Ben Stokes has distanced himself from the role of England captain, insisting Joe Root and head coach Chris Silverwood maintain the full support of the team following their defeat to Australia in The Ashes.

A yellow weather warning for thunderstorms in the south of England has now expired.

Brentford FC says a supporter has been arrested for allegedly using racist and homophobic language towards a Manchester City player during Wednesday's game.

A life-saving defibrillator that was stolen from an ambulance service at the scene of an incident has been returned thanks to a social media appeal.

Police are calling for witnesses after a 74-year-old man died when his electric scooter collided with two parked cars.

Twitter has permanently suspended the personal account of US politician Marjorie Taylor Greene for repeated violations of its COVID-19 misinformation policy.

An unidentified person has crossed the demilitarised zone into North Korea.

Graeme Souness says Romelu Lukaku must apologise to his team-mates after comments he made in an interview led to Thomas Tuchel dropping the striker from Chelsea's squad for their huge Super Sunday clash with Liverpool.

England and Wales reported 137,583 new COVID cases and 73 coronavirus-related deaths in the latest 24-hour period, according to official data.

Cutting COVID-19 isolation to five days would be "counterproductive" and exacerbate staffing shortages, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has warned.