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Jenness Mitchell, Scotland reporter
Jul 9
Fury as Restore Britain leader Rupert Lowe describes Dunblane tragedy as 'one murder'

MP Rupert Lowe made the comment during an appearance on popular US podcast The Joe Rogan Experience, drawing criticism from the family of one of the children killed and a Scottish politician who branded it "genuinely shocking" and "deeply insulting". MSP Stephen Kerr added: "It wasn't a single murder. It was mass murder." In response, a Restore Britain spokesperson said: "Rupert was clearly referring to one incident." On the morning of 13 March 1996, a gunman entered the gymnasium of Dunblane Primary School and, over the course of several minutes, shot dead 16 children and their teacher. A further 15 people - most of them children - were also wounded in what remains the UK's deadliest mass shooting. The mass killer took his own life in the school gymnasium. The Snowdrop Campaign was launched in the wake of the tragedy and led to major reform of the UK's gun laws. A ban on most handguns was introduced by John Major's Conservative government in 1997. Later that year, legislation widening the ban to include all cartridge ammunition handguns was introduced by Tony Blair's Labour government. Mr Lowe, the MP for Great Yarmouth, made the comment to American podcaster Rogan while discussing the UK's strict gun laws. He said: "As you probably know they banned handguns in the late 90s because there was a murder up in Dunblane." Rogan interjected, asking "One murder?" Mr Lowe replied: "One murder. "So, everybody, my father used to shoot pistols for Oxford University and he had, he's dead now bless him, but he had all his pistols were taken away, the pistols he used to shoot with at Oxford University." The family of Emma Crozier, who was shot dead in the tragedy, criticised the Restore Britain leader. Speaking to Sky News, her brother Jack Crozier said: "Rupert Lowe's father had his pistols taken away. My father had his daughter taken away. "He knew exactly what happened at Dunblane. He made an active choice, on one of the world's biggest podcasts, to describe the massacre of 16 five and six-year-old children and their teacher as 'one murder'. "The people of Great Yarmouth need to seriously consider if this is who they want representing them." Read more:After 30 years, massacre 'haunts many' Mr Kerr, Scottish Conservative MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, also criticised Mr Lowe. In a social media post, he said his children's school, close to Dunblane, was locked down on the day of the massacre, as it unfolded. Mr Kerr said: "They'll never forget being kept in the gym hall until everyone learned the gunman was dead. "They'll never forget the teachers trying to hold themselves together while reassuring frightened children. To reduce that atrocity to 'one murder' is deeply insulting. "It wasn't a single murder. It was a mass murder. In a primary school." "Almost as disturbing was the tone - one of disbelief, even mockery, that anyone could respond by tightening gun laws," Mr Kerr added. "This wasn't some obscure historical event. It happened in 1996, when Lowe was 38 years old. He should have known what happened on that terrifying day in Dunblane. "For anyone who remembers that day, hearing it dismissed so casually is genuinely shocking." Scottish Secretary Douglas Alexander added: "Rupert Lowe's comments on the Dunblane massacre are not only ignorant, but also lack common decency. "As Scots we still hold in our hearts the memory of the children and teacher murdered that terrible day." Chris Kane, MP for Stirling and Strathallan, raised a point of order at the House of Commons. He also posted a statement online, praising the "courageous parents and families forever touched by the Dunblane tragedy". Mr Kane added: "Mere words can never describe the sort of darkness that was visited upon Dunblane Primary School and our nation on 13 March 1996. "Many people on that terrible day and since have lived with a kind of acute consciousness and pain that should never be visited on any human soul. The least the rest of us can do is to ensure that is forever acknowledged and honoured. "Mr Lowe's attitude does not reflect the sort of thoughtful society the vast majority of our nation and its people wish to have and which has been displayed day in and day out in my constituency for over 30 years. "We can all learn something from the example of the good people and families of Dunblane. We can only hope that one day that includes Mr Lowe."

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Jul 10
BBC Radio 2 presenter Paul Gambaccini diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease

The 77-year-old BBC Radio 2 and Greatest Hits Radio presenter said in a statement confirming his diagnosis: "As Freddie Mercury once sang, 'You can't turn back the clock, you can't turn back the tide. Ain't that a shame'." He added that he was diagnosed in early 2025, and said that "there's no denying it's a serious condition with an uncertain future, but for now life goes on as normal and I continue to broadcast" on BBC and Greatest Hits. "I'm grateful for the kindness and support I've already received. I will be as open as I can as things progress," Gambaccini said. "For now, I wish to be given the space to keep on broadcasting the music I love to the listeners I love even more. These are the days of our lives." Known as The Great Gambo, he has presented regular programmes on BBC Radio 1, 2, 3 and 4. He was a regular contributor to BBC Radio 4's long-running arts programme Kaleidoscope, and also hosted the Classic FM series Paul Gambaccini's Hall Of Heroes, the Radio 4 music quiz Counterpoint, Pick Of The Pops on BBC Radio 2, and America's Greatest Hits on Greatest Hits Radio, as well as the Paul Gambaccini Collection on Radio 2. New York-born Gambaccini was inducted into the Radio Academy Hall of Fame in 2005. The BBC's Head of Radio 2 Helen Thomas said in a statement: "On behalf of everyone at Radio 2 as well as all of his listeners, we send our love and best wishes to Paul, and continue to support him with his beautifully crafted weekly music show on Sunday evenings." See more from Sky News:Childhood dementia: Families being 'failed'At-home test can predict Alzheimer's risk: study He and his husband Christopher Sherwood have been receiving support from the Alzheimer's Society since his diagnosis. The charity's chief executive, Michelle Dyson, said that the presenter's experience "shows that there can be life after a dementia diagnosis - his fans will be delighted at his decision to carry on hosting his shows". She added: "Receiving a dementia diagnosis can be frightening, but it can also open the door to receiving treatment and support. "We hope that by sharing his diagnosis, Paul will encourage others to spot the symptoms and reach out if they are worried about themselves or a loved one. "The earlier someone is diagnosed, the better the chances are that they can continue doing the things they love and live independently for longer, and plan for the future." Alzheimer's disease and related dementias have impacted many notable figures worldwide: Last month, former Channel 4 News presenter Jon Snow revealed he was diagnosed with the disease. Hollywood actor Danny Glover revealed he has Alzheimer's disease this month, telling People magazine and NBC show Today that he had been diagnosed three years ago. Singer Tony Bennett, who died in 2023, was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2016 and went public five years later. Actors like Bruce Willis and Robin Williams have also suffered from other distinct forms of progressive dementia.

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Jul 10
Pass assisted dying bill or it will come back again and again, warns MP

Labour MP Lauren Edwards is sponsoring the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill after coming second in a ballot of backbench MPs wanting to introduce their own draft laws. The bill would give people in England and Wales who are over 18, terminally ill, and in the final six months of their life, the ability to request assistance from a doctor to die. Politics latest: Follow live It will next be debated and voted on by MPs on 11 September. Speaking to Sky News, Ms Edwards said she was reintroducing it because the "conversation on the bill was interrupted. All we want is for that conversation to continue and conclude." The Rochester and Strood MP also told Sky News she had had "early conversations" with Andy Burnham's team over the bill. Mr Burnham - who is expected to become prime minister on 20 July - has previously said he was supportive of the principle of the bill, but that hospices need to be "properly funded and sorted out" before an assisted dying law was passed. Ms Edwards said she wouldn't expect the government's position of neutrality on the principle of assisted dying to change under a new prime minister. On the progress of the bill, she said her aim was for MPs to send it "back to the Lords as soon as possible" to give them "as much time as possible" to continue their scrutiny. The preferred option of Ms Edwards was that peers "finish their work on the bill" and send it back to the Commons to agree any changes they want to make to it. The bill ran out of time to pass during the last parliamentary session, with peers only debating half of the amendments proposed. Supporters accused critical peers of purposefully running down the clock - but they fiercely deny this and insist they are just trying to improve what they think is a poorly designed piece of legislation. Many supporters were angry at what they said was the "undemocratic" blocking of the bill by peers, since it had been passed by elected MPs. Ms Edwards was clear that the Parliament Act is there "as a backstop". The Parliament Act says that the same bill, passed twice passed by MPs but rejected by peers in two consecutive sessions, becomes law anyway. It's rarely used, only twice this century. Never before has it been used for a private members' bill - although officials have confirmed it could, in theory. Ms Edwards told Sky News her "understanding is the Parliament Act could be used again next session as well, so my message to MPs and peers is: let's get this dealt with". The bill is controversial, and some MPs are known to be unhappy with the bill as it stands, and think it doesn't contain enough safeguards for vulnerable people. Critics are concerned about people feeling like a burden or being coerced into seeking an assisted death. Ms Edwards, however, insists the bill is safe. In order for the Parliament Act to apply, the bill can't be changed in the Commons, with any amendments having to be handled in the Lords. More on assisted dying:MP urges peers 'not to block' assisted dying billHow the assisted dying bill could still become law Matthew England, researcher at the independent parliamentary charity the Hansard Society, told Sky News: "Supposing that the Commons passes an amended version of the assisted dying bill this [parliamentary] session, and the Lords again fails to pass it, the Parliament Act can't be used this session because the two bills would not be identical." But that amended bill could be reintroduced by an MP who comes high up enough in the next backbench ballot. "If the Commons passes a version of the bill in the next session which is identical to the version this session, the Parliament Act can apply if the Lords fails to pass that version again," Mr England said. 'Finish the process' Ms Edwards said that "now is the time to finish this process rather than risk it coming back again and again". She added that her "hope is the Parliament Act is only there as a deterrent to prevent peers running down the clock" on the bill again. While she said a "minority of peers talked out the bill", she said she wanted to work with peers who put down "good faith amendments". The bill's sponsors accept that some changes could be made to it, with its sponsor in the Lords, Charlie Falconer, agreeing to back almost 80. But critics hit out at the suggestion the bill could keep coming back until it was passed. A source close to Labour MPs opposed to the bill said that supporters "are so obsessed with this unsafe bill they seem to be prepared to twist this entire parliament out of shape". They continued: "Most MPs wish they would commit this much time and energy to fixing their deeply flawed bill or sorting palliative care provision so everyone has the care they need at the end of life." Assisted dying is set to be legalised in Jersey next week, making it the first place in the British Isles where assisted dying is legal. That bill officially became law on Thursday and will come into force when it is registered at Jersey's royal court "in the coming days". Assisted dying services are set to begin operating on the island late next year.

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Jul 8
Wimbledon 2026: Arthur Fery stuns Flavio Cobolli to set up semi-final against Alexander Zverev

Fery fed off a buoyant Centre Court crowd and produced another outstanding performance in sweltering conditions to win 6-4 7-6 (7-4) 6-0 to become only the fifth British player to make the last four of the men's singles in the Open era after Andy Murray, Tim Henman, Cameron Norrie and Roger Taylor. The 23-year-old will next face Germany's Alexander Zverev, who beat USA's Taylor Fritz 6-4 6-4 6-2, with Jannik Sinner against Novak Djokovic in the other semi-final on Friday. Latest Wimbledon scores and results 🎾Men's singles draw I Women's singles draw I Order of Play📝Download Sky Sports app for analysis, news and videoNot got Sky? Get Sky Sports or stream with no contract "It seems to get better and better every match. I can't believe it. It's incredible playing on Centre Court for my second time, second win," said Fery, who is just the second wild-card after Goran Ivanisevic in 2001 to reach this stage of Wimbledon. "I played Flavio earlier this year and beat him in Australia so I knew I could do it. It gave me a boost of confidence. Kept going, very nervous beforehand but kept going until the finish line. "That last game I felt emotions that I haven't felt before in my life. It's unbelievable to share it with those guys [as he looks to his corner]. It makes me so happy." How Fery swept aside Cobolli Fery showed no signs of nerves or of feeling the effects of two five-set matches as he pushed Cobolli back in the baseline rallies and comfortably held serve throughout the first set. Cobolli had the first break-point chance in the seventh game but was unable to take it, and instead Fery broke the Italian in the 10th game to snatch the opening set. Cobolli came out of the blocks flying at the start of the second set to break Fery but the Briton broke back to make it 2-2 as he rediscovered his rhythm. Neither player was able to generate a further break-point chance so a crucial tie-break was required - and Fery came out on top, with some aggressive shot-making and an early mini-break proving decisive. Cobolli looked stunned physically and mentally, Fery taking full advantage by breaking his opponent at the start of the third set and then saving crucial break points in the second game. He consolidated that with a double break, Cobolli showing his frustration with the home support, and played with increasing freedom on his way to a set bagel and an incredible victory. "I've never been in this position before. I've been doing a great job over the past 10 days, so I'll see where that takes me," concluded Fery. Earlier on Wednesday, Czech Republic's Linda Noskova made her first Grand Slam semi-final with a 6-3 7-5 victory over Belgium's Elise Mertens. Noskova will face Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk after she comfortably beat Italy's Jasmine Paolini 6-3 6-2. Both women's semi-finals will take place on Thursday, with Coco Gauff taking on Karolina Muchova.

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Jul 10
Pass assisted dying bill or it will come back again and again, warns MP

Labour MP Lauren Edwards is sponsoring the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill after coming second in a ballot of backbench MPs wanting to introduce their own draft laws. The bill would give people in England and Wales who are over 18, terminally ill, and in the final six months of their life, the ability to request assistance from a doctor to die. Politics latest: Follow live It will next be debated and voted on by MPs on 11 September. Speaking to Sky News, Ms Edwards said she was reintroducing it because the "conversation on the bill was interrupted. All we want is for that conversation to continue and conclude." The Rochester and Strood MP also told Sky News she had had "early conversations" with Andy Burnham's team over the bill. Mr Burnham - who is expected to become prime minister on 20 July - has previously said he was supportive of the principle of the bill, but that hospices need to be "properly funded and sorted out" before an assisted dying law was passed. Ms Edwards said she wouldn't expect the government's position of neutrality on the principle of assisted dying to change under a new prime minister. On the progress of the bill, she said her aim was for MPs to send it "back to the Lords as soon as possible" to give them "as much time as possible" to continue their scrutiny. The preferred option of Ms Edwards was that peers "finish their work on the bill" and send it back to the Commons to agree any changes they want to make to it. The bill ran out of time to pass during the last parliamentary session, with peers only debating half of the amendments proposed. Supporters accused critical peers of purposefully running down the clock - but they fiercely deny this and insist they are just trying to improve what they think is a poorly designed piece of legislation. Many supporters were angry at what they said was the "undemocratic" blocking of the bill by peers, since it had been passed by elected MPs. Ms Edwards was clear that the Parliament Act is there "as a backstop". The Parliament Act says that the same bill, passed twice passed by MPs but rejected by peers in two consecutive sessions, becomes law anyway. It's rarely used, only twice this century. Never before has it been used for a private members' bill - although officials have confirmed it could, in theory. Ms Edwards told Sky News her "understanding is the Parliament Act could be used again next session as well, so my message to MPs and peers is: let's get this dealt with". The bill is controversial, and some MPs are known to be unhappy with the bill as it stands, and think it doesn't contain enough safeguards for vulnerable people. Critics are concerned about people feeling like a burden or being coerced into seeking an assisted death. Ms Edwards, however, insists the bill is safe. In order for the Parliament Act to apply, the bill can't be changed in the Commons, with any amendments having to be handled in the Lords. More on assisted dying:MP urges peers 'not to block' assisted dying billHow the assisted dying bill could still become law Matthew England, researcher at the independent parliamentary charity the Hansard Society, told Sky News: "Supposing that the Commons passes an amended version of the assisted dying bill this [parliamentary] session, and the Lords again fails to pass it, the Parliament Act can't be used this session because the two bills would not be identical." But that amended bill could be reintroduced by an MP who comes high up enough in the next backbench ballot. "If the Commons passes a version of the bill in the next session which is identical to the version this session, the Parliament Act can apply if the Lords fails to pass that version again," Mr England said. 'Finish the process' Ms Edwards said that "now is the time to finish this process rather than risk it coming back again and again". She added that her "hope is the Parliament Act is only there as a deterrent to prevent peers running down the clock" on the bill again. While she said a "minority of peers talked out the bill", she said she wanted to work with peers who put down "good faith amendments". The bill's sponsors accept that some changes could be made to it, with its sponsor in the Lords, Charlie Falconer, agreeing to back almost 80. But critics hit out at the suggestion the bill could keep coming back until it was passed. A source close to Labour MPs opposed to the bill said that supporters "are so obsessed with this unsafe bill they seem to be prepared to twist this entire parliament out of shape". They continued: "Most MPs wish they would commit this much time and energy to fixing their deeply flawed bill or sorting palliative care provision so everyone has the care they need at the end of life." Assisted dying is set to be legalised in Jersey next week, making it the first place in the British Isles where assisted dying is legal. That bill officially became law on Thursday and will come into force when it is registered at Jersey's royal court "in the coming days". Assisted dying services are set to begin operating on the island late next year.

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Jul 7
Top Boy actor denies he was 'bent on' getting his way with alleged rape victim

Ward is accused of raping the woman after meeting her at a nightclub in east London. Under cross-examination during his trial at Snaresbrook Crown Court, Ward said that everything that took place was consensual and described the woman as an "active participant". Ward, 28, of Silvertown, east London, denies two counts of rape, two counts of assault by penetration, and one count of sexual assault against the woman on 2 January 2023. Prosecutor Tracy Ayling KC told Ward "you were bent on getting what you wanted". Ward replied: "That definitely was not the case. I have no interest in being with someone who does not want to be with me." Ms Ayling added: "You were bent that night on having sex with her come what may." Ward said: "No miss, it was what we wanted. She was a willing participant in everything that went on." The court heard they later messaged each other. Ward sent her a smiling emoji with a heart and she told him to enjoy the rest of his night. Ms Ayling also said: "I would suggest you were only trying to make sure that she would not report what happened that night." Ward responded: "No, I would suggest that would be wrong." Ward previously told the jury that "everything we did was wholly consensual and we were having a great time". He said they had shared a "quite flirty" conversation and "passionate" kisses, which then turned into a "developing situation". Read more from Sky News:'Significant' heat health alert issuedAt least five dead after China landslide When Ms Ayling suggested "the only person who has a great time was you", Ward said: "She was consenting by the way she was moving with me and she was an active participant in everything we did." He said that everything that took place was consensual, including the intimate acts, adding "it was something she wanted to do and (it was) not that I forced her". Ward hosted a New Year party in Gants Hill, east London, after he spent Christmas with his close-knit family, the court heard. The party took place during a pause in his work schedule. Ward said he thought the woman was "very cute" when he saw her for the first time outside the venue, as she was with a group of friends. He told the court he chatted to them, had a "quite flirty" conversation with the woman, and asked for her Snapchat details. He said they kissed and hugged in a Mercedes outside the party, and later had an intimate encounter in another Mercedes outside an after-party. Ward denied he stopped her from attempting to get out of the unlocked car, in contrast to the woman's claims that she told Ward she needed to leave "on multiple occasions". On Tuesday, Ward told the court: "She stayed which allowed us to grow our sexual contact." Jurors previously heard the woman tell the court that she "did not use the word no" during the encounter and "completely shut down". Ward said he did not force her and they kissed, hugged, and had a conversation before she departed. He wanted to see her again, but he had a busy work schedule. The court heard they later exchanged messages and he sent her a smiling emoji with a heart, meaning he was going to miss her, and the woman told him to enjoy the rest of his night. The trial continues.

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Jenness Mitchell, Scotland reporter
Jul 9
Fury as Restore Britain leader Rupert Lowe describes Dunblane tragedy as 'one murder'

MP Rupert Lowe made the comment during an appearance on popular US podcast The Joe Rogan Experience, drawing criticism from the family of one of the children killed and a Scottish politician who branded it "genuinely shocking" and "deeply insulting". MSP Stephen Kerr added: "It wasn't a single murder. It was mass murder." In response, a Restore Britain spokesperson said: "Rupert was clearly referring to one incident." On the morning of 13 March 1996, a gunman entered the gymnasium of Dunblane Primary School and, over the course of several minutes, shot dead 16 children and their teacher. A further 15 people - most of them children - were also wounded in what remains the UK's deadliest mass shooting. The mass killer took his own life in the school gymnasium. The Snowdrop Campaign was launched in the wake of the tragedy and led to major reform of the UK's gun laws. A ban on most handguns was introduced by John Major's Conservative government in 1997. Later that year, legislation widening the ban to include all cartridge ammunition handguns was introduced by Tony Blair's Labour government. Mr Lowe, the MP for Great Yarmouth, made the comment to American podcaster Rogan while discussing the UK's strict gun laws. He said: "As you probably know they banned handguns in the late 90s because there was a murder up in Dunblane." Rogan interjected, asking "One murder?" Mr Lowe replied: "One murder. "So, everybody, my father used to shoot pistols for Oxford University and he had, he's dead now bless him, but he had all his pistols were taken away, the pistols he used to shoot with at Oxford University." The family of Emma Crozier, who was shot dead in the tragedy, criticised the Restore Britain leader. Speaking to Sky News, her brother Jack Crozier said: "Rupert Lowe's father had his pistols taken away. My father had his daughter taken away. "He knew exactly what happened at Dunblane. He made an active choice, on one of the world's biggest podcasts, to describe the massacre of 16 five and six-year-old children and their teacher as 'one murder'. "The people of Great Yarmouth need to seriously consider if this is who they want representing them." Read more:After 30 years, massacre 'haunts many' Mr Kerr, Scottish Conservative MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, also criticised Mr Lowe. In a social media post, he said his children's school, close to Dunblane, was locked down on the day of the massacre, as it unfolded. Mr Kerr said: "They'll never forget being kept in the gym hall until everyone learned the gunman was dead. "They'll never forget the teachers trying to hold themselves together while reassuring frightened children. To reduce that atrocity to 'one murder' is deeply insulting. "It wasn't a single murder. It was a mass murder. In a primary school." "Almost as disturbing was the tone - one of disbelief, even mockery, that anyone could respond by tightening gun laws," Mr Kerr added. "This wasn't some obscure historical event. It happened in 1996, when Lowe was 38 years old. He should have known what happened on that terrifying day in Dunblane. "For anyone who remembers that day, hearing it dismissed so casually is genuinely shocking." Scottish Secretary Douglas Alexander added: "Rupert Lowe's comments on the Dunblane massacre are not only ignorant, but also lack common decency. "As Scots we still hold in our hearts the memory of the children and teacher murdered that terrible day." Chris Kane, MP for Stirling and Strathallan, raised a point of order at the House of Commons. He also posted a statement online, praising the "courageous parents and families forever touched by the Dunblane tragedy". Mr Kane added: "Mere words can never describe the sort of darkness that was visited upon Dunblane Primary School and our nation on 13 March 1996. "Many people on that terrible day and since have lived with a kind of acute consciousness and pain that should never be visited on any human soul. The least the rest of us can do is to ensure that is forever acknowledged and honoured. "Mr Lowe's attitude does not reflect the sort of thoughtful society the vast majority of our nation and its people wish to have and which has been displayed day in and day out in my constituency for over 30 years. "We can all learn something from the example of the good people and families of Dunblane. We can only hope that one day that includes Mr Lowe."

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Jul 9
Harry Brook stars as England thrash India by nine wickets to clinch T20 series with game to spare

India opted to bat after winning the toss, with only captain Shreyas Iyer (80no off 49 balls) offering any real resistance, as an exceptional display of short-ball and death bowling restricted the beleaguered tourists - who lost the third T20 at Trent Bridge by 125 runs - to 158-7 from their 20 overs. England lost Jos Buttler (8) in the third over of the chase, but captain Brook crunched eight fours and four sixes, finishing unbeaten on 79 alongside Salt (59no off 42 balls), as the pair propelled England to their target of 159 with 37 balls to spare. Stream England vs India series contract-free with NOWAs it happened in Thursday's fourth T20 at BristolListen to episodes of the Sky Sports Cricket Podcast The emphatic series-clinching victory sees England establish an unassailable 3-0 lead ahead of the fifth and final T20I in Southampton on Saturday, live on Sky Sports, where a fourth successive victory would see Brook's team leapfrog the reigning T20 World Cup champions to become the world No 1 side. England sealing thumping T20 series win over India The foundations for England's victory were laid by another exceptional display with the ball from Jofra Archer (2-20) and Josh Tongue (2-36), who worked in tandem to ensure there was no India response to being skittled for 76 at Trent Bridge. After scores of 13 and 14 in the series, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi once again failed to outscore his age and once again fell victim to Archer, top-edging to his Rajasthan Royals team-mate Sam Curran at mid-on. India's stuttering top order were reduced to 48-3 in the seventh over after Ishan Kishan (4) fell to Tongue and Adil Rashid removed Abhishek Sharma (16) with a caught-and-bowled. Captain Shreyas shared a 53-run stand for the fourth wicket alongside Shivam Dube and kicked on to record his second half-century of the series with a six off Rashid before feasting on the spinner with two sixes and a four in three balls in the 18th over. But England wrestled back control, with Curran and Archer conceding only eight runs and no boundaries from the final two overs before Archer finished off some expert death bowling by kicking the ball onto the stumps to run out Axar Patel. As England opened their innings Buttler smashed Arshdeep down the ground for six, only to nick the very next delivery behind as he departed for eight to give India a deserved early wicket. But Salt and Brook stepped on the gas, powering England to 62-1 at the end of the powerplay and to victory in 13.5 overs. World No 1 would be 'pretty cool' England captain Harry Brook, on Sky Sports Cricket: "That was good fun tonight. "It is always good to beat India as they are a strong side and have been for many years. To be leading 3-0 with one match to go, we are very happy. "It would be pretty cool for us to be world No 1, to be honest. That is definitely an aim. If we keep doing what we have been doing and stick to our guns, hopefully we will come out 4-0." Shreyas: Another disappointing performance India captain Shreyas Iyer, on Sky Sports Cricket: "It was another disappointing performance - 158 wasn't the perfect total on the board and we saw how quickly England chased it down. "I asked our bowlers to repeat the length as much as possible - top of middle stump and leg stump was difficult to score boundaries off. We fell short in execution. "We are in a transition stage. We will make mistakes as a lot of youngsters are playing in these conditions for the first time. This will show them they need to adapt and learn quickly from their mistakes." 'England can't take foot off the gas' Sky Sports Cricket's Nasser Hussain: "It has been a shocking few months for England but not in this format. They have now won 19 of their last 22 completed T20Is. "I like Brook as a captain, especially in white-ball cricket, and think he and [coach] Brendon McCullum's carefree, express-yourself cricket suits him. "England have to work out how to take it to the next stage after losing the last two T20 World Cup semi-finals to India.vThat's why they shouldn't take their foot off the gas for the final T20. "You have an India side down who have been all over you in T20, so be ruthless and don't let them bounce back quickly." England vs India results and fixtures All times UK and Ireland, all games live on Sky Sports First T20 (Durham) - Match abandonedSecond T20 (Old Trafford) - England won by four wicketsThird T20 (Trent Bridge) - England won by 125 runsFourth T20 (Bristol) - England win by nine wicketsFifth T20 (Southampton) - Saturday July 11 (2.30pm)First ODI (Edgbaston - Tuesday July 14 (11am)Second ODI (Cardiff) - Thursday July 16 (1pm)Third ODI (Lord's) - Sunday July 19 (11am) Watch Saturday's fifth and final T20 between England and India, at the Utilita Bowl in Southampton, live on Sky Sports Cricket and Sky Sports Main Event from 2pm (2.30pm first ball). Stream cricket and more sport contract-free with NOW.

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