Archive 2022/12/17

• Man charged with murders of NHS nurse and her two young children in Kettering
• Nurses threaten fresh strikes if ministers fail to meet new deadline
• Defence chief says troops are not ‘spare capacity’ as ministers draft strike cover
• Mark Selby to face Luca Brecel in English Open final
• Gareth Southgate decides to continue as England manager – reports
• Hamza Yassin and Jowita Przystal are named winners of Strictly 2022
• Libya militia ‘held Lockerbie suspect before handover to US’
• Leo Varadkar pledges humility and resolve as he becomes Irish premier again
• Norwich boss Dean Smith: I can’t control whether I stay here or not
• Environmental activists removed from Heston Blumenthal restaurant
• Blackburn close in on automatic promotion places with Norwich win
• Neighbour ‘heard scream’ on road where two young boys were found dead
• Darren Moore urges Sheffield Wednesday to keep fighting after Oxford stalemate
• I want more – Paul Warne demands better from Derby despite 4-0 win
• Thousands without water and 100 properties flooded after mains burst in London
• Martin Canning: Stoke’s win gave under-the-weather boss Alex Neil a lift
• Sunderland’s Elliot Embleton taken to hospital with ‘bad injury’ after red card
• Gareth Ainsworth delighted as Wycombe knock Ipswich off summit with win
• Carlos Corberan satisfied as upwardly mobile West Brom win again
• Vincent Kompany impressed by Manuel Benson’s game-changing reaction to mistake
• Luka Modric still keen to play on for Croatia after World Cup third place
• I saw some stuff I didn’t like: Russell Martin unhappy despite Swansea fightback
• Neil Critchley praises QPR players after win at Preston in first game in charge
• Around 350 homes suffer sixth day without power
• It was clear as day – Mark Hudson unhappy with Gary Madine stamp
• MK Dons interim boss Dean Lewington not keen on role after win at Portsmouth
• Ian Evatt hails in-form Dion Charles after Bolton beat Exeter
• Woman who died after crowd crush outside O2 Academy Brixton was mother of two
• Oppenheimer was wrongly stripped of security clearance, says US
• Michael Duff happy with Barnsley effort after Burton plans disrupted by illness
• Emergency service taking calls about children playing on frozen ponds and lakes
• Slaven Bilic praises two-goal hero Joao Pedro as Watford see off Huddersfield
• Hearts boss Robbie Neilson hails ‘clever’ Lawrence Shankland after brace
• Richie Wellens hails high-flying Leyton Orient’s professionalism in Sutton win
• Steven Schumacher pleased to see Plymouth return to the top of the table
• Joey Barton describes Bristol Rovers attack ‘as good as any’ in League One
• Actress who starred in Oscar-winning film arrested by Iranian authorities
• Katherine Jenkins reunited with lost luggage before singing at Pope’s concert
• Scott Lindsey proud of Swindon after beating off illness to see off Barrow
• Callum Davidson hails St Johnstone character after hitting back for Dingwall win
• Promotion contenders FC Edinburgh and Montrose play out draw
• Cameron Dawson saves late penalty as Sheffield Wednesday record Oxford stalemate
• Devante Cole bags brace as Barnsley see off Burton
• Budget overstated public spending increases, says think tank
• Brandon Hanlan effort enough as Wycombe victory knocks Ipswich off top spot
• Raith held by second-bottom Arbroath
• Ozan Tufan earns Hull late point against 10-man Sunderland
• Partick pull off big win over leaders Ayr
• Neil Critchley makes winning start as QPR boss with victory over Preston
• Plymouth reclaim pole position with home defeat of Morecambe
• Louis Reed secures Swindon much-needed win at Barrow
• Manuel Benson brace helps Burnley hit back to beat Boro and go six points clear
• Pay deal in Wales ‘shows Westminster Government is odd one out in rail dispute’
• Swansea stage stunning fightback as Liam Cullen earns draw at Coventry
• Gary Madine nets equaliser for Blackpool against his former club Cardiff
• Bradley Johnson and Jack Tucker on target as struggling MK Dons beat Portsmouth
• Leyton Orient move seven points clear with home win against Sutton
• John Marquis at the double as Bristol Rovers beat Charlton
• West Brom see off Rotherham to maintain winning run
• Joao Pedro bags brace as Watford move third after seeing off lowly Huddersfield
• Ali Crawford double earns St Johnstone comeback victory over 10-man Ross County
• Gosden: Frankie is bowing out the right way – stylishly and at the top
• Luke Modric helps Croatia to third place at Qatar World Cup
• David McGoldrick hits hat-trick as Derby thump Forest Green
• Jacob Brown earns Stoke victory as they come from behind to beat Bristol City
• Dion Charles shines as Bolton ease past Exeter
• Lawrence Shankland at the double as Hearts see off Kilmarnock
• SNP to hold ‘Democracy Scotland’ conference on how to secure independence
• Cochrane: The hardest part is coming up for Frankie
• Rail passengers hit by disruption on last weekend before Christmas
• O’Brien hails ‘incredible’ Dettori on news of impending retirement
• Ange Postecoglou hails ‘outstanding’ Callum McGregor after Celtic beat Aberdeen
• Something To Talk About songwriter Shirley Eikhard dies aged 67
• Blank day of racing after Lingfield and Chelmsford abandoned
• Asake ‘devastated’ after woman dies in crowd crush outside O2 Academy Brixton
• Bin Suroor: Frankie was something special from the start
• Temperatures to jump to as high as 14C on Monday after cold snap
• Hopes high for John Durkan card at Punchestown
• Dubai Millennium the best of a brilliant Godolphin bunch for Dettori
• World Cup glory beckons – the key talking points ahead of the final
• Frankie Dettori: Career in pictures
• Part of haul from 2019 German museum jewellery heist recovered
• Frankie Dettori and the unforgettable ‘Magnificent Seven’
• Callum McGregor marks his comeback with late winner as Celtic down Aberdeen
• Dettori: A magical career never far away from the headlines
• Hugo Lloris expects France to be fighting fit for World Cup final despite virus
• Malaysia landslide death toll rises to 24
• Woman dies following crowd crush at Brixton concert
• ‘It will be very hard to let go’ -Frankie Dettori to retire at the end of 2023
• Livingston-Dundee United clash among host of Scottish league fixtures called off
• I didn’t sleep at all last night – Rehan Ahmed enjoys England debut to remember
• Sunak scraps Truss taskforce aimed at striking long-term energy deals
• From Markofdistinction to Enable and so many in between
• Frankie Dettori to retire at the end of 2023
• Ireland’s Dail backs nomination of Leo Varadkar as taoiseach
• Messi v Hernandez and Mbappe v Molina – The key World Cup final battles
• Rehan Ahmed stars on historic Test debut as England bowl out Pakistan for 304
• Sinn Fein says it is time for a general election, not a switch of taoiseach
• Weather rips through UK sporting schedule
• Melbourne derby abandoned as goalkeeper hit by metal bucket in ‘shocking scenes’
• Residents evacuated after burst water main floods London street
• Deal reached for new non-Russian power source for Europe
• Rehan Ahmed’s England debut ‘the best moment’ of dad Naeem’s life
• Micheal Martin resigns as taoiseach ahead of power handover to Leo Varadkar
• US company to send team to look into Berlin aquarium rupture
• Karim Benzema return ruled out by France boss Didier Deschamps ahead of final
• More than 7,500 cases of scarlet fever, with numbers expected to rise
• Chancellor to set out ‘more details’ on business energy support next week
• Dead boy pulled from rubble of latest Russian strike on Ukraine
• Micheal Martin, seen as sincere and a steady pair of hands, steps aside
• Lingfield falls to the freeze after second inspection
• Il Est Francais sticking to challenges in France for now
• Germany protest, Dave the cat and Messi magic – Qatar World Cup in pictures
• Shocks and sparkling skills fail to mask flaws at controversial Qatar World Cup
• Richarlison dazzles and Salem Al Dawsari delights – best goals of the World Cup
• Wales inquest under way after overdue World Cup campaign ends with a whimper
• Rehan Ahmed claims his first Test wicket with Pakistan on 204 for five at tea
• Tony Hudgell’s mother ‘disappointed’ after failed bid to delay abuser’s release
• The Government’s list of tips to save money on energy bills
• Further inspection called for meeting at Lingfield
• Rehan Ahmed straight in as England strike before lunch to leave Pakistan 117-3
• Cold and ice warnings before blizzards sweep in, forecasters warn
• Pair arrested in relation to deaths of two children were known to both boys
• Today at the World Cup: Morocco look to end on high and France hit by illness
• What the papers say – December 17
• Strikes putting cancer survival rates at risk, charity boss warns MPs
• Railway workers continue with 48-hour strike over pay and conditions
• Leo Varadkar set to return as Ireland’s premier
• What is the situation in the UK with flu this winter?
• SNP MP urges Sunak to back special tribunal into Russian invasion of Ukraine
• Every care home in England visited by coronavirus and flu vaccine teams – NHS