West Ham set to axe Tim Steidten after freezing him out of transfer plans
West Ham are finalising the departure of their technical director, Tim Steidten, after freezing him out of their transfer plans. Steidten arrived at the club
UK climate and nature bill dropped after deal with Labour backbenchers
Ministers have seen off a bill that would have made the UK’s climate and environment targets legally binding, after promising Labour backbenchers that they would
Manchester United consider £33m move for Lecce wing-back Patrick Dorgu
Manchester United are targeting Lecce’s Patrick Dorgu, with the Italian club’s asking price for the 20-year-old wing-back believed to be around €40m (£33.7m). The fee
Scottish secretary becomes first cabinet minister to take full paternity leave
Ian Murray, the Scottish secretary, is to become the first cabinet minister to take full paternity leave as Labour prepares to roll out new workplace
Family of man killed by police in Redditch say officers ‘had no mercy’
The family of Marcus Meade, who was shot and killed by police on Christmas Eve while thought to be having a mental health crisis, have
Post your questions for Mike Scott of the Waterboys
No strangers to an ambitious vision, the Waterboys’ 16th album, Life, Death and Dennis Hopper, tells the story of the Easy Rider director-star and outsider
Police request transcripts from Prince Harry’s case against owner of the Sun
The Met police have requested transcripts of the pre-trial hearings in Prince Harry’s phone-hacking case against Rupert Murdoch’s newspaper empire, the Guardian can reveal, as
Ange Postecoglou’s diminishing returns threaten more than just Australian pride | John Duerden
It is not just Australian fans hoping that Ange Postecoglou can turn things around in North London. Bar owners in South Korea have fingers crossed
Australian Open 2025 week two action – in pictures
Novak Djokovic of Serbia addresses media regarding his refusal to speak to Channel Nine presenter Jim Courier after his victory against Tomáš Macháč. Photograph: James
Joey Barton kicked wife in head during drunken row at home, court told
The former footballer Joey Barton pushed his wife to the floor before kicking her in the head during a drunken row at their family home,