Author: Darren Smith

Thomas Tuchel says England have been treated with respect in Mexico City despite security concerns around the team hotel, as his side prepare to face co-hosts Mexico in a last-16 tie at the world-famous Estadio Azteca. Thomas Tuchel has brushed aside concerns over England’s reception in Mexico ahead of Sunday’s World Cup last-16 clash with co-hosts Mexico, insisting the experience has been “nicer than I expected” and that home supporters have been “friendly and respectful”. The match kicks off at 18:00 local time on Sunday, which is 01:00 BST on Monday, and will be shown live on BBC One, iPlayer…

Mohamed Hany left motionless after collision before returning to pitch — only to turn ball into his own net.Egypt defender Mohamed Hany endured a torrid few minutes at the World Cup, first appearing to lose consciousness following a heavy collision, before recovering to play on and then scoring an own goal against Australia. The frightening incident occurred in the 48th minute, as Australia worked the ball back into the box following a recycled free kick. Hany collided with Australian player Metcalfe and went down, lying motionless on his back and appearing to have lost consciousness. Medical staff sprinted onto the…

Fairlane Town Center evacuated as police and state troopers respond to gunfire; witnesses describe scenes of panic.Multiple people have been shot at Fairlane Town Center in Dearborn, Michigan, according to sources who spoke to Britannia Daily, as police continue to investigate an active and ongoing incident at the shopping centre. Officers from Dearborn Police were seen at the mall, located near Evergreen Road and Michigan Avenue, from around 2pm on Friday, 3 July. Michigan State Police are also at the scene. The mall has since been evacuated. Television cameras captured at least one person being loaded into an ambulance, though…

Sultani Bakatash convicted after plying teenagers with alcohol before assaulting them at his flat A man has been convicted of raping two 14-year-old girls he lured to his flat in Bolton after contacting them on social media. Sultani Bakatash, 29, was found guilty of two counts of rape following a trial at Bolton Crown Court. He is yet to be sentenced. The court heard that the two victims had been messaging Bakatash online before arranging to meet him in Bolton on 6 December 2025. He took them back to his flat, where he encouraged them to keep drinking alcohol until…

Trial collapses as jury rejects claims trio helped gunman who killed journalist during 2019 Derry riot Three men have been acquitted of murdering journalist Lyra McKee, more than seven years after she was shot dead during rioting in Derry/Londonderry. Ms McKee, 29, died after being struck in the head as a masked gunman opened fire in the direction of police officers amid disorder in the Creggan area of the city in April 2019. She was not the target of the attack but was standing nearby when the shot was fired. Paul McIntyre, Peter Cavanagh and Jordan Devine, all from Derry/Londonderry,…

Three men have been charged with people smuggling offences after a boat was spotted depositing migrants onto a beach in Holland-on-Sea, near Clacton — the Essex constituency represented by Reform UK leader Nigel Farage. Polish nationals Konrad Dabrowski, 25, and Damian Ciuron, 41, both from Bradford, were arrested by Essex Police at the shoreline on Wednesday 1 July after officers observed a vessel dropping people off at the beach. Christian Albano, 45, an Italian national, was subsequently detained at sea by the Border Security Command, supported by HM Coastguard, for the same alleged offence. All three were questioned by the…

Millions of Americans have been urged to remain indoors on Friday as a dangerous combination of wildfire smoke, ground-level ozone and fine particle pollution spread across 16 states, with health authorities warning the contaminated air poses serious risks to breathing and could trigger asthma attacks. The National Weather Service issued the alerts covering Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island. Depending on location, warnings range from single-day advisories to alerts lasting through Sunday night. Authorities across the affected states are advising residents to keep windows…

A woman who murdered her 84-year-old husband with a small paring knife and told police he must have stumbled and fallen onto the blade while carrying her lunch tray has been jailed for life with a minimum of 12 years, after a jury rejected her account of an accident for the second time. Daryl Berman, 72, was convicted of murdering retired businessman David Berman at their £500,000 detached home in Butterstile Lane, Prestwich, Greater Manchester, on 13 March last year. A first jury was unable to reach a verdict, but following a retrial last month she was found guilty of…

Vickrum Digwa, the man jailed for life for stabbing 18-year-old student Henry Nowak to death in Southampton, has applied to the Court of Appeal in a bid to quash his murder conviction and reduce his sentence — a move that comes as newly released footage shows him lying to police as his victim lay dying metres away. Digwa, 23, was sentenced to life with a minimum of 21 years after stabbing Henry five times with a 21cm ceremonial blade in December 2025. The sentence had already been referred to the Court of Appeal under the unduly lenient scheme by Solicitor…

Tens of thousands of migrants have fled South Africa after gangs issued death threats to the country’s estimated ten million foreign nationals, demanding all undocumented migrants leave by a 30 June deadline or face being hunted down and killed. The anti-migrant group March by March had set the deadline weeks in advance, triggering waves of violence across major cities including Johannesburg, Durban and Pietermaritzburg. While some demonstrations remained peaceful, others descended into looting, riots and clashes with police, resulting in more than 900 arrests. South African police have confirmed the deaths of at least four people — one Malawian, two…