Shame of Euro yobs
The England team could walk away from the Euros final with their heads held high.
The same cannot be said of the ticketless and drunken thugs who stormed Wembley.
A report reveals how they abused staff, volunteers and the disabled on their rampage.
It was only luck that their actions did not lead to serious injury or worse, the investigation by Baroness Louise Casey concluded.
It is imperative that the FA, stadium chiefs and the police act on these findings to make sure such scenes never happen again.
England’s progress to the final of a major tournament for the first time in 55 years was a moment of national celebration.
But the team’s heroics on the pitch were blighted by the disorder in the stadium and the racial abuse of Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka after the game.
Those responsible do not deserve to be called fans. Their actions have also sabotaged England’s hope of staging the 2030 World Cup.
Law-abiding fans and the England team deserved better.
Labour builds
Labour did not win the Old Bexley and Sidcup by-election but proved they are back in the game.
The Tory majority was slashed from 18,952 to just 4,478, with a 10 per cent swing to Labour.
A similar swing at the General Election would be enough to get Keir Starmer in Downing Street.
After a hesitant start, the Labour leader is starting to find his feet. He is beginning to rattle Boris Johnson and now has a frontbench team that resembles a Cabinet in waiting.
Labour now needs to build on this progress by coming up with policies that capture the public’s imagination.
Sweet ’n’ sour
Chocolate makers stand accused of putting in fewer of our favourites in tins.
The exact reasons for this have remained under wraps but it means we’ll be keener than ever to snaffle the best ones this Christmas.
