Author: britishbulletin.com

Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso says he has a “plan” to play club record £117m signing Morgan Rogers alongside Cole Palmer – and believes the England international will make an “instant impact”.The midfielder became the most expensive British player of all-time when he moved from Aston Villa to Stamford Bridge last week.The 24-year-old is on holiday after playing for England at the World Cup, while Chelsea have begun their pre-season tour in Sydney.”In that position we needed an important player and I’m sure there were not many better options than Morgan Rogers,” Alonso said.”You need players who can have that almost…

UK weather: Firefighters braced for more wildfires as fourth heatwave hits Britain`; 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; }

Four people, including a baby, have died after a car crashed into trees on a busy dual carriageway in Derby.Emergency services were called after a red Hyundai car left the A38 and crashed into trees – between the A50 Toyota Island and the A516 – at about 23:00 BST on Saturday.Derbyshire Police said the passengers, two women, 18 and 30, and a man, 36, died at the scene. The baby girl was taken to hospital where she died shortly after.The force said the driver, a 33-year-old man, was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. He was subsequently…

RB Leipzig winger Yan Diomande has agreed personal terms with Real Madrid after Paris St-Germain withdrew their interest.The 19-year-old Ivory Coast international was previously a target for Liverpool, who had an initial bid of £69m rejected in June, as well as PSG.Liverpool then moved on to other targets, and PSG have now opted against entering a bidding war with Real.PSG are said to have had a final £102.5m bid rejected for the teenager on Sunday.Madrid have since agreed personal terms, said to be modelled on England midfielder Jude Bellingham’s contract as they are incentivised on performances and effectively improve year-on-year.Real…

The group has also planted verbena, foxgloves, strawberries, sunflowers, geraniums, and sweet peas outside the bunker. Plot holder Catharine Braithwaite said the shelter is an important part of the heritage of the area and the rest of the country. She said their work won’t stop there, with more plans to help the allotment adapt to the impact of climate change. “We’ve got nearly £2,000 from the National Lottery to do a bog garden, more wildlife habitat and water harvesting, so it’s really amazing to get that money.”

Andy Burnham has opened the door to making it harder to claim benefits, telling claimants they can, in fact, go to work.The Prime Minister said he might “increase the conditions on people required to receive benefits”, telling the BBC he believed “there are people out there who, with the right support, can go into work”.He will make a speech on Wednesday outlining his plans for adult social care, a system he has wanted to reform since his time as Health Secretary under Gordon Brown.The Prime Minister will stop short of unveiling plans for the new system in his speech.He is…

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham told Laura Kuenssberg his dog Axel will be staying in Greater Manchester and will not be moving to No 10 Downing Street.Burnham revealed he does not think his poodle-mix would get along with Larry the cat, who has lived at the residence for 15 years.Watch Panorama Andy Burnham: The Laura Kuenssberg Interview on iPlayer from 06:00BST, and on One at 20:00BST on Mon 27 Jul 2026.

Speaking after the final, Little reiterated his intention now was to try to claim a clean sweep of the PDC ranking titles in the calendar year – a feat never achieved before.The Players Championship Finals in November are a sticking point.It would mean needing to play in, and probably win, some Pro Tour events, and Littler has skipped the first 24 and has already pulled out of the two in Hildesheim this week.That leaves just eight left for him to feature in Minehead. A total of 64 players qualify for that event and the final player currently has £22,750 in…

Birmingham news: Patriotic Britons could be banned from flying flags as left-wing activists urge council to launch legal 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; }

The i Paper, external says Andy Burnham is “actively considering” replacing stamp duty and council tax. It says the options being mooted as replacements are a land value tax and a proportional property tax, which would be 0.48% of a home’s value each year. The paper says the chancellor will make a decision in the run-up to the budget. The Daily Telegraph, external also claims it has a glimpse into the new thinking in Downing Street. It says young people will be stripped of their benefits unless they agree to do training or voluntary work, as part of a government…