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This year’s Women’s Tour is at risk of cancellation if fresh sponsorship cannot be found. Britain’s longest-running major international stage race, which counts Lizzie Deignan, Marianne Vos and Elisa Longo Borghini as former winners, is in peril after the loss of key partners has left a £500,000 shortfall in funding. Organisers Sweetspot announced the route for this June’s race on Thursday but also warned the popular event “urgently requires additional

Dogs donned bright coats and knitted hats as they battled the snow to be named best in show at Crufts. Annual dog show Crufts, which is taking place between March 9 and 12 this year, welcomed back to the ring a host of animals, all vying to take home the win. In a bid to impress judges, the furry competitors turned up to the event in their finest outfits. One

Snowstorms are due to affect large parts of England after the coldest March temperature in more than a decade was recorded overnight. The Met Office has issued an amber warning for “strong winds bringing blizzard conditions” and up to 16in (40cm) of snow for an area stretching from Stoke-on-Trent to Durham. The alert, which warns of likely “significant disruption” to transport, power lines and phone network coverage, lasts for 21

The number of people in England waiting to start hospital treatment has returned to record levels, though times for the longest waits have improved, figures show. Ambulance and A&E performance has held steady, despite the NHS continuing to face pressures from bed shortages, winter viruses and strike action. The proportion of cancer patients receiving their first treatment within two months of an urgent GP referral has dropped to a record

Supermarkets have started to drop customer limits on buying certain fresh fruit and vegetables as supply issues that led to widespread shortages begin to ease. Asda confirmed it had removed limits of three on cucumbers, lettuce, salad bags, broccoli, cauliflower and raspberries, leaving restrictions of three on just tomatoes and peppers. The supermarket said availability overall had improved as expected, and supplies of tomatoes and peppers were also expected to

The royal family’s official website has been updated to reflect the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s children’s new titles, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet. Harry and Meghan’s youngsters became a prince and princess on the accession of their grandfather the King six months ago, but the Sussexes publicly used Lili’s title for the first time on Wednesday when announcing their daughter’s christening. Archie and Lili are now listed on royal.uk’s

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The Gunners take on Sporting Lisbon in the Europa League on Thursday Mikel Arteta has refused to confirm if Gabriel Jesus has travelled for Arsenal’s Europa League last-16 first-leg clash with Sporting. The Brazil forward has not featured since requiring surgery on a knee injury suffered at the World Cup but has recently returned to training. A potential return date has been a closely-guarded secret within London Colney and Arteta

They lost 1-nil on aggregate to AC Milan Tottenham’s season plunged to new depths after they were dumped out of the Champions League following a 1-0 aggregate defeat to AC Milan. In a week that saw them knocked out of the FA Cup to Championship side Sheffield United and then lose ground in the Premier League top-four race with defeat to relegation-threatened Wolves, Spurs were unable to overturn their first-leg

The Social Market Federation report shows police pay has lagged almost 20% behind inflation since 2000 The Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) has demanded a 17% pay increase for officers, suggesting salaries are negatively affected by restrictions on their right to strike. It warned the Government could “no longer sit by and ignore our members’ basic needs” as it called for the rise on Wednesday. The PFEW, which