Chelsea’s Reece James (left) celebrates scoring Reece James crashed home a second-half double as Chelsea beat Newcastle 3-0 at St James’ Park to extend their lead at the top of the Premier League table. England defender James produced a brilliant finish midway through the second period and then made it …

Baroness [Karren] Brady has had her hands full. As vice-chairwoman of West Ham United FC, she has had to bat off the unwanted advances for the club of little-known private equity outfit PAI Capital in recent weeks, and has also been talking on behalf of the club to “Czech Sphinx” …

Commuter journeys on Britain’s railways remain at less than half of pre-pandemic levels, new figures show. Industry body the Rail Delivery Group (RDG) said the number of train journeys made by people travelling to or from work in mid-October was just 45% of what it was before the coronavirus crisis. …

A lorry had jack-knifed. Photo: @CMPG Traffic was delayed for up to an hour and diversions were in place after the collision between a car and a lorry on the northbound section between Junction 3 of the M5 near Quinton and Junction 4 near Bromsgrove. Fire crews from Hereford and …

Boris Johnson has said the Queen was on ‘very good form’ when he spoke to her this week after doctors told her to cancel any official visits and rest for at least another two weeks.  The Prime Minister gave an upbeat tone while talking about attending his weekly conversation with …

Several major electric vehicle (EV) announcements have been made on the eve of COP26, with Royal Mail opening and all-electric delivery office in Glasgow and thousands of EVs being ordered for major car rental and ride-hailing schemes. Royal Mail opened its all-electric Glasgow …

Aaron Cresswell of West Ham United and Pedro Neto of Wolverhampton Wanderers (AMA) The 21-year-old had a starring role last season before he broke his kneecap in April. Neto – who it was initially hoped could return this month – then suffered a setback in the summer, with Lage instead …

Matt Fitzpatrick in action England’s David Skinns, who turned to delivery driving to make ends meet during the coronavirus pandemic, played his way into contention for a first prize of £525,000 on day two of the Butterfield Bermuda Championship. Skinns carded a second-consecutive 67 at Port Royal Golf Course for …

(Photo: Naomi Baker/Getty Images) Fast food fans have been left disappointed that one of their favourite McDonald’s menu selections has become unavailable in many of the chain’s outlets. The burger chain has removed the item from many of its menus, as supply chain issues continue to affect consumers and businesses …

A crash involving a Royal Mail van on the A63 is causing heavy delays this morning. The van is believed to have crashed with another vehicle just after 7.30pm on Saturday morning. For the latest travel stories, click here. It is not known if anyone was injured. Traffic and travel …