaments as they seek to reach the country’s first men’s final on foreign soil.England face Ronald Koeman’s Netherlands at Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund and all 26 players trained on Tuesday lunchtime ahead of making the trip from their Blankenhain base.https://x.com/England/status/1810618813190127962Harry Kane was among those in action having been substituted…

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 person of interest has been arrested after a woman’s body was found dumped in a sleeping bag among trash bags in a Manhattan street.Zameen Williams, 31, was shot in the head before being wrapped in a plastic bag and put in a sleeping bag, according to the NYPD. Her body was discovered on Friday.Surveillance video had captured a man in an electric wheelchair dragging her body to the spot where it was left among the…

French Fans React To Euro Penalty Shootout Win Paving Way To Semi-finalSign 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 Spain take on France in a heavyweight battle in the first semi-final at Euro 2024, with the winner taking a place in the final in Berlin on Sunday 14 July. La Roja battled past hosts Germany in an entertaining quarter-final in Stuttgart, with a 119th-minute Mikel Merino header giving them their place in the last four after an enthralling game. Les Bleus fared a little worse…

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailDespite attempting to dig himself out of the political crisis that has engulfed him since his debate debacle, Joe Biden appears to become more entrenched with every swipe of the shovel.Eleven House Democrats – six publicly, five privately – have so far called on the president to drop out of the race for the White House, as of Tuesday. At least 18 current and former senior party members have publicly raised doubts over whether the 81-year-old could defeat…

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 Craig Bellamy has been appointed as Wales’ new head coach after the Football Association of Wales (FAW) parted ways with previous boss Rob Page last month. The 44-year-old will leave his role at Burnley where he had been acting head coach before Scott Parker’s appointment last week, and will take up his position with the national team ahead of the resumption of the Nations League this September. During his playing career Bellamy made 78 appearances for Wales,…

England fans throw drinks after Saka scores equaliser in Euro match against SwitzerlandEuro 2024 is entering its final week and only four nations remain involved – with England still one of them following a dramatic penalty shootout victory over Switzerland in Dusseldorf. Gareth Southgate had to turn to his substitutes and squad players to get them a late equaliser and subsequent win from 12 yards, with Trent Alexander-Arnold drilling in the decisive effort.Now they’ll face Netherlands in the last four after their comeback win over Turkey – while Spain and France will meet in the other semi-final.Gareth Southgate spoke after…

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the worldSign up to our free Morning Headlines emailThames Water has confirmed it paid two fresh dividends worth £158.3 million in March, as the heavily indebted company said it is unlikely to raise fresh funds before December.The water company, which is creaking under a debt pile of more than £15 billion, said it paid the dividends to help fund two of its holding companies, Kemble Eurobond and Thames Water Limited, which are in financial trouble.Ofwat has already said it is “minded” to take action against Thames Water for…

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 emailsAt least 41 people have been killed and around 190 injured as Russia fired more than 40 missiles across Ukraine in what is one of the deadliest attacks In the capital of Kyiv, a children’s hospital where many patients were being treated for cancer, as well as a maternity ward nearby, were both hit by missiles. It was Russia’s heaviest bombardment of the city in almost four months, hitting seven of the city’s 10 districts.…

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 Around the England camp, the players know not to even indulge the idea that Euro 2024 has handed them a “forgiving draw”. Gareth Southgate has already bristled at the idea in press conferences, so it’s easy to imagine the attitude with the squad.Players being players, though, one or two can’t help talking about how they would rather not have faced Spain or France yet. That isn’t to disrespect Netherlands, but Ronald Koeman’s team clearly aren’t comparable to…

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 emailsVisitors at an Australian wildlife national park were left alarmed after a crocodile attempted to scale the fence that separated the animal from its feeders.The reptile, named One Eye, managed to get the top part of its body over the fence at the Malcolm Douglas Crocodile Park near Broome but struggled to push itself up fully due to its short legs.A TikTok video of this incident, posted on 1 July, has been shared widely.Sophia Armstrong,…