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Former England defender Stephen Warnock, who was part of the BBC Radio 5 Live commentary team, understood Tuchel’s concern and felt the home supporters needed to stay committed behind the team.”We’re in a booth so we can’t gauge the atmosphere, but it was mentioned on our commentary about the atmosphere a few times how good the Wales fans were,” he said. “To be honest with you, you have to agree if that’s what he’s feeling.”The performance warranted a good response from the fans. It’s disappointing he’s felt that.”However, he felt Tuchel would still retain the backing of the England supporters.Warnock…

A population of Britain’s native red squirrels is under threat from plans to build a sprawling wind farm.A wildlife charity is fighting the proposals, saying it would increase the chances of the species’ local extinction in mid Wales.The construction of 19 turbines in a forest east of Lampeter, Ceredigion, has been put forward by renewable energy firm Galileo Empower.But the Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales (WTSWW) said the Bryn Arau Duon Forest in Carmarthenshire, which offered a “rare refuge” for red squirrels, would also be affected by the plans.The WTSWW now leads the Mid Wales Red Squirrel Partnership…

Jonah FisherEnvironment correspondentDean LomaxIchthyosaur experts Dr Dean Lomax and Professor Judy Massare with the 185m year old skeletonA near-complete skeleton found on Dorset’s Jurassic coast has been identified as a new species of ichthyosaur, a type of prehistoric marine reptile that once ruled the oceans.The dolphin-sized ichthyosaur has been named Xiphodracon goldencapensis, or the “sword dragon of Dorset” and is the only known example of its kind.Scientists say that marks on its skull suggest that the “sword dragon” may have been killed by a bite to the head, possibly inflicted by a much larger species of ichthyosaur.First discovered by a…

Scotland could be guaranteed a World Cup play-off by the time we go to bed on Sunday. Or they could be clear in their qualifying group with two games to play.OK, OK, we hear you telling us to slow things down – but it is a realistic proposition.Why? Well, Scotland’s astonishing pickpocketing of Greece on Thursday means they welcome pointless Belarus to Hampden on Sunday knowing a win will give them 10 points from four qualifiers.At the same time, the desperate Greeks will be in Denmark trying to salvage their own hopes. Defeat in Glasgow cut their potential maximum points…

A rogue trader has been jailed for five years after he defrauded dozens of homeowners out of more than £130,000 and left many residents needing to fork out more money to repair his work.James Bell, 51, took thousands of pounds in deposits from 29 building projects in Redcar and Northumberland over six years, giving a “litany of excuses” for not turning up to the jobs, Newcastle Crown Court heard.Along with being prosecuted by trading standards, the Darlington man was taken to court by a Cumbria woman from whom he stole £10,000 after never ordering a kitchen for her.Bell admitted to…

The ceasefire negotiations over the Israel-Gaza war and first celebrations of peace dominate Friday’s papers. Metro goes with “peace within reach at last” to mark the “dramatic breakthrough in the Middle East”. The agreement comes after “indirect talks in the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh”. US President Donald Trump thinks it will be “a lasting peace, hopefully an everlasting peace”, the paper writes.”‘We have peace in the Middle East’,” heralds The Daily Telegraph. The quote from Trump tops the paper along with a picture of the man himself grinning in the Oval Office. Also on its front page, the NHS…

LeBron James has been ruled out for up to four weeks and will miss the start of the NBA season with sciatica, Los Angeles Lakers have confirmed.James, 40, signed a new contract with the Lakers in June and is set to become the first player to play across 23 separate NBA seasons.Sciatica is a pain in the sciatic nerve that goes down the lower back and through the leg.James has not taken part in pre-season and missed the defeats against the Golden State Warriors and the Phoenix Suns earlier this month because of the glute nerve irritation.The American is expected…

Journalist Miranda Levy says she was “overtaken by cold fury” after witnessing a woman cutting down yellow ribbons commemorating victims of the October 7 Hamas attacks.Ms Levy told GB News she was walking through north London on a sunny day when she saw the woman “methodically cutting down the ribbons and putting them in her bag”.The yellow ribbons serve as symbols of hope and are connected to the Bring Them Home campaign, which advocates for the release of hostages detained by Hamas.Speaking to GB News, Ms Levy said: “Just days after the Yom Kippur murders in Manchester. I couldn’t help…

Hayley ClarkeEducation reporter andEmily DoughtyPA MediaUniversity and College Union (UCU) members at Edinburgh University took industrial action in SeptemberUniversities have collectively announced more than 12,000 job cuts in the last year, new analysis from the University and College Union (UCU) suggests.Additional cost savings announced in the same period are equivalent to a further 3,000 jobs, the union says, but universities have not confirmed whether these savings will be made by cutting staff.UCU members will vote on potential UK-wide strike action later this month over a 1.4% pay offer made over the summer.Employers say that offer “clearly does not reflect the…

Thomas Tuchel may have expressed public displeasure with England’s fans after the emphatic Wembley win against Wales, but the performance of his players will have left him feeling only the warm glow of vindication.Tuchel delivered a highly-critical and unusually blunt verdict from any coach in the direction of his own “silent” supporters after a 3-0 stroll was effectively wrapped up inside the first 20 minutes.It was, however, another message delivered by the German manager that will carry wider significance as England gather momentum towards next summer’s World Cup.Tuchel’s words stretched way beyond the shockwaves that greeted Jude Bellingham’s exclusion when…