England fans are celebrating after Gareth Southgate’s side cruised into the quarter-finals of the World Cup in Qatar. There is less good news at home, with the RMT rail union pressing on with walkouts that threaten to wreck the holiday plans of millions.
Rail bosses accused of ‘holding country to ransom’
It threatens to be the transport nightmare before Christmas. Rail union bosses have rejected an 8pc pay offer that would have averted debilitating train strikes next week. National walkouts now threaten to wreck the holiday travel plans of millions of people. The rail unions are accused of “holding the country to ransom” by rejecting the offer, which is bigger than the pay deal offered to nurses and other public sector workers. As well as the salary boost over two years, it guaranteed no compulsory redundancies until April 2024. It comes amid a flurry of industrial action, with nurses set to walk out for two days and Royal Mail workers planning strikes in the busiest period for Christmas deliveries. This is our comprehensive guide to all the strikes in December.
England primed for heavyweight duel with France
England have set up a heavyweight World Cup quarter-final against reigning champions France. Gareth Southgate’s side eased through to the last eight of the tournament with an emphatic 3-0 victory over Senegal last night. Sam Wallace believes that, for a third successive tournament, England look again like they are contenders at the business end of it all. Read his match report from the Al Bayt Stadium and these are our player ratings. France await on Saturday, with the defending side armed with the tournament’s most potent player, Kylian Mbappe – or at least he is for now. French newspaper Le Monde described England’s display as “solid” and Le Figaro called the upcoming match “explosive and enticing”. See how the French media reacted to England’s thumping win. Chief sports writer Oliver Brown says that Southgate’s latest masterclass proves he is a true tournament animal. The Three Lions have some huge fixtures on the horizon. This is their route to the final. It is also not too late to pick your most likely winner with The Telegraph‘s World Cup predictor.
Meanwhile, it emerged that Raheem Sterling missed the match after armed intruders broke into his London home the night before the game. Sources close to the Chelsea star described him as being “shaken” by the burglary while some of his family were present. Southgate confirmed Sterling was returning to the UK last night and, although the forward hopes to rejoin the squad in Qatar, the manager said he was unsure if the forward will play any further part in the tournament.
Harry and Meghan’s Archewell chief steps down
After one of their most senior aides left her role, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are to take “full lead” of their company ahead of a pivotal few weeks in the public eye. Mandana Dayani, who has run Archewell for less than 18 months, stepped down from her role by mutual agreement and will not be replaced. Royal editor Hannah Furness reports that it comes ahead of a critical period in the Sussexes’ new lives, in which they will launch their Netflix documentary – while the royal family’s reaction to any bombshell will be to “keep calm and carry on”.
Migration | A ban on Albanians claiming protection under the Modern Slavery Act could be used to tackle the Channel migrant crisis. Suella Braverman, the Home Secretary, is said to back plans outlined in a report by Nick Timothy, Theresa May’s former aide, published this morning. It states that modern slavery laws are being “unscrupulously abused” by Albanians. Mr Timothy argues that Britain needs a complete reversal.
SNP | Sturgeon ally joins fight to lead party at Westminster
Nicola Sturgeon’s allies have persuaded one of her loyalists to stand to be the SNP’s new Westminster leader in a last-ditch attempt to stop the MP who ousted Ian Blackford.Alison Thewliss, the Glasgow Central MP, said she previously had “no intention” of running while Mr Blackford was in post but she believed she could do the job well and had a “duty” to step up.
Prince Joachim is currently working as defence attaché in Paris, a post he has held since 2020.
He is expected to cross the Atlantic in the second half of the year.
Online safety | Force tech giants to give us access, say bereaved
Five bereaved families will on Monday urge ministers to introduce new laws to give parents of children whose deaths are linked to social media use access to their accounts.The group are backing an amendment to the Online Safety Bill that would force tech giants to unlock the data – or face multi-million pound fines.
Cruise ship | Overboard passenger fights off jellyfish for 20 hours
A cruise ship passenger survived 20 hours in shark-infested waters, fighting off jellyfish and eating bamboo after falling overboard.James Grimes, 28, from Alabama, US, was travelling with 18 members of his family on the Carnival Valor on a cruise off the Gulf of Mexico.
Around the world: Macron angers Kyiv
Vladimir Putin needs “security guarantees” from the West in order for a peace deal to be negotiated in Ukraine, Emmanuel Macron has said, provoking outrage from Kyiv. In an interview following his state visit to the United States, president Macron said his Russian counterpart remains worried about Nato expansion and this needs to be addressed as part of talks to end the war in Ukraine. Kyiv immediately criticised the French president for advocating making concessions to the Kremlin.
Police inspect a huge pile of spent rocket casings from missiles used by the Kremlin in Kharkiv
Comment and analysis
Roger Bootle | Still all to play for on Brexit boosting economy
The EU referendum has always been not so much an event as long drawn-out process
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Those who believe that Brexit has been an “unmitigated disaster” usually compare the UK’s relative performance since the Brexit vote with the years leading up to 2016. And it is true that on most key variables, there is a distinct deterioration. On GDP, for instance, during the period from 1992 to 2016’s Brexit vote, the UK substantially outperformed its continental neighbours. After 2016 this hasn’t been true.
Richard Kemp | European unity on Ukraine is under threat
Winter has barely begun and there are already signs major European countries – and the EU – are playing into Russian hands
Bryony Gordon | Lockdown black comedy not funny any more
There is a sense that we have moved on from the pandemic, and yet again and again we are reminded that for our children, this is just not true. Last week it was also revealed that one in four young people who spent their adolescence in the shadow of Covid now has a mental health disorder. NHS Digital showed that before the pandemic, one in ten young people aged 17 to 19 was classed as having a “probable mental disorder”. Last year it rose to one in six, with the latest data for 2022 showing a figure of one in four.
British Gas has applied to shut down dozens of its business customers this year over unpaid bills, as the energy crisis leaves companies battling to meet soaring costs. The supplier, owned by Centrica, issued 37 winding-up petitions this year, 13 of which have led to the business being wound up, according to analysis of court records by The Telegraph. Meanwhile, retirees will have more disposable income than working households by 2024 as increases to the state pension outstrip wage rises.
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