England

The government's squeeze on poorer households means that now, shockingly, even social housing is unaffordable for some households on benefits. Our annual Homelessness Monitor report, published on 12 April by Crisis and the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, finds that councils across the country ...

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is now a major doubt to play in a potential Champions League final and feature at World Cup 2018 for England having picked up a "really bad" knee injury in Liverpool's 5-2 win over Roma. The England midfielder has been in fine form for the Reds in recent weeks, playing a huge ...

Undergraduate degrees where students live away from home for three years “should not be the norm” for universities, England's universities minister has said. Giving evidence to the House of Commons Education Committee's inquiry into value for money at universities on 24 April, Sam Gyimah said that he ...

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A pay deal for NHS workers in Scotland will ensure they earn at least as much as their counterparts elsewhere in the UK, the Scottish government has said. A deal struck in England will see NHS staff there given pay rises of at least 6.5% over three years. Scotland's health secretary, Shona Robison, said ...

James Vince is not playing, Stokes can't bowl so Overton is the extra bowler. Mike Atherton believes New Zealand want to attack England's reshaped batting order that's why Williamson has elected to bowl. Bj Watling is back for the Kiwis, while Todd Astle gets his chance as he replaces the injured Mitchell ...

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In line with this new integrated approach, England National Selector James Whitaker will step down from his role at the end of March. An England selector for a decade and National Selector since 2013, his selection duties have encompassed four Ashes series wins, Test series wins in India and South Africa and victory in ...

Schools should promote celibacy and abstinence as "positive life choices", the Church of England says. The act of refraining from sexual activity is part of the Church's advice for sex education lessons. In a blog post, it also says pupils should be taught the importance of "trust, loyalty and fidelity" in ...

Head coach Bobby Crutchley said: “We couldn't be more excited for the Commonwealth Games in Australia where there is a lot of interest in the sport and to joining up with Team England. As a squad we have been training very hard and very well and we are very much looking forward to building on what ...

France jailed both Russia and England fans in the immediate aftermath of the Euro 2016 violence in the southern French city, and deported more than 20 others. The police officer credited with helping to save Mr Bache's life in 2016 said people had described the scene as being similar to a zombie film.

Eddie Jones believes despite two 'very painful' defeats which ended England's two year Six Nations reign they can learn from the experience and bounce back. The 58-year-old Australian - who prior to the Six Nations had suffered just the one defeat since taking over after the 2015 World Cup debacle ...

Phil Neville answered critics with a win in his first match as England's women's coach. England routed France 4-1 on Thursday in the opener of the SheBelieves Cup with Fran Kirby setting up the first goal for Toni Duggan and then slotting in the fourth herself. "We're in a bit of a transition, with a new ...

Snow days, if not spent panic-buying milk, harnessing your neighbour's St Bernard to a sleigh or sliding down a hill on a bin bag, are probably best spent erecting figures - whether they be the traditional carrot-nosed snowman or a more ambitious attempt to sculpt the cast of Game of Thrones chilling out at ...

Learning about finances is as important as learning about sex, the Church of England has said. In a submission to the Government's review of PSHE and sex education in schools, the Church warned that financial knowledge was being neglected in favour of sex education. A joint response to the ...

Bitcoin hit almost $20,000 before Christmas, before crashing. It has since recovered to $11,000. Photograph: Artyom Geodakyan/Tass. The Bank of England has warned that bitcoin faces a regulatory crackdown, warning that “inherently risky” cryptocurrencies are failing to fulfil their most basic function as ...

A mystery pornography troll has targeted Church of England primary school staff in a year-long hate campaign. Workers' pictures have been taken from social media and used to create false profiles on pornography websites and adult escorting profiles. At least three staff have been targeted at St John's in ...

England need to win those to bring some energy and positivity back. If you look elsewhere, the story is no better. The under-19s finished seventh at their World Cup. Afghanistan, by contrast, reached the semi-final. When you weigh up how much money England spend on preparing their young players ...

A suspension placed on Stokes by the England and Wales Cricket Board after his arrest on 25 September in Bristol meant he played no part in the Ashes, with Jimmy Anderson acting as Root's deputy for the five-Test series against Australia. After Stokes returned to international duty for the one-day series ...