•Ross Barkley England international Ross Barkley has rejoined Aston Villa, the Premier League club announced today. The former Everton and Chelsea midfielder returns to Villa on a permanent basis from relegated Luton after making 24 appearances for the Birmingham club during a 2020/21 loan spell, reports AFP. “Aston Villa is delighted to annou...
•People hold placards calling for better pay for junior doctors Junior hospital doctors in England began a five-day strike today, a week before a general election in which the state of the publicly funded National Health Service (NHS) is a major issue. It follows nearly a dozen similar protests by doctors below specialist, consultant level [&h...
•England’s forward Harry Kane celebrates scoring his team’s first goal England, France, and Netherlands progressed to the knockout stages of Euro 2024 yesterday after Albania lost 1-0 to Group B winners Spain thanks to an early Ferran Torres goal in Duesseldorf. England have qualified from Group C and France and Netherlands from Group D as [&h...
Polling stations opened across England early today for a host of crunch local elections likely to ratchet up the pressure on embattled Conservative Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. The polls — a mix of council, mayoral and other local contests as well as a parliamentary by-election — are the last major ballot box test before a […]
•Prime Minister Sunak Hospital doctors in England today begin their longest consecutive strike in the seven-decade history of Britain’s National Health Service (NHS). Junior doctors – those below the consultant level – will walk out for six days in a major escalation of their long-running pay dispute with the UK government, reports AFP. The in...
•Demonstrators Hospital doctors in England begin their longest strike action yet today in a move that health bosses fear will pile pressure on services at the busiest time of year. Junior doctors — those below consultant level — join picket lines from 0700 GMT to the same time on Saturday in a major escalation of […]

