The Scottish athlete completed four laps in the Diamond League meeting at the London Stadium, in the capital's Olympic Park. A capacity crowd of about 60,000 saw him shave half a second off the previous best, set in 1999 by Moroccan Hicham El Guerrouj. Kerr, the Olympic silver medallist in the 1500m, crossed the line in front of a rapturous home crowd in 3 minutes 42.66 seconds. He had been targeting the record as part of what he called "Project 222" - the number of seconds he needed to hit to beat the record. His previous best was 3:45.34. Kerr, 28, ran in a specially designed black suit and running spikes by the running company Brooks. Pacemakers led the way before dropping out with a lap and a half to go, leaving Kerr with a sprint to the line, well ahead of the rest of the field. He finished more than three seconds clear of second-placed US athlete Yared Nuguse whose time was 3:45.69. "It was just incredible, that last lap," Kerr told the BBC. "It was just me, my shoes and the track. I was absolutely deaf in the last 110 metres. "I didn't take my foot off the gas," he continued, "but... I started to glide and I was like 'oh wow this feels incredible'. It's incredible because I'm slowing down. "So, I was like 'I better get to the line'. So, crossing the finish line, seeing 42-something - anything - was my goal, so it was great." Kerr added: "Today, that was a performance I was able to bring out - I hoped it was going to be a little bit faster, but that's alright." Read more from Sky News:Hunger striker taken to hospital as police launch crackdownWoman arrested on suspicion of murder of 75-year-old man The mile is an event which is not typically run at World Championships or Olympic Games, but in March the former world 1500m champion announced his intention to try to break the men's mile record. The feat on Saturday earned him a cheque for $50,000 (£37,000). His win means the mile record is back in British hands after Roger Bannister famously became the first person to run under four minutes in 1954. Fellow Britons Steve Cram, Steve Ovett and Sebastian Coe previously held the record, before Algerian Noureddine Morceli set a new best in 1993, followed by El Guerrouj in July 1999. Also on Saturday, Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson was looking to make history in the women's 800m. The British runner won the race but had to settle for a time of 1:56.21. That didn't threaten the 1.53.28 record of Jarmila Kratochvilova - then running for Czechoslovakia - which she set in July 1983. It is the oldest world record in athletics. The 43-year record continues with Hodgkinson's hopes hampered after an accident while cooling down during a training session in Wigan when she tripped over and landed on a metal grate, injuring her knees.

She won best supporting actress in 1990 for playing the mother of Irish writer and painter Christy Brown in My Left Foot. Daniel Day Lewis also won best actor for the leading role. Ms Fricker followed that with a memorable role in Home Alone 2 as the Central Park "pigeon lady" who becomes friends with Macaulay Culkin's character. Phil Belfield, her agent, said she had died after a period of ill health. "We will never see her like again and the world is lesser for the lack of her," he said in a statement. "I was honoured to know, love and work with her and she will always have a place in my heart and in the heart of so many film and TV fans the world over." The Dublin-born star also appeared with Mike Myers in So I Married an Axe Murderer (1993), and in A Time to Kill (1996), a legal drama fronted by Samuel L Jackson, Sandra Bullock and Matthew McConaughey. She was well known to British TV audiences through her long-running role as nurse Megan Roach on Casualty in the 1980s and 90s. Later appearances included the film Veronica Guerin, which starred Cate Blanchett as the real-life Irish journalist murdered for investigating organised crime, and the adaption of Graham Norton's first novel Holding. Ms Fricker also appeared on stage at venues including the National Theatre and Royal Court Theatre. Paying tribute, Irish deputy prime minister Simon Harris said she was a "national treasure" and "among the greatest exports this country has ever produced". "The [Oscar] win and her emotional acceptance speech, in which she dedicated the award to 'all the people of Ireland', was a defining moment for Irish cinema," the Tanaiste said. "As the first Irish woman to win an acting Oscar, she opened doors and set a standard of excellence that continues to inspire generations of Irish artists." My Left Foot director Jim Sheridan told Irish broadcaster RTE that Ms Fricker was an "amazing actress, amazing ⁠character, a forceful personality". "She was vibrant and full of life and had her own opinions. She took no prisoners, let's put it that ‌way," Sheridan added. Ms Fricker was married to director Barry Davies until 1988 and became pregnant multiple times but suffered repeated miscarriages - something she said left her with long periods of depression. 'Having a dreadful death' In a bed-bound interview with The Guardian last year, she said she was "every day in pain" and "having a dreadful death". Ms Fricker described binge-watching The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills because she couldn't sleep at night. "It's better than getting drunk. I just love it," she told the paper. Ms Fricker - who published her memoir last year - recounted a childhood involving grooming and abuse. But in a lighter moment, looked back on her much-loved role in Home Alone 2. Read more from Sky News:Man convicted of killing British tourist to be extradited Parents of boy hurt in crocodile enclosure reveal extent of injuries She said childhood star Macaulay Culkin was charming, but admitted ending every day "covered in pigeon shit". On one occasion after filming, she bumped into Donald Trump in a hotel lift, telling The Guardian: "It was like I'd jumped into a pigsty but he was very polite about it." The actress also once wrote in the Irish Independent that she was probably prouder of her name becoming Dublin rhyming slang for "knickers" than for her Oscar. She said she had kept the famous statuette in a plastic bag under the stairs - before eventually promoting it to the shelf.

That he chose to spend his last full day as his party's leader in Kyiv – he will be back in London shortly before Andy Burnham succeeds him later – is befitting of a prime minister who saw resetting Britain's place on the world stage as one of his crowning achievements. Burnham to become Labour leader - follow live For Starmer, Ukraine has been of particular importance. He, together with Emmanuel Macron, set up the Coalition of the Willing to support Ukraine as the US stepped back and the EU struggled to step up and lead the charge due to divisions in the bloc. For a prime minister wanting to secure his legacy before being booted out of office after just two years, there was a point in making a trip to Kyiv his final public act. Do allies fear change of leadership? When Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in the gardens of the presidential palace in the centre of Kyiv, awarded Starmer Ukraine's Order of Freedom, the PM looked close to tears. It was his second international honour of the week after he was given the Legion d'honneur following a final summit of the Coalition of the Willing in Paris on Monday. Starmer might not have been much liked at home, but among these leaders, he has been an ally and friend, and there is trepidation as he leaves. Zelenskyy, when I asked him about these concerns about a new prime minister at the news conference in the gardens of the presidential palace, admitted that, of course, he was "afraid" of a change of leadership. Starmer, for his part, insisted that while he was standing down, the UK's support for Ukraine would endure. "I would not have said what I said to President Zelenskyy, which is really important, if I wasn't confident about what I was saying," he told me when I asked him if he had assurances from Andy Burnham about support for Ukraine. "I believe Ukraine will win this war." This was his final act as PM, and our conversation on the stands of a football ground where war veterans had been playing a match was his final interview as prime minister. Starmer did not want to leave office and had insisted, even days before he announced he was standing down, that he would fight on. Instead, having taken the party to victory in 2024, he is being turfed out of office after two years, with a party convinced that he is a winner no more. He could be forgiven for feeling bitter, aggrieved, angry. But the Starmer I encountered in our interview was none of those. He seems to have come to terms, for now, with his fate, clear that while it was not what he wanted, his party had decided that he was not the right leader to take them into the next general election, and he had accepted that with "good grace". Rejected by the party, he took the decision to end his own political career rather than fight a bloody leadership battle (which he would almost certainly have lost) and step down. He told me he took that decision with just his wife Vic and their children, and he did it because it was in the best interests of the country. 'I go with pride' But where he is impervious is around his own record. If his downfall was brought about through a toxic mix of bad decision-making – sending Peter Mandelson to Washington; cuts to winter fuel; poor party management (see welfare reform); the boys' club briefings; and an inability to set out a clear vision, how many resets were there? - and a beating at the ballot box in the local elections; he was not here to admit that. "I go with pride," he said as he told me he had "saved the Labour Party" and made it electable again. I did do enough to prepare for office (his former chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney, said the opposite last week) and set the groundwork for Burnham to go on and win the next general election, he insisted. Read more from Sky News:Under-16s to be banned from buying energy drinksEleven children killed in orphanage fire On the other side of the coin, his political career ends in failure. He had a landslide and a five-year term that he lost because he lost the backing of his party. For a politician who admits he "hates losing to anyone", this must be very painful. It is perhaps too soon after the drama of his downfall for Starmer to talk more openly about what he regrets and where he went wrong. But where he did open up more was when it came to his family, as he gave a very open and honest account of the toll the job has taken on his wife and his kids. "Through every step she (Vic) has been with me, the good, the bad... the really low moments, when somebody tried to burn our family house down, when my brother died, and the last few months, which haven't been easy." He told me that his two teenage children, who have grown up with their father at the top of British politics, want him back, and he clearly means it when he says he takes comfort in swapping the biggest job in Britain for the most important one – being a husband to his wife Vic and a dad to his two teenage kids. It is the side of Starmer – be it joking at PMQs on Wednesday or talking so openly about the choices he made and his motivations – that we haven't seen so much during his years as PM, and it is perhaps a side of him that might have garnered a more sympathetic hearing from a public and a party that have rejected him. He was, after all, a hugely successful election winner who struggled in office. But as he leaves Ukraine and returns home, Starmer will hope that history will judge him more kindly than his party did.

​Fifth-fastest Hamilton was on a quick lap in the closing moments of the final session before Qualifying at 3pm this afternoon when he went wide across the gravel at Turn 13 and his car's right rear wheel had a glancing blow against the barrier. It was a near mirror image of Pierre Gasly's crash at the same corner on Friday for Alpine. Belgian GP: UK schedule and how to watch on Sky SportsF1 2026 standings | F1 2026 calendar | F1 Gossip ColumnDownload the Sky Sports app for expert analysis, best video & more📱Not got Sky? Get Sky Sports or stream with no contract on NOW📺 "I've destroyed the car mate," said Hamilton to his race engineer over team radio. "I'm sorry." With sufficient damage to the SF-26's right rear preventing the Briton from driving it back to the pit lane, Hamilton soon stopped on track and was then seen inspecting the damage himself once climbing out of the cockpit. Antonelli will go into Qualifying as the clear favourite for pole position after he topped the timesheet for the second second running at a sun-kissed Spa. Despite seeing his once comfortable title lead cut to 25 points over recent events, Antonelli has continued to show supreme pace relative to his rivals and that has hitherto continued around one of F1's most legendary and challenging circuits. He was immediately a full 0.7s faster than anyone else on his first lap of the session mid-way through the hour, although his final gap over second-placed Lando Norris and third-placed Max Verstappen finished at just 0.1s after Antonelli did not improve on the final soft-tyre runs. George Russell finished 0.3s back on his Mercedes team-mate in fourth ahead of the Ferrari pair of Hamilton and Charles Leclerc. Hamilton has had a clear pace edge on British GP victor Leclerc so far this weekend and was nearly 0.4s faster than his team-mate in final practice. Norris was the lead McLaren driver in second place but he will carry a 10-place grid penalty into Qualifying owing to engine changes. His team-mate Oscar Piastri will therefore effectively carry the Woking team's challenge, but the Australian finished final practice almost 0.8s off the pace in seventh place. Audi enjoyed a promising session as Nico Hulkenberg and Gabriel Bortoleto finished eighth and ninth respectively ahead of Isack Hadjar in the second Red Bull. Hadjar already knows he will start Sunday's race from the back of the grid owing to penalties for multiple changes of power-unit parts, with the Frenchman's P3 session briefly interrupted by an issue which stopped his RB22 in the pit lane after leaving the garage. Sky Sports F1's Belgian GP schedule Saturday July 181.15pm: F2 Sprint2.15pm: Belgian GP Qualifying build-up*3pm: BELGIAN GP QUALIFYING* Sunday July 197.30am: F3 Feature Race9am: F2 Feature Race10.45am: Porsche Supercup12.30pm: Belgian GP build-up: Grand Prix Sunday2pm: THE BELGIAN GRAND PRIX4pm: Belgian GP reaction: Chequered Flag *Also on Sky Sports Main Event Formula 1 is at the legendary Spa-Francorchamps for the Belgian Grand Prix with Sunday's race at 2pm (build-up from 12.30pm), live on Sky Sports F1. Stream Sky Sports with NOW - no contract, cancel anytime

Sky News can reveal that the London & Valley Water (L&VW) consortium has engaged Pallas Partners - which describes itself as an "elite litigation and disputes firm" - to draw up plans for a legal fight with the government if its offer for the company is rejected. Pallas Partners has been drafted in to work alongside Akin Gump, the law firm which is advising the consortium on the terms of their restructuring proposals, according to people close to the situation. L&VW has been formed by a syndicate of fund managers including Apollo Global Management, Elliott Management, Farallon Capital Management and Silver Point Capital, which collectively hold £17bn of Thames Water's £21bn debt pile. They have been involved in negotiations about a £10bn deal to take control of Thames Water and avert the prospect of it being placed into a special administration regime (SAR), a form of temporary public ownership. However, Sir Keir Starmer's departure from Downing Street and his replacement next week by Mr Burnham has exacerbated concern within the consortium that the new administration will reject the deal. Mr Burnham has spoken about his desire to see "public control" of water companies, although he is yet to spell out whether this means nationalising the sector. In relation to the industry's largest operator specifically, he said last month: "I would say for Thames Water, that [greater public ownership] is what should be done." Money latest: Follow Sky News money blog That rhetoric has prompted the L&VW consortium to accelerate their own contingency plans for legal action against the UK government, according to City sources. One said that Pallas Partners had been brought in to assist with a litigation "strategy", which could include challenging a SAR or outright nationalisation on a variety of different legal grounds. "They are prepared to litigate for years if necessary," said one banker who has worked with some of the funds involved. A person close to the consortium said the prospect of litigation was "a last resort" and that it was keen to work with the government on a solvent rescue deal which addressed Whitehall's concerns about the restructuring proposals. "There is no legal action being taken right now," the person said. "This is purely precautionary." Under the latest terms submitted to Ofwat, the industry regulator, the funds would inject £3.35bn of new equity alongside a total of £6.25bn of new debt. It would also entail writing off £9.6bn of Thames Water's existing debt. The company's annual results, published this week, stoked fresh controversy by revealing that chief executive Chris Weston had seen his total pay increase to £1.16m despite the parlous nature of its finances. Emma Reynolds, the environment secretary, sparked further doubt about whether the government would accept the proposed rescue deal last month when she wrote to Ofwat to express concern about its terms. "I am not yet convinced that the Proposal demonstrates sufficient protection for consumers' interests," she wrote. "I understand that there will be some bill impacts in this price review period and further rises in the next period as a direct result of these regulatory adjustments. "I am concerned that consumers will ultimately bear an undue cost for these adjustments." It remains unclear whether Ms Reynolds will retain her cabinet post under Mr Burnham, although members of the L&VW consortium expect the new prime minister to show even greater scepticism towards a deal. This week, the Ofwat chair, Iain Coucher, wrote to Ms Reynolds to inform her that a fresh proposal was in development: "As you are aware, through Defra-led engagement with the company, consortium and Ofwat, L&VW is working on a revised proposal. "We will consider any such revised proposal, if requested to do so by the company's board, in accordance with our statutory duties, including to ensure that the interests of customers are adequately protected." Sources close to the consortium said it was preparing a robust set of further proposals, with reports suggesting that an offering of Thames Water shares to customers was among the ideas being considered. Under their plans, the creditors would not pay any dividends to shareholders until the 2030s, with a plan to return the company to the public markets in about five years' time. Ofwat is required to hold a three-month public consultation on a private sector deal, meaning that time is running out for such a process to be launched. Thames Water repeated a warning this week that it would run out of money by the end of the year, although creditors have stated their intention to continue financing the company into 2027. A spokesperson for L&VW declined to comment this weekend.

The test will be offered as part of the routine heel prick test already carried out on babies shortly after birth. It's part of an evaluation programme which will inform future recommendations on testing newborns by the UK National Screening Committee. The condition has been brought to national attention in part by singer and former Little Mix star Jesy Nelson, who announced her twins, Ocean Jade and Story Monroe, had been diagnosed with the condition at the start of this year. She has said their diagnosis means they are unlikely ever to be able to walk or regain their neck strength. Nelson welcomed the rollout, calling it "a day of hope". She said: "After years of campaigning, it means so much to see the heel prick test for SMA begin rolling out from October, with implementation continuing throughout 2027 until every newborn screening laboratory across the UK is offering the test. "Knowing that future families will have access to early diagnosis and the opportunity for the best possible outcomes is something I'm incredibly proud to have supported. "This is a victory for every family affected by SMA. Whilst it can't change the future of our children, I know it marks the beginning of a brighter future for future SMA families. Every baby's life matters." 'A hugely important step forward' Nelson has previously called the screening study "a postcode lottery," flagging that it would "only cover 72% of England". In an Instagram post last month, she said: "That means some babies won't be screened simply because of where they live. A postcode lottery like that just isn't fair." Speaking to Sky News' The UK Tonight With Sarah-Jane Mee earlier this year, Nelson said she had taken the twins to the GP three times because they weren't feeding properly but was told: "They are absolutely fine". She said it was her mum who finally recognised the signs, eventually leading them to a diagnosis and treatment. Health Secretary James Murray said: "No parent should have to watch their child lose the ability to move or breathe, knowing that earlier treatment could have made all the difference." Giles Lomax, chief executive officer of Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) UK, said: "We are delighted to see the confirmation that the remaining six screening laboratories will begin screening from October 2027. This demonstrates a clear commitment to making newborn screening available across England. "No family should face a postcode lottery when it comes to a condition where every day without treatment can lead to irreversible loss of motor neurons." Aoife Regan, director of impact and charitable programmes at Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity, said: "Early diagnosis can be life-changing. With effective treatments now available, identifying SMA before symptoms appear gives babies the best chance of timely treatment and can help prevent irreversible disease progression. "At Great Ormond Street Hospital, teams provide specialist and wraparound care for children with SMA and their families following what is often a devastating diagnosis. Screening has the potential to transform that journey for future families." Babies in Scotland have been offered the test since March. What is SMA? SMA is a rare genetic condition that causes progressive muscle weakness and loss of movement and can affect a child's ability to breathe and swallow. It can leave babies unable to sit up, crawl or walk. It's estimated that around 70 babies are born with the condition each year in the UK, with SMA often grouped into types based on the age at which symptoms begin and how it affects sitting, standing and walking. According to the NHS, around 1,150 people in England are living with SMA types one, two, or three. There is currently no cure for SMA, but early treatment can delay the progressive nature of the illness and help children live longer.

It will be illegal to sell energy drinks containing more than 150mg of caffeine per litre to anyone under 16 across all retailers, including online, in shops, restaurants, and cafes. Politics latest: Zelenskyy 'afraid of changes' as Starmer bows out Energy drinks will also be banned from all vending machines, to prevent under-16s from buying them there. One energy drink can contain the same amount of caffeine as two coffees or four cans of coke, with up to a third of children in the UK consuming at least one energy drink every week, particularly boys. Tea, coffee, and lower-caffeine soft drinks - such as Coca-Cola and Pepsi - are not affected. But drinks that currently breach the limit and would be part of the ban include Red Bull, Monster, Relentless, and Prime. They already carry warnings stating they are not recommended for children. Major supermarkets have already voluntarily stopped sales of the drinks to youngsters, but the Department of Health said research suggests some smaller convenience stores are still selling them to children. The ban will be enforced by trading standards. Public health minister Sharon Hodgson said: "We know about the damage to young people: affecting their sleep, their concentration in class, their behaviour." The government confirmed their intent to implement a ban last autumn and launched a 12-week consultation. Hodgson said ministers had heard "from so many parents and teachers across the country, they see the difference when the kids are 'wired' when they're on these high caffeine energy drinks, but it was perfectly legal. "Well now we're empowering parents and teachers and shopkeepers to say 'no, you don't have to sell these to children under 16 anymore, they're banned'." Labour committed in their 2024 manifesto to banning the sale of high-caffeine energy drinks to under-16s, as well as banning the advertising of junk food to children. Theresa May's Conservative government also ran a consultation on banning the sale of energy drinks for children in 2018, although a ban was never implemented. An estimated 100,000 children in England drink high-caffeine energy drinks. Some energy drinks have gained popularity among young people in recent years, with sales of the viral drink Prime skyrocketing after being promoted by YouTubers KSI and Logan Paul.

The Brazil midfielder played the first 45 minutes of the game following his recent £50m transfer from Chelsea, although had little chance to impress as United's new permanent head coach changed every player with his side trailing at the break. As it happened | Transfer Centre LIVE! | Man Utd news & transfers🔴Premier League pre-season: Fixtures and resultsSky to show at least 215 live 2026/27 Premier League games Carrick brought on United's Academy players as he sought a way back into the contest in the second half, captained by Tyler Fletcher, but without success as Wrexham held on for the win secured thanks to Sam Smith's far-post tap in six minutes before half-time. And in truth, it could have been more had United backup goalkeeper Radek Vitek, who caught the eye while out on loan with Bristol City last season, not made an excellent stop to deny Davis Keillor-Dunn midway through the second period. The key moments from the Olympic Stadium 18: WHAT A CHALLENGE! Heaven with a wonderfully well-timed tackle in the box on Cadamarteri - former Everton striker Danny's son - to win back possession and boy did the youngster need to get that right. 25: SHOT! Some neat build-up play by United in and around the Wrexham box, before Zirkzee flashes a fierce drive inches past the left-hand post from the edge of the box. 36: BAR! Mount's inswinging corner is inadvertently headed against his own bar by Smith under pressure by Yoro at the near post. 39: GOAL! Wow, out of nothing and against the run of play, Wrexham lead. The Championship side take a throw down their left as Thomason links up with O'Brien, whose low ball across the six-yard box somehow makes its way through Maguire's legs to the unmarked Smith, who had a simple tap in at the far post. 66: SAVE! Keillor-Dunn is played clean through on goal by a wonderful defence-splitting pass, but backup 'keeper Vitek does well to stand up tall and make an important block with his legs. Man Utd's preseason fixtures July 24: Man Utd vs Rosenborg - Trondheim, 5pm August 1: Man Utd vs Atletico Madrid - Stockholm, 2pm August 8: Man Utd vs PSG - Gothenburg, 4pm August 12: Man Utd vs Leeds - Dublin, 7.30pm August 15: Man Utd vs AC Milan - Wroclaw, 3.45pm