The first ever female head of MI6 has been announced by Sir Keir Starmer to lead Britain’s secret service in the face of an “unprecedented scale” of threats faced by the UK.

Made up of celebrities and footballing stars, the fundraising match sees the England team take on Soccer Aid World XI FC to raise money for Unicef.

There is “grave concern” across Europe over the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran, Ireland’s deputy premier Simon Harris has said. Mr Harris was speaking after being in touch with European ...