66 h. ago UK’s longest seaside village surrounded by countryside that’s the best for winter walks

ONE OF THE longest villages in England is a picturesque seaside spot nestled in a valley. Sat on Devon's Jurassic Coast, Branscombe stretches around 3.5 miles long and is known for its pebble beach, thatched cottages and historic buildings. The village features a mile-long high street running through its centre and it is surrounded by...

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4 d. ago ‘It moved it was hopping!’ One man’s search for a wild wallaby in the UK

Reports of escaped wallabies are on the rise, especially in southern England. But how easy is it to spot these strange and charismatic marsupials – and why would a quintessentially Australian creature settle here?It was about 9.30 or 10 on a dark, late November night; Molly Laird was driving her pink Mini home along country lanes to her Warwickshire cottage. Suddenly, the headlights’ beam picked up an animal sitting in the road. “I thought it was a deer at first,” Molly tells me. “But when it moved, its tail wasn’t right, and it was hopping. It took me a while to realise, but I thought: that’s a kangaroo!”Molly’s next thought was: “I’m going insane,” closely followed by, “No one’s going to believe me.” So she got out her phone and filmed it. Later, she posted the video on social media, where she was told it was likely to be not a kangaroo, but its smaller cousin, the red-necked wallaby. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Crystal Palace star ready for starring England role after Oliver Glasner intervention

Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner has backed his Eagles star Dean Henderson to challenge Jordan Pickford for a spot in goal for Thomas Tuchel's England side

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8 d. ago Love Island's Leah Taylor teases romance in telling snaps with England footballer Morgan Rogers

Love Island beauty Leah Taylor has gone Instagram official with her new man England footballer Morgan Rogers as the pair travel to the Cotswolds for a romantic break

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9 d. ago England’s midfielder Morgan Rogers swaps bruises for romance with Love Island's Leah Taylor

After being struck by a projectile during Aston Villa’s chaotic Europa League clash at Villa Park, England’s Morgan Rogers appears to be swapping bruises for romance

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9 d. ago England footballer Morgan Rogers, 23, is dating Love Island star Leah Taylor, 29, as they enjoy a romantic weekend together in the Cotswolds

England footballer Morgan Rogers has been on a string of dates with Love Island beauty Leah Taylor as she shared a sweet snap on Instagram on Friday. 

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1 week ago Arsenal and Chelsea warned they missed chance to sign £100m Premier League star

Arsenal and Chelsea could regret not moving in the transfer market to sign Morgan Rogers sooner, after he signed a new contract and European giants are expected to circle in the future

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1 week ago ‘England’s best’ – Thomas Tuchel urged to snub Jude Bellingham and Cole Palmer for maverick Arsenal hero

TIM SHERWOOD has tipped Arsenal hero Eberechi Eze for a starting spot in Thomas Tuchel's England squad. Eze scored himself a hat-trick in the North London derby on Sunday as Mikel Arteta's men ran out 4-1 winners. But now former Spurs star Sherwood has said that he HAS to be England's starting No10 at the...

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2 w. ago Daniel Farke shares ‘anger’ of Leeds supporters after defeat to Aston Villa

Morgan Rogers’ second-half double cancelled out Lukas Nmecha’s early opener.

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2 w. ago Unai Emery explains why Morgan Rogers was 'angry' before firing Aston Villa to 2

Morgan Rogers scored both of Aston Villa's goals in their 2-1 win over Leeds United at Elland Road, with Unai Emery hailing the England international's performance

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2 w. ago Morgan Rogers sends Aston Villa into top four as Dominic Calvert

Rogers’ exquisite free-kick secured Villa a sixth win from their last seven league games.

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2 w. ago Aston Villa rally to put Leeds in trouble with Morgan Rogers double

Five defeats in six and the anxiety is beginning to show for Leeds. For the second game in a row they took an early lead through Lukas Nmecha but ended up with nothing, Morgan Rogers producing a pair of remarkable finishes to lift Aston Villa into the Champions League qualification slots. Leeds remain in the relegation zone.Villa began the season apparently still feeling the hangover from the defeat at Old Trafford on the final weekend of the last campaign that cost them European football. But having failed to win any of their first six games, they have won nine of their last 11 in all competitions, the depth of their squad beginning to tell. Donyell Malen began on the bench and, while he may not have scored in his third successive game, his arrival at half-time shifted the momentum of the game as Villa became only the second away side in 26 to win in the league at Elland Road. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Aston Villa rally to put Leeds in trouble with classy double from Morgan Rogers

Five defeats in six and the anxiety is beginning to show for Leeds. For the second game in a row they took an early lead through Lukas Nmecha but ended up with nothing, Morgan Rogers producing a pair of remarkable finishes to lift Aston Villa into the Champions League qualification slots. Leeds remain in the relegation zone.“Performance-wise we’ve turned back to what we want to be,” said Daniel Farke. “We should’ve taken some points from this game. We are not back to our best. We can still improve, but at the end we are just disappointed we did not get any points.” Given the way Leeds faded in the second half and their lack of guile throughout, that was perhaps an overly sanguine reading. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago England winners and losers: Jude Bellingham influential in bad week for Arsenal star

Good camp for Phil Foden and Nico O’Reilly but Morgan Rogers suffers setback in bid to seal World Cup spot

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3 w. ago Jude Bellingham starts and Jarell Quansah makes England debut against Albania

Head coach Thomas Tuchel has made seven changes from Thursday’s 2-0 win against Serbia.

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3 w. ago Ollie Pope believes pressure on England place will push him to deliver in Ashes

Batter scored 100 and 90 against Lions in warmupWas dropped after averaging 11.16 in 2021-22 tourOllie Pope believes the pressure of defending his spot in the England team amid constant speculation about his future and the rising challenge presented by Jacob Bethell has given him greater clarity and quality, leaving him well placed to improve a poor record against Australia when the Ashes start on Friday.In 10 Test innings against the Australians Pope has never scored more than 42, averaging 11.16 in the three games he played last time England toured here in 2021-22, and 22.50 in two matches when the Ashes were last contested in 2023. The 27-year-old looked in fine form when scoring 100 and 90 in the warmup fixture against the Lions at Lilac Hill and will head to the Optus Stadium for the first Test with confidence high. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Ollie Pope locks down England No3 spot for the Ashes with hundred against the Lions

Former vice captain was under pressure for his place ahead of an assured innings

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3 w. ago Bellingham and Foden return to give Tuchel’s England a headache at No 10 | Barney Ronay

Morgan Rogers has the shirt but the England head coach has lit a fire under star names by leaving them on the benchIt didn’t exactly feel like a thrilling three-way shootout for the role of England’s top gun No 10. At least, not for the opening hour anyway. Wembley was a sodden place at kick-off, the rain falling in huge slow flakes, the kind of rain that puts a lid on the world. And for long periods this was a strange, bloodless experience, a World Cup qualifier with very little qualification at stake beyond the dwindling hopes of Serbia.By the end, however, there was at least a sense that something had happened here. You have to hand it to Thomas Tuchel, currently cresting a wave as England’s first master of negging, founding member of the don’t really give a toss school of international management. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Morgan Rogers failed to cement his spot as England's No 10 in Serbia win

CRAIG HOPE AT WEMBLEY: Morgan Rogers chose a bad time to have his first quiet game for England last month, and here was his second.

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3 w. ago Thomas Tuchel happy to see England’s substitutes have a hand in win over Serbia

The German saw his team maintain their 100 per cent record in World Cup qualifying on Thursday at Wembley.

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