Prince Andrew has been accused of "victim blaming" and "gaslighting" after his lawyers asked for Virginia Giuffre's mental health records - including confidential notes from her counselling sessions.

The British man who was shot dead after taking four people hostage at a Texas synagogue has been named by the FBI as Malik Faisal Akram.

Joe Root says he wants to stay on as England Test captain after the 4-0 Ashes defeat by Australia - but admits the decision could be taken out of his hands.

Lord Myners, a Treasury minister under former prime minister Gordon Brown, has died aged 73.

England, Wales and Northern Ireland have recorded 70,924 COVID cases and 88 coronavirus-related deaths in the latest 24-hour period.

Former England captain Sir Alastair Cook says the 4-0 Ashes thrashing suffered by Joe Root’s side in Australia “has to be our rock bottom” after another dismal collapse to end the series.

Everton have sacked manager Rafael Benitez after just six-and-a-half months in charge following Saturday's 2-1 defeat at Norwich.

The culture secretary has said the next announcement about the BBC licence fee "will be the last", amid reports it will be frozen for the next two years.

A former executive at Farfetch, the online luxury fashion platform, is a contender to become the next boss of ASOS, the £2.3bn digital retailer.

The culture secretary has seemingly confirmed reports that ministers will unveil a two-year freeze for the BBC licence fee this week.