There are 19 players in this picture but not the woman who scored one of the most thrilling goals in English international football and got the team to the #Euro2025 final. Probably doesn't matter to Michelle Agyemang, the ball girl living her dream.

Would be great if The Royal Family could update this in the morning to acknowledge the contribution of Michelle Agyemang.

Fabulous letter from the great Deborah Moggach in today’s Times.

The surprising resilience of the courtroom sketch on.ft.com/4l10hiN

In today’s investigation into Britain’s phone theft epidemic we reveal overseas demand and softer sentences has led to county lines gangs grooming youngsters to snatch phones. We tracked a phone stolen on London’s Baker Street to Hong Kong - and what we found was mindblowing

Whoever thought these cycle lanes separating Bus stops from passengers was a good idea was a bit thick.

This is the rail company recently re-nationalised. Most of the rail network is beyond redemption. Stop ploughing billions of pounds into a failed and unfixable system. Thousands of state-run trains cancelled share.google/0c1sLiRecRFnzJ…

This is a wonderful story about local politician who has sacrificed his career, without complaint, so his wife can enter the best garden competition. More people like Tony Hewitt need to be encouraged to take part in public life. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

🔺 EXCLUSIVE: The Labour government faces questions over “cash for access” after a Times investigation found that businesses have been offered private meetings with “an influential Labour figure” as part of sponsorship packages costing almost £9,500 ⬇️

Before we embark upon restricting people’s right to jury trial because the queue for justice is so long we could try the radical approach of *simply not closing 20% of courtrooms* on a random Wednesday. Just an idea.

Anyone planning to enjoy the wonderful Notting Hill Carnival, please be careful. I have spoken with police officers concerned for their safety because of overcrowding. I reported the inquests into the Hillsborough disaster and know many lives can be lost very quickly in a crush.

Superb bit of writing from Ned Donovan sharing his experience of response policing in the Metropolitan Police in the 2020s - and a tribute to the good men and women of the Met. terranullius.world/p/policing-at-…

Boris Johnson earned £5.1m in speech fees after leaving govt yet claimed £182k of taxpayer cash for staff, leaked files suggest. Nice work if you can get it. Extraordinary from Guardian Investigations ---> theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Every day I commute to work in London I play public transport bingo using the excuses about why my journeys are delayed or cancelled. Today, like most days, I've got a full house. It's both expensive and rubbish. Why?

🇬🇧 A lifetime apart In early September, 102 year-old, Robbie Hall visited the grave of her first love and fiance, Flight Sergeant Frank Vincent. She had waited 81 years to leave him a message... 1/4 #WW2

Fascinating story about escaped Nazis, art looted from Jewish families and a new life in Argentina. lanacion.com.ar/propiedades/la…

As this thought-provoking read from The Conversation points out, bullying undermines productive workplaces. Scroll to the end for a link to some guidelines on "How to challenge toxic behaviour and help someone being bullied or harassed at work" bit.ly/4pAPK1b #workplace

🚨 Bleak assessment from 🇺🇦 Gen Zaluzhnyi “The cumulative effect of this systematic depletion of capabilities will, sooner or later, be the complete burnout of the defenders.” zn.ua/eng/innovation…

This seems very significant. General Zaluzhnyi is a hero to the Ukraine army and ambassador to the UK.

Dear Blackburn Rovers. Banning the local paper is never a good look. I don’t know what’s led to this but I do know it makes you look small-minded, scared of constructive criticism, and disinterested in your fanbase - the lifeblood of the club. Fans rely heavily on the Lancashire Evening