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A decade on, all but one – Lily Owsley – of that golden team has retired from playing internationally.Team GB would go on to win bronze at the Tokyo Olympics, but from Paris in 2024 they left empty-handed, the first Games since 2008 the British women’s squad had not won an Olympic medal.Since 2021, GB or England – as they play outside the Olympics and FIH Pro League – have not won a medal at a major tournament, with the exception of Commonwealth gold in 2022.In the annual Pro League, they have not finished higher than seventh – in a…

Aston Villa have agreed a deal sign West Ham defender Aaron Wan-Bissaka.The DR Congo right-back will join on an initial loan deal with an obligation to buy at the end of the season. Wan-Bissaka has been given permission to travel for a medical in the Midlands but the exact terms are not known, with the Hammers having previously asked interested clubs to pay a £25m fee. The 28-year-old has missed Championship club West Ham’s first two matches of the season during negotiations.West Ham have sold Mateus Fernandes to Tottenham for £85m and Crysencio Summerville for £60m this summer, but captain…

The UK’s largest fireworks display has been cancelled and postponed due to a ‘severe’ wildfire alert in the region, as drought conditions continue to grip the country.The Abingdon International Fireworks Festival in Oxfordshire has been pushed back from August 29 to April 10 next year, with organisers deciding it would be irresponsible to go ahead given the current conditions.The cancellation follows the driest July ever recorded in Britain, with just 7mm of rainfall – a mere tenth of the monthly average.Oxfordshire received even less rainfall than that, meaning the festival will now fall during the Easter holidays next year once…

Andy Burnham is likely to have messaged Russia or Iran after contacting someone impersonating a key aide to Donald Trump, a security expert has warned.The Prime Minister exchanged messages with someone posing as Susie Wiles, Trump’s White House chief of staff, before concerns were raised.Professor Anthony Glees, a highly regarded intelligence and security expert at the University of Buckingham, is now warning the blame likely lies with Mr Burnham’s security staff.He believes they failed to warn the Prime Minister that Ms Wiles’s phone had been compromised in May 2026.Professor Glees also argued the real concern is that the exchange ran…

The Duchess of Edinburgh has shared an account of watching Team GB’s women’s hockey team claim gold at the Rio 2016 Olympics from the drawing rooms of Balmoral, alongside the late Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip.Sophie, who serves as Patron of England and GB Hockey, recorded a conversation for a special radio programme airing on Wednesday evening to mark a decade since that historic triumph.In a pre-recorded discussion with presenter Eleanor Oldroyd and Olympic gold medallists Kate and Helen Richardson-Walsh, the duchess reflected on her memories of the final, the lasting impact of the victory, and why grassroots sport…

On one occasion, he had allegedly put his arm around a girl and looked at their lips and said “I love your lippy today”, the panel heard.He also allegedly kept twirling another girl’s hair with his fingers, the hearing was told.The panel noted that Hook had consistently denied any sexual motivation to his alleged conduct.In its consideration of the factual allegations, the panel said it had “applied the civil standard of proof, the balance of probabilities”.Among the factual allegations the panel said had been “proven” during its findings – after taking into account the evidence of the relevant pupil and…

Richard Madeley opened up about a harrowing near-death experience in which he came perilously close to choking on a chunk of undercooked beef during a dinner.The 70-year-old television presenter, best known for co-hosting This Morning alongside his wife Judy Finnigan during the late 1990s, told Dr Hilary Jones he had swallowed a piece of “very rare beef” without properly chewing it while engaged in animated conversation. The meat became lodged directly in his windpipe.His sister Liz Lawrence, who had training in the Heimlich manoeuvre, ultimately saved his life after several desperate attempts to free the obstruction.Richard Madeley has opened up…

Two people who died in a plane crash have been named by a coroner. Sheetal Swali and Ketan Swali, in their 50s, were pronounced dead at the scene after a light aircraft they were in was found at a remote location close to Trawsfynydd, Gwynedd.Air and ground searches were carried out to find the plane after North Wales Police was told just after 12:00 BST on Friday that an aircraft travelling from an airfield in England had not arrived at Caernarfon Airport as scheduled.An inquest into their deaths is due to open on Wednesday.

Spain World Cup winner Rodri said he is ready to “feel that excitement again” after completing his move to Barcelona from Manchester City.The 2024 Ballon d’Or winner has signed a four-year contract at the Nou Camp after Barcelona agreed to pay a fee in the region of £65m, returning to Spanish football for the first time since he left Atletico Madrid in 2019.”I’m very happy and excited about this new stage in my career. It’s a fresh challenge, a chance to experience new things and feel that excitement again,” Rodri said.”I’ve come to a hugely ambitious club that really suits…

Emergency services have been called to Shoreham Port this afternoon as four people have got into difficulty, police have confirmed. Police have closed off the area as the public have been urged to “stay away.”A spokesman for Sussex Police said: “A section of the A259 in Shoreham has been closed as the incident remains ongoing, and we’re urging the public to stay clear of the area in the meantime.” Sussex Police, South East Coast Ambulance Service, Shoreham RNLI and HM Coastguard have all responded to the incident. A spokesman for the Air Ambulance Charity in Kent, Surrey and Sussex (AAKSS)…