World Cup updates from the first last-16 tie of Russia 2018Jorge Valdano: I love football because it’s the opposite of scienceEmail Jacob here or tweet him here with your thoughts 2.54pm BST Here come the teams! It’s hot and sunny in Kazan. Plenty of blue and white stripes in the Read more
Protests against Trump staged across the US – live coveragePresident defends Ice agency central to separations policyOn the morning of planned mass protests against his government, Donald Trump attacked “radical left” Democrats campaigning to disband Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice), a government agency centrally involved in the policy of separating Read more
Demonstrators demand May’s resignation at rally to mark 70 years of health serviceThousands of people have marched through London to mark the NHS’s 70th anniversary and demand an end to government cuts to the health service.Demonstrators moved down Whitehall and stopped outside Downing Street to demand Theresa May’s resignation en Read more
Salad basics stop growing and hosepipe use is banned as 30C-plus temperatures continueBritain is continuing to feel the effects of the long, hot weather as moor fires keep burning, hosepipe bans are imposed and horticultural crops suffer. The high temperatures have increased the demand for lettuce – a record 18m Read more
Two chicks had hatched during flight from South Africa, say officers who arrested suspect Via: Live vultures and endangered bird eggs found in man's bag at Heathrow
The actor, 54, on youthful pratfalls, Lancashire people and the power of musicI’m a happier person when I’m making people laugh. It’s always nice to do comedy, because you’re uplifting people. I go in phases where I end up doing a lot of doom and gloom and then a lot Read more
Salad greens could disappear from shelves in next fortnight as temperatures halt production Via: Supermarkets could see lettuce shortage as heatwave causes 'havoc' for British growers
Demonstration comes as NHS officials announced plans to cut back on 17 ‘unnecessary or risky’ procedures Via: Tens of thousands to march against government austerity cuts on week NHS turns 70
Warning millions in potential refunds has gone unclaimed as scheme celebrates 15th anniversary Via: Transport for London holding £300m 'cash mountain' left on dormant Oyster cards
CC Sabathia pitched seven effective innings and Greg Bird hit a pair of solo homers as the New York Yankees opened a three-game series against the Boston … Via: Yankess hit four homers, cruise past Red Sox 8-1