Danny Murphy has come out in defence of Declan Rice, after the West Ham and England midfielder was slaughtered for his apparent lacklustre performance during Sunday's win over Kosovo.

England and Ireland are set to stage a joint bid in hope of securing the hosting of the 2030 football World Cup, and are reported to be confident of pulling it off.

Adam Idah may have put himself on the fast-track to the Ireland squad after his FA Cup heroics for Norwich. Cork-born teenager striker Idah scored a hat-trick against Preston in the third round.

Most people go on dating apps to find love, but one Dundalk fan has stumbled across something different - her club's new signing. Jesus 'Chino Perez wrote that he played for the club in his Tinder profile.

Mick McCarthy's future as Republic of Ireland manager is uncertain amid the impact of coronavirus on the fixture calendar. The 61-year-old's contract runs until the end of the Euro 2020 campaign.

The Christmas special of Gavin & Stacey, which marked the return of the sitcom after a ten-year absence, carried the weight of all our seasonal TV expectations

The screenwriter Sarah Phelps has been taking liberties with Agatha Christie murder mysteries for quite some time. Plots are revised. Characters are redrawn or may be ejected

Jamie Oliver's Keep Cooking And Carry On is a concept that was turned around in record time, specifically for the Covid-19 era, but even so, we're all watching in a new way. Aren't we?

The monarch, 93, was accompanied by Kate, 37, and the Duchess of Cornwall, 71, for the traditional carriage procession, which marks the official start of the day's races.

SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: The Queen is not given to displays of emotion, but I hear that she held a poignant final formal meeting with Theresa May this week.

A royal expert has claimed that the Queen will take Meghan under her wing when she celebrates her 38th birthday at Balmoral Castle on the 4th August.

The Queen's unusual code name has been revealed, according to a royal source who claims that when the royal is working she is given the alternative moniker 'Sharon', or often called just 'S' by aides.

Experts revealed the clever beauty tips and tricks that the Queen, 93, may use in order to maintain her looks. While some pointed to her high placement of blush, others suggested it was her hair.

The actress, 45, transformation into the royal was showcased in a time-lapse video, which was presented as part of a new featurette about the show that was released on Wednesday.

The Duchess of Cambridge looked elegant as she arrived at Buckingham Palace to welcome NATO leaders for dinner with the Queen today.

The Queen, 93, was joined by Prince Charles and Camilla who earlier today had tea with Donald Trump at Clarence House before arriving at the palace in Westminster, central London.

Kate Middleton, 37, has a 'very easy relationship' with the Queen, which has continued to grow since the birth of her three children, royal commentator Katie Nicholl has claimed.

Former BBC royal correspondent Jennie Bond, 69, from Devon, claimed on Lorraine this morning that the Queen 'admires' Kate Middleton, but hinted that Sophie Wessex if her favourite.

The @RoyalFamily and @ClarenceHouse accounts posted birthday messages today, while Kensington Palace released a new photograph of Kate to mark the occasion.

The Duchess of Cambridge (pictured this afternoon) has remained in London while Prince William faced his brother at the Norfolk estate with the Queen and Prince Charles.

The Duke of Sussex is understood to have arrived at Her Majesty's Sandringham estate more than two hours before he was due to sit down with the monarch and Princes Charles and William.

The Duke of Cambridge put on a brave face as he stepped in for the Queen at an investiture ceremony this afternoon, beaming beamed as he signed 'congratulations' and gave an MBE to Alex Duguid.

Buckingham Palace was expected to release a statement 'imminently' on the terms of the couple's arrangement but the discussions have stalled with officials yet to iron out several key issues.

TREVOR PHILLIPS: I believe that in the rumbling argument over Harry and Meghan's future, the monarchy has become the vehicle for a proxy war over what kind of nation Britain wants to be.

Officials at Buckingham Palace revealed this afternoon that a 'number of other options are being considered, in line with relevant guidance' ahead of the event on June 13.

Gaynor Marshall, 45, looked lost for words when partner Mike Ogden serenades her with a Stone Roses song before proposing in front of the Tesco store in Warrington where she works.

Stephen Armstrong who has been sharing his daughters with his ex-wife, reveals the terrifying difference between male and female empty nesters as his eldest daughter goes to university.

EXCLUSIVE: Heartbreaking footage also showed meat birds convulsing on the faeces-covered floor, with splayed legs and chemical burns at Moorah Farm in Essex, run by Hook 2 Sisters.

DOMINIC LAWSON: Florence Widdicombe opened a pack of Tesco charity Christmas cards and found on one a note from a prisoner in China declaring that he had been forced to do this work.

German retailer Lidl led the way for festive profits, with year-on-year sales growth of 10.3 per cent, while Aldi's sales went up by 5.9 per cent over the Christmas period.

Emma and Spencer Gale, of Whitstable, Kent, live in a five-bedroom house with their ten children. The family feature on tonight's Me & My 10 Kids on 5Star, where they admit they take family life a day at a time.

The footage shows a truck near the recycling area of the Tesco car park in Barking, east London as it unloads black bags of household and building waste.

Ginger cat Pumpkin was a regular in Tesco's Drayton branch in Norwich, for well over a year before staff started 'gently encouraging him to go out', but he's recently returned to perch on the self-checkout.

Harry Miller from Humberside was accused of transphobia due to 30 messages he had tweeted or retweeted the previous year. His posts were investigated as a hate incident.

Hannah Rowe was left terrified when a woman 'came out of nowhere' in Fareham, Hampshire, and told her daughter, Alice, to 'come with me' just days after a man was spotted loitering outside a school.

Helen, 46, from Gloucestershire, revealed she is getting married to her Tesco delivery driver Chris, in tonight's episode of TLC's Curvy Brides Boutique.

The couple had been on their way to their local Tesco in Moreton, Merseyside when their vehicle flipped over, forcing emergency crews to cut them free using hydraulic equipment.

The boss of Britain's largest retailer, Tesco, has pleaded with panicbuyers to search their conscience and ask themselves: 'Do I need everything in my trolley?'

Thieves targeted the Tesco Extra store in Dover, Kent, yesterday at midnight. Kent Police said two vehicles were damaged as they tried to stop the robbers. No arrests have been made.

The Malaysian government decreed that only the head of the household, or ketua rumah, is permitted to go to the supermarket in a bid to restrict the number of people in public places.

Mobile phone footage shows the man furiously kicking the doors of the Tesco Express store in Birkdale, Merseyside on Tuesday morning.

The UK retail giant's chief executive, Dave Lewis, said panic-buyers tended to be more affluent customers from London and that 10 per cent of shoppers were behind a third of Tesco sales.

The voluptuous reality TV star showed off her incredible curves in a revealing black summer dress while making her way to a local Tesco supermarket for some essential shopping.

Mother-of-one Biba Kutisova, 36, from Salisbury, set about immediately washing the potatoes to avoid any possible contamination from coronavirus.

The Florence Nightingale Museum, in London, has lost £60,000, while the charity that runs the Dr Edward Jenner museum, at his former home in Gloucestershire, says it needs £35,000 to survive.

The comedian, 47, cut a casual figure in a camouflage top and khaki baseball cap as he pushed a pram near his London home on Monday.

The Absolutely Fabulous star, 74, was stocking up on supplies during the coronavirus lockdown and thrilled her fellow shoppers when they noticed her in the queue.

Casey Edmonds, 26, had just returned to Perth from a short trip to the UK when she began to feel ill in March. She was diagnosed with COVID-19 which she said made her feel sicker than she ever had.

In a post to Facebook, My Kitchen Rules judge Evans shared a screenshot of the livestream and asked his followers to share their opinions.

The presenter, 42, cut a sporty figure in a red Adidas zip-up top and khaki lightweight trousers as she headed to Global Studios in London to present her daily radio show on Tuesday.