Former England captain Jo Yapp says the Red Roses face an "extremely challenging" Canada side in Saturday's Rugby World Cup final at Twickenham.

Towering lock Martin underwent shoulder surgery over the summer and will definitely miss the autumn series of matches

Bank of England interest rate-setter Swati Dhingra said Britain's high inflation rate is likely to ease off and the central bank should move more quickly to cut borrowing costs.

Cross revealed that England Women's head coach Charlotte Edwards and director of cricket Jonathan Finch had told her during a post-season appraisal in August that her central contract wouldn't be renewed, after playing 102 matches for her country across formats in an international career spanning nearly 12 years.

Nigel Farage has escalated his calls for the Bank of England to halt its bond-selling programme, in his first formal meeting with its governor. Reform UK argues the process, known as quantitative tightening, is saddling the taxpayer with billions in losses and pushing up government debt costs.

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