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These are the nights Ollie Watkins never imagined were possible.Scoring in a tournament for England? That seemed so far out of reach when he was playing club football in the sixth tier - and still out of the Premier League just four years ago. Now finally at 28, here he was - wearing the Three Lions shirt with tens of millions watching worldwide.And handed his opportunity with nine minutes to […]

England have reached the final of the Euros for the second time in a row after beating the Netherlands 2 - 1 in Dortmund.A last gasp goal from substitute Ollie Watkins secured victory for England in dramatic fashion minutes after Bukayo Saka had an effort ruled offside. England will now face Spain in Sunday's final in Berlin after their best performance of the tournament so far.Three Lions boss Gareth Southgate […]

A major review of UK defence will take place in "less than a year" and tackle some difficult decisions, the new defence secretary has said.John Healey said a top priority for him will be the grinding but crucial work of reforming how the Ministry of Defence and all of its various branches function - something that will take time and "earns you no political bonus points". Politics live:Stamer holds first […]

The family of a three-year-old girl who died after being hit by a car in Fife have settled a civil action against the driver.Robyn Knox was fatally struck by a blue Nissan Micra in Townhill's Main Street on 3 August 2020.She died a short time later at Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy.The driver was never prosecuted, but the family last year appointed a solicitor to pursue a civil action.The case has […]

Members of the public are getting their chance to have their own balcony moment at Buckingham Palace… almost.For the first time ever the centre room behind the palace's famous balcony will open to groups of visitors. Next week, ticket holders will have the opportunity to look around the room where the royal family gather on big occasions before stepping out to see the public.But rather than being allowed out onto […]

Sir Keir Starmer will tell NATO allies that the UK has a "cast iron commitment" to lifting the UK's defence spending to 2.5% of GDP, but is refusing to honour this pledge in his first term in government.The new Labour prime minister said en route to his first international summit since his landslide election win last week that the UK "must make sure we are ready to defend ourselves" as […]

ScotRail is set to slash hundreds of services as part of a temporary timetable due to staff shortages amid a row over pay.Around 600 services will be affected from Wednesday, with the rail operator claiming the move will "provide greater certainty and reliability" for customers instead of late-notice cancellations. It comes after four unions - ASLEF, RMT, TSSA and Unite - rejected a pay offer last week.Train drivers' union ASLEF […]

A man who died after his car came off a motorway and crashed down an embankment following a police chase has been named.Declan Connell, 27, was driving a white Vauxhall Corsa southbound on the M9 when the incident happened between junctions 8 and 9 in the Stirling area at around 11.50am on Sunday. Emergency services attended but Mr Connell, from Falkirk, was pronounced dead at the scene.His family has asked […]

Inspectors have described the "worst conditions they have ever seen in immigration detention" inside a centre near Heathrow in west London.Chief inspector of prisons Charlie Taylor was so concerned by what he found during the visit in February that he wrote to then Home Secretary James Cleverly but received no reply. The visit to Harmondsworth Immigration Removal Centre revealed "chaos" that was "truly shocking", including violence and drug taking.There had […]