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 England's footballers ended their 55-year wait for a major final last night – and are just ninety minutes from Euro 2020 glory after a nerve-shredding extra-time win over Denmark at Wembley. More than 66,000 people – joined by Prince William, Boris Johnson and a who's who of celebrities – packed the stands in Britain's largest post-pandemic crowd. And those followers played a fundamental role as they roared their Three Lions heroes home – the 2-1 semi-final win coming by way of a Harry Kane goal in extra time. Gareth Southgate's man now face Italy on Sunday. England won a controversial penalty for a trip on Raheem Sterling and though captain Kane saw his effort saved by Danish keeper Kasper Schmeichel the striker was first to pounce on the rebound, slamming the ball home and sending followers into dreamland. Twenty tension-filled minutes later, the final whistle sounded and Wembley – and tens of millions watching at home – burst into a countrywide chorus of Neil Diamon

  PRINCESS Diana's new statue, which was unveiled at Kensington Palace last week, left a close pal "surprised" by its color and appearance. Princess Diana's new statue at Kensington Palace divided critics after it was unveiled by Prince Harry and Prince William in a ceremony on July 1. A friend of Diana's stated that even though the statue captured the Princess of Wales in "all her majesty", the chosen colour for the statue was "surprising". Asked about his ideas on the statue, Stewart Pearce sniggered for a few seconds as he rolled his eyes. Mr Pearce informed Royally Us: "I was amazed - I feel that the proper essence of it is really beautiful. "There she is in all her majesty, in her maturity and seniority with the three children. "I was just slightly amazed by the color of it but then it was proven to me on a very quick video." "I wasn't there because it was a private ceremony so I want to get closer to really st

England fans throughout the country are already piling into pubs and bars as the country awaits tonight's blockbuster Euro 2020 semi-final in opposition to Denmark at Wembley. Gareth Southgate's guys face the Danes at 8pm with the winners going on to face Italy in the final on Sunday - in what would be England's largest game since 1966. The nation is right behind the Three Lions, with 30 million anticipated to tune in on TV, as well as 60,000 at the stadium. Top tier tickets for the clash are being re-sold for up to £6,500 each on 'touting' websites, MailOnline has found. The Duke of Cambridge, who is president of the Football Association, will be amongst those inside the ground to watch the match, which will be the first time the men's team has made it to the semi-final of a European Championship since an ill-fated penalty shoot-out defeat to Germany at Euro 96. Fans up and down the country shared photos of themselves wearing England shirts and waistcoats as th

  Allowing pregnancy terminations up to birth if the foetus has Down’s syndrome is discriminatory and stigmatises disabled people, the excessive court has heard. Heidi Crowter, a 26-year-old woman with Down’s syndrome from Coventry, Máire Lea-Wilson, 33, and her son Aidan, who has Down’s syndrome, who both live in Brentford, west London are challenging Sajid Javid over the Abortion Act 1967. The act sets a 24-week time restriction for abortions unless there is “substantial risk” of the child being “seriously handicapped”. The three argue it is discriminatory, interferes with the right to respect for private life in article 8(1) of the European convention on human rights (ECHR), which include the decision to become or not to become a mum or dad and “rights to dignity, autonomy and personal improvement of all three claimants”. Jason Coppel QC, representing the claimants, advised the high court in London on Tuesday that Crowter, who has her own flat, recently got married and has pursued s

  Ministers are probable to announce that vaccinated people touring to England from amber list countries will no longer have to quarantine from later this month, in a huge boost for the travel industry, it is understood. A date of 19 July to alternate the policies is amongst alternatives that will be considered via the Covid operations committee, chaired by the Cabinet Office minister, Michael Gove, which is due to meet on Thursday morning. Grant Shapps, the transport secretary, is then anticipated to make a formal announcement of the decision on Thursday afternoon. It would apply to England, but Covid travel rules have tended to be unified throughout the UK. Currently, people coming into the UK from amber list countries and territories, covering the bulk of places and including predominant holiday destinations including France, mainland Spain, Italy and mainland Portugal, need to quarantine for 10 days. This leaves only the 20 or so places on the green list as conceivable holiday choi

  A teen has been convicted of the homicide of two sisters in a London park last year whom he stabbed to death after coming through a government “deradicalisation” programme. Danyal Hussein, 19, murdered Nicole Smallman, 27, and Bibaa Henry, 46. He was stated to have drawn up a “contract” in his very own blood with a demon to sacrifice women in return for triumphing the lottery. While the killings were not treated as a terrorist attack, it can now be reported that investigators consider that Hussein underwent “a form of radicalisation” in terms of exposure to occult material on the so-called dark web. Investigators additionally believe he would have gone on to kill more women if he had not injured his hand when he murdered the sisters, an injury Hussein put down to being robbed at knifepoint on a visit for hospital treatment the following day. After the jury’s guilty verdict, Mrs Justice Whipple adjourned sentencing of Hussein to 22 September at the Old Bailey and ordered reviews into

  Sajid Javid has admitted cases could pinnacle 100,000 a day this summer season as he defended July 19 unlocking move The Health Secretary stated the 'protective wall' thrown up by the vaccine drive meant that ministers can 'look afresh' at policies when people are 'pinged' for contact with an contaminated individual. From the middle of subsequent month people who have obtained two doses - with the second administered at least two weeks previously - can take PCR tests as an alternative than self-isolating. Under-18s will additionally not be subject to the restrictions from the same date. But the timetable is far slower than many had hoped, and potentially means large numbers of people will be caught after 'Freedom Day' on July 19. Mr Javid informed the Commons that he had looked at changing the system earlier, but was 'more comfortable' waiting till even more people are vaccinated. The dramatic information came after Mr Javid admitted coronaviru

  The Queen has awarded the George Cross, the UK’s very best award for gallantry and heroism, to the NHS to mark its public service over seven decades, Buckingham Palace has announced. The NHS marks its 73rd birthday on Monday following a year of extraordinary challenges. It is only the third time the award has been given to a collective body, country or organization rather than an individual since it was instituted via the Queen’s father, George VI, at the peak of the blitz in 1940. In a handwritten private message, the Queen said: “It is with great pleasure, on behalf of a grateful nation, that I award the George Cross to the National Health Services of the United Kingdom. “This award recognises all NHS staff, previous and present, throughout all disciplines and all 4 nations. Over more than seven decades, and particularly in current times, you have supported the people of our country with courage, compassion and dedication, demonstrating the best possible standards of public service

  Boris Johnson is to announce that the lifting of most remaining Covid-19 restrictions in England will go ahead on 19 July amid a backlash from government scientific advisers who have warned that doing so would be like building new “variant factories”. Despite cases having risen to their highest level since January 2021, the prime minister is set to press ahead with the final stage of unlocking in two weeks. In a Downing Street press conference on Monday afternoon, he is anticipated to announce that, with 86% of adults in the UK having had at least a first jab, the government will move from relying on legal curbs to manage people’s behavior to letting people make their personal decisions. Changes to be announced include allowing fully vaccinated adults to tour to amber list countries without having to self-isolate when they return; making the wearing of face masks voluntary, apart from in hospitals and other healthcare settings; and no longer requiring fully vaccinated adults to self-

  THE European Union has been blasted for the mountain of paperwork fishermen have to complete in order to export to the trading bloc. Scottish fisherman Jamie McMillian informed the BBC that his crew spends three hours each and every morning completing paperwork for the European Union. He added that he now exports to markets in the Far East as it is "cheaper and quicker" than exporting to France following Brexit. Mr McMillian said: "The paperwork is just madness. "It is such a waste of paper, a waste of time, a waste of the environment, and a waste of cost. "That is three hours' work each morning that we export to the EU. "Three hours' work to do all that paperwork." He added: "In easy terms exports to China, Singapore or Hong Kong is less expensive and export there than it is to France. "So we are pushing sales in the UK and pushing sales in the Far East to attempt and compensate for what we have lost from Europe." June Mummer