Author: britishbulletin.com

Andy Burnham will give what his team has called “his first major leadership speech” on Monday morning and will promise to “lift Britain back up to where it should be”. In an address at the People’s History Museum in Manchester, the new MP for nearby Makerfield will say as prime minister he would “give Britain the circuit breaker it needs”. His inner circle describe it as “the foundational text” of his programme for government.As such, it is expected to be broad based.It is not thought he will take any questions from reporters afterwards, which will likely raise eyebrows from some…

Fears about the British number one’s fitness grew over the past week.Raducanu was spotted wearing a protective boot on Wednesday, then was unable to train on Thursday and Friday because of what is believed to be a shin problem.The 2021 US Open champion returned to the court on Saturday to test her fitness and, wearing strapping around her lower right leg, started with a gentle hour-long session with her team.But she then cut short another practice session with Russia’s Anna Kalinskaya – when the pair played a set – with 10 minutes remaining.There were signs of improvement in her practice…

Donald Trump’s administration is said to hold reservations over Britain’s faltering defence spending commitments, setting up an imminent clash with likely prime minister Andy Burnham.Three individuals, among them a senior administration official, revealed that Washington believes the UK and other European nations have offered a “false promise” in agreeing to the president’s demands for increased defence budgets.The White House are reportedly not confident that Britain will honour a commitment to allocate 5 per cent of GDP to military spending, according to sources who spoke to The Telegraph.This scepticism from the US threatens an early confrontation with Andy Burnham – widely…

A heartbroken couple lost more than £30,000 to a rogue builder who left their new extension unfinished, with water pouring into their home.Alarms bells had been raised earlier when Shelley Sawkins, 75, called the tradesman, and realised he was in Lanzarote, spending money she had given him. The builder, Christian Williams, 54, is currently serving a two-year prison sentence after admitting theft and three counts of fraud by false representation involving four families. In a Proceeds of Crime Act, external hearing earlier this month, Mold Crown Court heard he had benefitted to the tune of £163,051.70 from his offending, but…

Gabriel Bortoleto – 6/10A tidy race to lead Audi home and finish just outside the points.Nico Hulkenberg – 5.5/10Solid enough but finishing behind Bortoleto takes the shine off it. He gained places from his lowly starting position, however.Pierre Gasly – 5/10Slipped down the order so a disappointing Sunday for Alpine who just looked short on pace.Ollie Bearman – 4.5/10A clean but anonymous afternoon for Bearman. Haas didn’t have much to fight with.Franco Colapinto – 4.5/10Not spectacular but a steady finish for Colapinto, who kept his Alpine out of trouble.Esteban Ocon – 4/10Finished behind team-mate Ollie Bearman again, which made for…

Manchester United midfielder Manuel Ugarte says he suffered “the most serious injury a footballer can face” while playing at the World Cup for Uruguay.The club have confirmed that the 25-year-old suffered a knee ligament injury in Uruguay’s defeat to Spain in Guadalajara on Friday.Ugarte twisted awkwardly as he tried to make a tackle in the build-up to Spain’s winning goal and had to be taken off the pitch on a stretcher.He was assessed by Uruguay’s medical staff on Saturday and will now travel to Manchester for further tests before United officials decide the best course of action.Numerous reports from Uruguay…

Essex news: Drug dealer jailed after slashing teen ‘to the bone’ with knife in mistaken identity attack`; const adSlotHtmlSkyRight = “; const targetParentSky = document.querySelector(‘.sky–ad__container’); if (targetParentSky) { targetParentSky.insertAdjacentHTML(‘beforeend’, adSlotHtmlSkyLeft); targetParentSky.insertAdjacentHTML(‘beforeend’, adSlotHtmlSkyRight); } } else { // console.log(“Inder 3 – skys not showing because user is member”); } `; targetParentBillboard.insertAdjacentHTML(‘beforeend’, adBillboard); } }); } `; return trendingDiv; }

Martin Clunes faces fresh planning row after four-year traveller site battle`; const adSlotHtmlSkyRight = “; const targetParentSky = document.querySelector(‘.sky–ad__container’); if (targetParentSky) { targetParentSky.insertAdjacentHTML(‘beforeend’, adSlotHtmlSkyLeft); targetParentSky.insertAdjacentHTML(‘beforeend’, adSlotHtmlSkyRight); } } else { // console.log(“Inder 3 – skys not showing because user is member”); } `; targetParentBillboard.insertAdjacentHTML(‘beforeend’, adBillboard); } }); } `; return trendingDiv; }

For much of Saturday afternoon, the skies above Charlotte were a dirty shade of grey, the rain bucketing down, the wind blowing hard, thunder and lightning seen and heard every minute or so.If Steve Clarke was looking out of his hotel room, that’s the biblical scene he would have taken in. In a sense, the ideal backdrop for a bombshell. Within minutes of Scotland being officially dumped out of the World Cup, the news of the head coach’s departure dropped. Unlike the weather, there was no warning.The manner of his exit was typical of the man; low-key, no fuss, no…

Sixteen of the 48 teams are heading home, but which of the sides left standing will survive all the way to the World Cup final at MetLife Stadium near New York City on 19 July?The hopes of another 16 nations will bite the dust after the first knockout round, which includes England against DR Congo and holders Argentina against surprise package Cape Verde.It was a different team who caused the biggest shock in the final set of group games, however.While BBC Sport’s football expert Chris Sutton and AI still went for Cape Verde to lose against Saudi Arabia – from…