The Latest Breaking News from England

Ministers are considering cutting the drink-drive limit in England and Wales as part of a road safety strategy

Doctors say NHS rollout not fit for purpose with fewer than half of commissioning bodies prescribing Mounjaro

England flags have been going up across the country, with mixed reactions

Hosts are in hot form after two huge victories

A much-improved England came up five runs short at Lord’s as South Africa took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series

England took it to the final ball, with a welcome unbeaten 27 from Jofra Archer, but South Africa persisted for a thrilling win to take the series with a game to spare

England have now lost eight of 11 one-dayers this year.

The resurgent Tottenham Hotspur man is in line for an international debut with England

Britain appears to be a nation on the verge of Norman-conquest mania. In July, the prime minister and the French president announced that the Bayeux tapestry – the epic 11th-century embroidery that depicts the 1066 conquest of England – would be loaned to the British Museum in 2026-27.