Something went wrong, please try again later. Invalid email Something went wrong, please try again later. Sign up for our daily newsletter to get the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inboxSomething went wrong, please try again later. "Manchester United are not the club they once were," he said speaking to Betfair. Casemiro's former Madrid teammate, Raphael Varane, will definitely leave Manchester United this summer after his contract is set to expire at the end of June.

Police in Slough have appealed for witnesses to a robbery involving a knife on Thursday evening (May 16). A knife was shown and a bag handed over to the robbers before they ran away towards Slough train station. Police have described the first male as wearing a green/grey hooded jacket, blue skinny jeans, white socks and black trainers. The other wore a white cap, a dark hooded jacket, dark tracksuit bottoms and black slider-style shoes with white stripes. Investigating officer DI Ryan Powell, based at Slough police station, said: “I am appealing for anyone with information about this incident to please get in touch.

Central Afghanistan's Ghor province has been hit by deadly floods, which authorities say have killed at least 50 people. The flooding was triggered by heavy rain, which caused widespread property damage, swept away homes and left dozens missing

Bird flu has crossed over to cows in AmericaAn urgent warning has been raised over bird flu potentially returning to British shores. Experts are saying one thing which could bring bird flu back to Britain and potentially see a pandemic in humans is the drinking of unpasteurised milk. He said it was bad enough when people were drinking it amid concerns it could contain listeria, now he says it could pass on a bird flu pandemic in humans with a death rate of 50 percent. Bird flu has crossed over to cows in AmericaBird flu has already become a pandemic in birds with stretches of dead birds covering beaches across South America, where they died in their thousands. Professor Wendy Barclay, chair in influenza virology at Imperial College London, told the Times the UK was on "high alert".

The safeguarding of the North’s human rights standards in the Belfast Agreement was copper-fastened in the Brexit deal, but repeated suggestions that the UK might withdraw from the European Court of Human Rights have caused alarm with human rights groups. “I have been consistently clear that the commitments in the Belfast Agreement should be interpreted as they were always intended, and not expanded to cover issues like illegal migration,” he insists, like Boris Johnson, retrospectively reinterpreting the agreement. Irish and British cases now before the domestic courts will lean on similar arguments to challenge government failures on the issue. The EU has insisted that if the UK withdraws it would terminate this part of the agreement, effectively stopping, for example, extradition of criminal suspects to face trial in the UK. A knee-jerk nationalist rejection of this “foreign court” by the UK would set a terrible example to autocracies, undermining an important pillar of the universalist defence of human rights.

Police in Slough have brought in extra stop and search powers after a robbery which left a boy needing hospital treatment. The boy, in his late teens, was hospitalised after he suffered a cut to his leg during a robbery near Ferrers Close where his bag and e-scooter were taken. The order gives police a right to stop and search people in a specific area without needing reasonable grounds. Inspector Rupinder Gill, based at Slough police station, said: “Officers will continue to have extra stop and search powers whilst we investigate this incident. The area covered by the Section 60 order

A British wildlife conservation group has said it had uncovered thousands of breaches of animal welfare standards at zoos across Europe, and urged improvements – including UK zoos. According to the Aspinall Foundation, a Kent-based charity – there were more than 3,000 breaches of standards which are set by the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA). Their aim is to ensure its member zoos and aquariums:maintain the highest standards of care and population management. UK zoos: causing animals to mentally and physically sufferOnly recently, the Canary reported on the failings of Sea Life in their care of Penguins. The Times noted that of UK zoos, Colchester Zoo had 17 breaches, whilst Chester had 12.

Picture book author and illustrator Chloe Inkpen brought entertaining and interactive storytelling to Diss Corn Hall last Saturday – to the delight of watching families. Sophie Scott, from Diss Corn Hall said: “It was wonderful to welcome Chloe to the Corn Hall on Saturday. Pictures: Gary DonnisonChloe and some of the children showing their creations from the Diss Corn Hall show. Pictures: Gary DonnisonChloe Inkpen at the Diss Corn Hall. Pictures: Gary DonnisonChloe Inkpen brought plenty of laughs to the event.

Read our privacy policy Thanks for signing up to theBreaking News email {{ #verifyErrors }} {{ message }} {{ /verifyErrors }} {{ ^verifyErrors }} Something went wrong. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }}Max Verstappen saw off McLaren’s challenge to match Ayrton Senna’s record of eight consecutive pole positions for Sunday’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. At the Imola venue which claimed Senna’s life 30 years ago, Verstappen’s drew level with the great Brazilian. However, Piastri was dropped three places for Sunday’s grid after blocking Haas’s Kevin Magnussen in Q1. Follow latest updates from the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix with The Independent

Getty Images Copyright: Getty ImagesRed Bull’s Max Verstappen beat McLaren’s Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris in a tight battle for pole position at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. Verstappen was just 0.074 seconds quicker than Piastri, who pipped Norris by 0.017secs with the final lap of the session. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc was fourth, 0.224secs behind Verstappen, but 0.263secs quicker than team-mate Carlos Sainz who is right behind him. Mercedes’ George Russell took sixth ahead of RB’s Yuki Tsunoda and the second Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton. Read the full report here

The list features companies that have “found innovative ways to keep staff motivated” and where employees have a host of perks. It features five businesses from the North East, including Darlington-based training provider Baltic Apprenticeships, a Durham-based solicitors and Newcastle law firm. Here are the six North East-based firms in the UK’s best places to work:Advance Learning Partnership – DurhamThe advanced learning partnership is a trust which runs 18 academies. Robson Laidler Accountants – NewcastleNewcastle-based Robson Laidler Accountants features as another of the region’s best medium-sized businesses to work for. Staff get 33 days’ annual leave and it offers apprenticeships, coaching, support with formal qualifications – including study leave – and sabbaticals.

THE cost of alcohol abuse is laid bare in a new study that shows £27bn a year being spent in England on the health and social harms of drinking reports The Guardian. The research that found the extra burden on the NHS, social services, the criminal justice system and the labour market cost at least 37% more than in 2003, when comparable research by the Cabinet Office estimated the costs at between £18.5bn and £20bn. Click below for more details. https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/may/17/27bn-a-year-spent-in-england-on-harm-done-by-alcohol-study-finds

"The next election is an opportunity to turn the page on the post-Brexit rancour of the past," Lammy, 51, told reporters in London on Friday. "I want to get back to structured dialogue with the European Union on the issues that matter. "Labour has enjoyed double-digit leads over the Conservatives for about 18 months, so Lammy has been laying out his vision for UK diplomacy.He calls it " progressive realism " that combines the fact-based approach of arguably Labour's most famous foreign secretary, Ernest Bevin, with the idealism of Robin Cook, who served as Britain's top diplomat in the late 1990s.Bevin helped establish Nato and pushed for Britain to acquire nuclear weapons, while Cook oversaw successful interventions in Kosovo and Sierra Leone before resigning from Tony Blair's cabinet over the invasion of Iraq. "That's part of the discussions that we'll enter into," said Lammy.Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who voted to leave the EU, has yet to announce the date of the election but it must be held by January 28, 2025.If Labour wins, analysts expect to see Britain engage more with global bodies.Sunak became the first UK leader in a decade to skip the UN general assembly last year while Tories regularly call for Britain to quit the European convention on human rights. "There will be greater focus on the reform of international institutions," and "a renewed push for the UK to promote its international leadership on climate policy", Sophia Gaston of the right-wing policy exchange think-tank told AFP.

Farmers will be opening their gates to the public this weekend to show the benefits of a pioneering technique. To mark Agroforestry Open Weekend, Ms Buckingham’s 2 Fields, a nine-hectare community-supported farm on the edge of Debenham, will show others what it is about. Jeannie Buckingham of 2 Fields, Debenham. Wakelyns, a farm in Metfield, which has 23 hectares of land for argoforestry, will also be open. The Department for Environment, Farming and Rural Affairs has promised payments of up to £849 per hectare to maintain existing sites.

Raya, with 16 clean sheets for Arsenal with one game to go, was your chosen victor with 38 per cent of the vote. Everton's impressive 21-year-old Jarrad Branthwaite ended on 18 per cent with Tottenham's Micky Van de Ven, a newcomer to the Premier League this season, fourth (12 per cent). The Arsenal centre-back was voted by 56 per cent of our respondents, with Man City's Ruben Dias closest to him on 25 per cent. Premier League debutant Destiny Udogie of Tottenham was recognised with 16 per cent, with Lucas Digne fourth (eight per cent) and Rayan Ait-Nouri fifth (seven per cent). Behind the duo came Douglas Luiz (eight per cent), Wataru Endo (five per cent) and Yves Bissouma (three per cent).