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The pair’s exchange has become a running in-camp gag in the build-up to England’s final-round meeting with France on Saturday, with Smith, 5ft 11in, 13st 13lb and 15 caps, joking that he and Itoje, 6ft 5in, 18st 8lb, 101 caps, would settle a difference of opinion physically, rather than verbally, next time.”I thought it was funny,” said Smith. “Me and Maro have been joking about it this week and I told him if he shouts at me like that again, I’m going to punch him!”Itoje, usually a composed presence on and off the pitch, insisted his raised voice was not…

A forgotten Cold War underground facility has been unearthed by archaeologists working within the grounds of Scarborough Castle in North Yorkshire.English Heritage experts made the remarkable find while excavating at the medieval fortress, which overlooks the seaside town from its prominent headland position.The subterranean structure, described as a “concrete bunker watching for Armageddon,” was constructed to shelter Royal Observer Corps volunteers whose role involved tracking nuclear bomb strikes across Britain.Excavation work commenced on March 7 following detailed analysis of survey data, with specialists subsequently opening the entrance and deploying cameras to examine the chamber’s interior condition.The bunker represents one of…

Fresh doubt has been cast over Keir Starmer’s plan to rev up the economy after a new report revealed the devastating cost of Britain’s membership of the EU.Reform’s Robert Jenrick blasts the report as yet another sign this Government is “out of ideas”.It comes as the Prime Minister seeks to “reset” relations with the bloc a decade after the Brexit referendum.The researchers arrived at this conclusion after crunching the data on the UK’s official economic growth from the post-war period to the UK’s exit from the EU on December 31, 2020.It shows the UK’s average annual growth halved from the…

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Sir Jim Ratcliffe has demanded Britain place energy security ahead of Net Zero commitments as the Iran conflict exposes how vulnerable the UK’s energy supplies are.The Ineos chairman warned that just over a week into the war, the UK finds itself with merely two days of strategic gas reserves.”We need a rapid reassessment of our priorities. Nothing is more important for national security than energy independence.” he wrote in a daily newspaper.Brent crude has surged above $100 per barrel this week, while UK gas prices have more than doubled since the conflict began.Sir Jim argued that without dependable energy supplies…

Katy Perry has sparked social media fury after her response to a distressed fan was branded “tone deaf” by critics online.The controversy began on Tuesday when a follower posted on X expressing her financial struggles and contemplating selling her ticket to one of the American singer’s forthcoming European concerts.”I so badly don’t wanna be here anymore. I’m not cut out for this world like I cannot afford to live at this rate and I’m so close to selling my Katy ticket,” the fan wrote.The 41-year-old pop star, whose Lifetimes Tour reportedly generated more than $134 million in ticket sales last…

New research has found that £20 of electricity will take a vehicle further than the equivalent amount of petrol as drivers face expensive fuel costs amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.The latest data shows that £20 of electricity can power an electric vehicle for up to 200 miles, while the same amount of petrol would only deliver around 120 miles.The average UK motorist who spends £20 on an overnight charge at home on a char.gy tariff would get between seven and 10 days of driving in an electric car.However, at the UK’s current price of petrol of 138.96p…

Rory McIlroy recovered sufficiently from a back injury to begin his defence of the Players Championship but he ended round one seven shots off the pace.The world number two only arrived at TPC Sawgrass on the eve of the PGA Tour’s flagship tournament, having opted to stay at home for treatment on the injury that forced him to pull out of last week’s Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill.He showed no obvious signs of discomfort in crushing his opening drive 329 yards down the middle of the fairway, but he took 73 more shots for a two-over par total, with…

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Labour has refused to reveal how many illegal migrant families have accepted £40,000 to leave Britain.Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood announced on Thursday that asylum-seeking families would be offered a lump sum of £10,000 per head, for up to four people.While the Home Office revealed that 150 families were entitled to the cash – it remains unclear exactly how many families have taken the department up on the offer.The families were given a seven-day deadline to accept which has now expired.The Home Office refused to reveal how many people took the offer when probed last night.A spokesman for the department told…