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Manchester United duo Christian Eriksen and Rasmus Hojlund face spells on the sidelines following their withdrawal from Denmark’s squad for the upcoming Euro 2024 qualifiers. United’s 1-0 victory over Luton ahead of the international break was soured slightly by injuries to midfielder Eriksen and forward Hojlund, who both limped off the pitch at Old Trafford on Saturday. They have pulled out of Denmark’s fixtures against Slovenia on Friday and Northern

UK wage growth has edged back from record highs but earnings are outstripping inflation at the fastest pace for two years, according to official figures. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said average regular earnings, excluding bonuses, increased by 7.7% in the three months to September, down from an upwardly revised and record high of 7.9% in the previous three months. The data showed that wages rose 1% after taking

Nigel Farage says he is sure he will be able to survive the I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! jungle because he is “used to dealing with snakes and other horrible reptiles” – both in the European Parliament in Brussels and at Westminster. The former Ukip and Brexit Party leader said he has been training for the ITV reality show for the past five days by abstaining from

The King’s 75th birthday will be a working day for the monarch marked by gun salutes across the capital. Charles will officially launch the Coronation Food Project with the Queen which aims to bridge the gap between food waste and food need. The royal couple will visit a surplus food distribution centre outside London and meet staff and volunteers to hear about the ways in which food waste can be

A parole hearing for one of the killers of two-year-old James Bulger will take place behind closed doors over the next two days. The oral hearing to decide whether Jon Venables can be released after his latest sentence for possessing child abuse images is due to take place on Tuesday and Wednesday. Chair of the Parole Board for England and Wales Caroline Corby ruled that proceedings should take place in private, in

Britain’s new Foreign Secretary David Cameron will need little introduction to world leaders, diplomats and voters. The former prime minister has returned to frontline politics, joining Rishi Sunak’s Cabinet seven years after his failure to win the 2016 Brexit referendum effectively cut short his political career. The last image of Mr Cameron most voters will remember was outside Number 10, announcing his resignation the morning after millions of Britons voted

That's according to regulator OFGEM Energy regulator Ofgem has unveiled a plan to eliminate “zombie” wind and solar farms which are holding up the rollout of renewable electricity. A new queueing system will allow the company that runs the grid to kick unserious potential developers out of the queue if they do not meet key milestones. Serious developers have complained for years about the time it takes to get a

Royal Mail has been fined £5.6 million by regulator Ofcom for a “significant” failure to meet its postal delivery targets in the past financial year. Ofcom imposed the penalty following an investigation launched in May after Royal Mail fell short of its performance targets across the 2022 to 2023 financial year for first and second class mail deliveries. Some 73.7% of first class mail was delivered within one working day

British holidaymakers increasingly chose staycations this year amid wildfires across Europe and soaring air fares, with domestic trips proving popular again for 2024, according to accommodation search website Trivago. The group’s recently appointed chief executive Johannes Thomas said UK hotel bookings in the third and fourth quarters of the year are dominated by domestic destinations. The rising cost of flights has been a big factor in the increasing popularity of