The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) said a new leadership team had been appointed to focus on "stabilising the business and developing a commercially sustainable, low-carbon future". It argued that the decision - enabled by new legislation - protected not only thousands of jobs at British Steel and in the supply chain but also the sector's "vital" role in the economy. Money latest: Stamp duty divides north and south of England Britain's second-biggest steel producer was taken into government control in April last year after it emerged that Jingye Group, its Chinese owner since 2020, had drawn up plans to close its two blast furnaces at Scunthorpe. The government said that despite extensive discussions, it had not been possible to reach an agreement with the now-former owner that would secure the future of the company while delivering value for taxpayers. The business secretary Peter Kyle told Sky's Mornings with Ridge and Frost programme from Scunthorpe that an "independent process" would establish whether compensation was due to the company. On the question of whether jobs would have to be lost, he added: "When it comes to the staffing here going into the future, everybody accepts there needs to be a modernisation programme. "I'm in the process of appointing a board... they will make all the decisions about having a sustainable future." Jingye was yet to comment. Figures recently released to MPs showed that the intervention at British Steel had so far cost the public purse £555m. Mr Kyle said the bill was justified as the UK could not be "wholly dependent" on other countries for premium steel. "They could hold us hostage. We could be stuck into all sorts of price shocks", he said "but we need to make sure that we have this critical supply to our infrastructure in our country. "I've taken the decision to do so, and I'm proud of what we've done." He explained: "British Steel now belongs to the British people, and our focus is on the future: stabilising the business, backing the communities that rely on it and building a sustainable, competitive and decarbonised steel sector for the years ahead." The Scunthorpe site produces so-called virgin steel, a product made from raw materials such as iron ore and coking coal - as opposed to recycled materials. It is the last such plant to make steel from scratch in the country. Scunthorpe is the main provider of steel rails to Network Rail and also provides products to the UK's construction and automotive industries. But high energy costs in the UK means it has struggled to compete, losing up to £700,000 a day according to some estimates. Jingye, which had been seeking compensation from the government of up to £1bn, had described the blast furnaces as "no longer financially sustainable". It also cited headwinds from trade tariffs and costs associated with transitioning to lower-carbon production techniques. Read more: Why did British Steel need to be saved? The Conservatives accused Labour of piling costs on UK producers, from things such as carbon taxes and renewables obligations, adding to the burden facing businesses. The shadow business secretary Andrew Griffith told Sky News: "We all want to protect UK steel making. The truth is it's structurally unprofitable due to Labour's high energy costs, like many industries we've seen in the UK." The government's intervention preceded the publication of its steel strategy this spring which set an ambition for up to 50% of steel used in the UK to be made in the UK. New trade measures also help limit the threat from cheap imports, mainly from China, as tariff-free volumes face reduced quotas. British Steel's interim chief executive, Allan Bell, said: "This is a momentous day for British Steel, and everyone connected with our business - our dedicated employees, our valued customers and suppliers, and the tens of thousands of people in our supply chains and local communities. "Much more than that, it is an historic day for Britain and UK manufacturing - one which safeguards our future and strengthens national security and infrastructure."

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.

Data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed a tick-up in output compared to the previous month when a contraction of 0.1% was recorded, abruptly ending a stronger start to the year than had been expected. ONS Director of Economic Statistics Liz McKeown said: "The slight growth in GDP in May was driven by services alone, with production and construction both falling back." Money latest: Major savings boost launched The month was dominated by shock over the evolving impact of the US-Iran war on global energy prices and supply chains. The government had stated ahead of its election two years ago that securing growth was its number one priority but confidence was shattered within weeks amid warnings of a tough budget to come and claims of a gaping black hole in the public finances. A sustained pick-up in growth has been elusive. The start of Andy Burnham's tenure as prime minister next week is expected to result in Ms Reeves losing her job. He has been publicly tight-lipped over the identity of a potential replacement but newspapers have widely reported that the Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood will get the nod. While the chancellor's time in office has delivered investment for the public sector, growth has dried up elsewhere. Firms widely blame Ms Reeves for an explosion in costs, particularly over employment, such as through higher national insurance contributions and hikes to minimum pay levels. Over one million people aged 16-24 are out of work. That is more than 13% of the age group. The UK's jobless rate stood at 4.1% when she came to office. It is currently at 4.9% - just down from a peak at the end of last year of 5.2%. The chancellor has made no secret of the fact she wants to stay in the role, arguing she has the right plan to turn around the UK's economic fortunes and used a speech to the City this week to push for a stronger relationship with the European Union. A report by the Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) on Wednesday urged budget discipline ahead, despite pressures being placed on the economy and public finances by energy-led inflation. It also supported efforts to shrink regional disparities when it came to growth. Mr Burnham, who is planning a 'Number 10 North' to help drive this agenda, wants to transfer power out of Whitehall to give regions the ability to control essential utilities, transport and housing. Amid market unease over his possible approach to borrowing, Mr Burnham has pledged to stick to the government's current fiscal rules. It's a promise which will limit already elevated UK borrowing costs but it is also likely to frustrate the swathe of backbench Labour MPs who effectively toppled Sir Keir Starmer and brought him to power. It effectively rules out more borrowing than already planned to fund any additional spending, and brings tax rises back in focus to cover necessities including targeted energy support and defence spending requirements. Samuel Edwards, head of client portfolio management at financial services firm Ebury, said the outlook remained challenging for whoever was running the show. "The economy eked out just 0.1% growth in May, failing to deliver a meaningful rebound from April's contraction and highlighting just how fragile the UK's economic recovery remains," he wrote. "The recent resurgence in tensions in the Middle East has cast fresh doubt over the stability of the recent peace deal, keeping businesses on tenterhooks. Oil prices are already back on the rise, fuelling energy costs and pushing up input prices once again. "At the same time, the Bank of England has made clear that oil-driven inflation remains a key risk, warning that interest rates may need to rise later this year. That raises the prospect of tighter financing conditions at a time when many businesses are already facing a challenging cost environment." A Treasury spokesperson said: "We have the right economic plan which has put the UK in a much stronger position than two years ago with the fastest growth in the G7 in the first quarter and the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) agreeing that we have restored stability."

This was different because England were supposed to have learned. Thomas Tuchel was supposed to have taught them. Instead, he is being lambasted for a series of substitutions so counterproductive that his counterpart Lionel Scaloni might have made them himself. Ezri Konsa for Anthony Gordon, England's goalscorer, will go down in folklore for all the wrong reasons. A defensive move that gave the impression of inviting pressure, robbed the team of an out-ball - and all with what turned out to be 30 minutes still left to play. England player ratings: Big guns fail to deliverAs it happened | Teams | Stats | Knockout bracketWorld Cup day-by-day schedule | Latest: World CupFollow our World Cup coverage in the Sky Sports App Two more defenders were introduced by Tuchel prior to Argentina's late double. And the reaction of England's players to the defeat hinted that their feelings about the approach were not so far removed from the frustrations of the masses watching back home. "Once we went 1-0 up we seemed to just try and hold on which at this level is just not enough," said captain Harry Kane. "We should have carried on pushing," agreed Marc Guehi. "It kind of felt like we scored and then the mentality was go back, defend." "I thought we nailed the game-plan up until we scored," said fellow defender Dan Burn. "We got a little bit passive after the goal, defended probably a little bit too deep, and the quality of chances that Argentina were creating it felt like it was a matter of time." The blame game is in full swing and what might feel like a minor detail could have significant consequences once the dust settles on this disappointment. Were Tuchel's interventions the cause of that passivity or was he just the coach left trying to cope with it? There were 17 minutes between Gordon's goal going in and the Konsa switch. Lautaro Martinez, scorer of the winning goal, identified this as the key period. "England got tired. They pressed for 60 minutes. After that, they had nothing left, then they dropped back." That was Tuchel's reading of events. "It started straight away after the goal. It is basically the reason why we lost," he explained. "The mindset shifted. We sat deep straight away after our goal, not after the substitutions. We suddenly played like we had a lot to lose." Of course, this is the mindset that Tuchel was brought in to change. "Watching the Euros, I felt tension and pressure on the shoulders of the players. It felt they were playing not to lose." That was his own verdict on watching England lurch through Euro 2024. Others saw parallels with the Euros prior to that. "It was very similar to the Euros final against Italy," said Sky Sports' Gary Neville. "It is about mentality and belief for England, and a bit of quality to keep the ball. I cannot believe how many times I have seen this." There had been glimpses of a shift. There was that brief period in the second half of England's 4-2 win over Croatia when Tuchel appeared to have infused his players with belief and Declan Rice was wowed by his words during half-time. That feels a lifetime ago now. Management is a confidence trick. When players see that what you say will happen actually happens, they become convinced. England defended resolutely against Mexico with 10 men and it worked. But when the biggest moment came, it absolutely did not. Norway was more of a qualified success, Tuchel flailing a little with his changes. The spiky disagreement with Jude Bellingham was sold as a positive. Healthy debate and all that. But the fall-out from this Argentina defeat could be far more divisive in its own way. Tactical nous is fundamental to Tuchel's appeal. His abrasive style can be indulged if it means winning the games that Southgate could not win. Any assessment of his England reign was always going to be defined by what he did in those minutes that matter most. Konsa for Gordon. Was it a logical reaction to dropping deep or a move that exacerbated the issue? Nico O'Reilly for Declan Rice. Was it an attempt to shut down Lionel Messi's space or a missed chance to add a counter-attacking threat? Maybe it was all of that. The public will have their view. Southgate has been open about his sense that when the criticism started to fly, he knew that his own England journey had to come to an end. The mood of the nation has the power to make Tuchel's future with England untenable. But what will really define what happens next is whether the players themselves think that he was responsible for this capitulation. Can Tuchel convince them that it is their mentality that needs to change and that they too have lessons still to learn from this? The narrative will ossify quickly and the fear is that if Tuchel does intend to stay on until Euro 2028 to put this right on home soil there will be precious few opportunities to convince before then. The answers will come in the knockout stages two summers from now. England just keep hoping those answers will be different.

The regulator will examine whether the video-sharing app is complying with elements of the Online Safety Act, which has been rolled out in stages since being passed into law in October 2023. It comes after an Ofcom review said TikTok was "failing" to take steps to protect children "despite overwhelming evidence of harm", and the publication of another report that "highlighted concerns about children being exposed to harmful content on TikTok". In addition, Ofcom has said some systems used by TikTok to check users' ages "may have failed to correctly identify a significant proportion of children". Ofcom said: "In light of these concerns, this investigation will seek to establish whether there are reasonable grounds to believe that TikTok has failed, or is failing, to comply with its legal obligations." "The opening of an investigation does not mean that Ofcom has reached any conclusion about whether the provider has breached its duties," it added. If failures are identified, Ofcom can impose fines of up to £18m or 10% of qualifying worldwide revenue, whichever is greater. It can also seek a court order to force third parties - such as internet providers - to take action, which could include blocking access. A TikTok spokesperson said: "We strictly enforce age-appropriate experiences through expert-informed platform rules and advanced age inference technologies, in line with major industry peers. "In the eight years since TikTok launched in the UK, we have invested billions in platform safety. "We are confident that we meet our Online Safety Act obligations and will work with Ofcom to demonstrate this." The Molly Rose Foundation, set up in memory of a 14-year-old who took her own life after being exposed to harmful content online, said it "welcomes" the investigation. Its chief executive, Andy Burrows, said the probe "should not only address issues with age checks but also TikTok's blatant failure to clean up its toxic algorithms and comply with child safety duties". How does TikTok check users' ages? The app uses age inference to determine how old an account holder is - which Ofcom has "questions" about, its director of research told Sky News. Kate Davies explained: "What that means is looking at the behaviour of somebody online: what videos are they watching, what are they looking at and using that to establish the age. "But what's required in the Online Safety Act is that a service can identify the children on its service and do so accurately, so that it can protect those children. "And we have questions about whether that method can do that." 👉Listen to This Is Why on your podcast app👈 The probe comes a month after the government announced a ban on social media for under-16s. The ban, expected to come into force in spring 2027, will cover platforms including Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook and X. It was also announced on Wednesday that 16 and 17-year-olds will be able to opt in to overnight social media curfews and disable infinite scrolling.

The family of the New Zealand actor announced his "sudden and unexpected" death at a Sydney hospital on Monday aged 78, prompting tributes to flood in from around the world. Neill, who was best known for his starring roles in the dinosaur franchise and The Piano but appeared in more than 50 films during his career, had been diagnosed with a rare blood cancer called angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma in 2022. After taking a short break from his acting career, which saw him become one of New Zealand's most successful Hollywood exports, Neill announced in April that he was cancer-free. His agent Philip Grenz said he was sharing the cause of death with the permission of Neill's family and following reports "which contain inaccuracies and outright falsehoods". "Sam passed away from pneumonia," Mr Grenz said on Thursday. "Prior to becoming sick, Sam had valiantly fought and beaten lymphoma through a new treatment called CAR-T therapy." CAR-T therapy is a form of immunotherapy based on an individual's T cells and is used for several types of blood cancer. He said Neill had filmed four projects "back-to-back" during the past year that are due to be released in the coming months. "As Sam was an intensely private man who loathed a fuss, his family will honour him with a private family memorial at his farm in New Zealand at a still-undetermined later date," he said. Neill, who was born in Northern Ireland, has been celebrated as one of the most talented and versatile actors of his generation, who traversed Hollywood blockbusters and art house dramas. Since his death was announced, tributes have continued to flow for the actor, from prime ministers to film industry giants. Steven Spielberg, who directed the first two Jurassic Park films, said: "Sam was exceptionally collaborative". "I adored making all the Jurassic movies with him. "Along with Laura Dern and Jeff Goldblum, we will always have our Jurassic family and Sam will never be forgotten by us or his many millions of fans around the world." In her tribute, Dern said: "Sam was my beloved lifetime friend… He showed me the depths of loyalty, protectiveness and love, always with the driest of wit. He was a true and noble gentleman, wrapped up in my dream leading man. I will love you forever, Dr Alan Grant." Goldblum said: "The next great adventure begins. Love, always and forever." Filmmaker Taika Waititi, who directed Neill in one of his best-loved New Zealand films Hunt For The Wilderpeople, penned an Instagram tribute on Wednesday. "So long, my dear friend. You are so loved and will be sorely missed by us all," he said. "Even though you didn't even remember it, I still think your best work is when you explain space travel by poking a pen through a piece of paper in Event Horizon (also the awesome eyes bit), and playing the antichrist, Damien Thorn, in Omen 3. I'm not sure what other roles you did, but whatever." He added "Love you and see you soon, sweet Nigel", in a reference to Neill's birth name, which he said he had changed to Sam at school because there were too many Nigels in his class. Read more from Sky News:Ed Sheeran inspires £12.5m music education schemeScott Mills was BBC's highest earner before sacking Neill was one of a raft of actors and directors who achieved international fame after an explosion of Australian films that began in the late 1970s. Following breakthrough roles in low-budget 1977 New Zealand film Sleeping Dogs and the 1979 Australian film My Brilliant Career, he went on to find blockbuster fame in 1993 hit Jurassic Park, as palaeontologist Dr Alan Grant. In more recent years, Neill won acclaim for his portrayal of the ruthless and corrupt senior police officer Chester Campbell in Peaky Blinders. Neill, who was married twice, divided his later years between Australia and his vineyard in New Zealand's Central Otago, which produced wine under the label Two Paddocks. He is survived by his two sons and two daughters.

The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) said a new leadership team had been appointed to focus on "stabilising the business and developing a commercially sustainable, low-carbon future". It argued that the decision - enabled by new legislation - protected not only thousands of jobs at British Steel and in the supply chain but also the sector's "vital" role in the economy. Money latest: Stamp duty divides north and south of England Britain's second-biggest steel producer was taken into government control in April last year after it emerged that Jingye Group, its Chinese owner since 2020, had drawn up plans to close its two blast furnaces at Scunthorpe. The government said that despite extensive discussions, it had not been possible to reach an agreement with the now-former owner that would secure the future of the company while delivering value for taxpayers. The business secretary Peter Kyle told Sky's Mornings with Ridge and Frost programme from Scunthorpe that an "independent process" would establish whether compensation was due to the company. On the question of whether jobs would have to be lost, he added: "When it comes to the staffing here going into the future, everybody accepts there needs to be a modernisation programme. "I'm in the process of appointing a board... they will make all the decisions about having a sustainable future." Jingye was yet to comment. Figures recently released to MPs showed that the intervention at British Steel had so far cost the public purse £555m. Mr Kyle said the bill was justified as the UK could not be "wholly dependent" on other countries for premium steel. "They could hold us hostage. We could be stuck into all sorts of price shocks", he said "but we need to make sure that we have this critical supply to our infrastructure in our country. "I've taken the decision to do so, and I'm proud of what we've done." He explained: "British Steel now belongs to the British people, and our focus is on the future: stabilising the business, backing the communities that rely on it and building a sustainable, competitive and decarbonised steel sector for the years ahead." The Scunthorpe site produces so-called virgin steel, a product made from raw materials such as iron ore and coking coal - as opposed to recycled materials. It is the last such plant to make steel from scratch in the country. Scunthorpe is the main provider of steel rails to Network Rail and also provides products to the UK's construction and automotive industries. But high energy costs in the UK means it has struggled to compete, losing up to £700,000 a day according to some estimates. Jingye, which had been seeking compensation from the government of up to £1bn, had described the blast furnaces as "no longer financially sustainable". It also cited headwinds from trade tariffs and costs associated with transitioning to lower-carbon production techniques. Read more: Why did British Steel need to be saved? The Conservatives accused Labour of piling costs on UK producers, from things such as carbon taxes and renewables obligations, adding to the burden facing businesses. The shadow business secretary Andrew Griffith told Sky News: "We all want to protect UK steel making. The truth is it's structurally unprofitable due to Labour's high energy costs, like many industries we've seen in the UK." The government's intervention preceded the publication of its steel strategy this spring which set an ambition for up to 50% of steel used in the UK to be made in the UK. New trade measures also help limit the threat from cheap imports, mainly from China, as tariff-free volumes face reduced quotas. British Steel's interim chief executive, Allan Bell, said: "This is a momentous day for British Steel, and everyone connected with our business - our dedicated employees, our valued customers and suppliers, and the tens of thousands of people in our supply chains and local communities. "Much more than that, it is an historic day for Britain and UK manufacturing - one which safeguards our future and strengthens national security and infrastructure."

England were denied a spot in the nation's first World Cup final since 1966 as Argentina came from behind to beat Tuchel's side in Atlanta. England led 1-0 thanks to Anthony Gordon's second-half goal, but after 71 minutes Tuchel opted to move to a back five - a decision that saw the game shift irreversibly in Argentina's favour. In the 21 minutes after that switch England conceded twice and gave up a staggering 93 per cent possession. England player ratings: Spence shines but big guns fail to deliverAs it happened | Teams | Stats | Knockout bracketWorld Cup day-by-day schedule | Latest: World CupFollow our World Cup coverage in the Sky Sports App Tuchel, who was appointed head coach in January 2025, penned an extension on his initial deal earlier this year through to Euro 2028. The tournament will be co-hosted by England, Wales, Scotland and the Republic of Ireland. Asked a direct question as to whether he'd be staying on after the World Cup, Tuchel said: "We keep on going with the contract until the home Euros. "I'm looking forward to that even though right now it's difficult to look that far ahead." England will now remain in the US as they prepare for a third-place play-off match against France in Miami on Saturday. Tuchel added that even though it's a game they'd rather not be a part of, reaching their second semi-final in eight years was an achievement for England. "We have to wait for four years [to go again at another World Cup]. In itself it's an achievement, of course it's a semi-final. A lot of big footballing nations are eliminated before the semi-final. It is an achievement, no one wants to hear that at the moment, me neither, because we demand the most of ourselves because we are so competitive. The nature of being so competitive puts the next game into perspective. "None of our players or none of the French players want to play in this match. Everyone plays to win the World Cup, but it is what it is. We have a day less than France to recover but we will do it professionally. "The thing for us is to bounce back and react. That's what you have to do at the highest level of sport and that we will do." Kane: Holding on was not enough against Argentina England captain Harry Kane admitted trying to hold on to a 1-0 lead backfired as their World Cup hopes were ended by Argentina's late show. "I'm gutted," Kane said. "Once we went 1-0 up we seemed to just try and hold on which at this level is just not enough, so I'm gutted. "We worked so hard to be here. The lads have given every last bit of running, sweat, blood, tears, whatever it is, so to fall short like today is just gutting." Kane claimed the message from Tuchel and his staff was to keep pushing after Gordon's goal, but it felt as though England increasingly retreated, inviting the pressure which Argentina turned to their advantage. "We struggled to get pressure on the ball [after the goal]," he said. "I thought especially in the first half and at the start of the second half we pressed them well, put them under loads of pressure, especially high up the pitch, which allowed us to win balls and control the game a little bit better. "After the goal, whether they were putting more men forward or us not being able to match them man-to-man, it was just wave after wave. The lads were putting blocks in but in the end it was not enough. "The boys were always ready for any moment in the game. When we went ahead, the messaging was to go again and get another goal. Once they scored their two goals, it was to try and find something, but we couldn't find any momentum to get back in the game." 'A coaching catastrophe' - Pundits and reporters deliver verdicts as England crashed out of the World Cup... Sky Sports' Gary Neville: "England will never have a better chance to reach a final than that. They were five minutes plus stoppage time away from the final. They got too narrow and too deep. It was very similar to the Euros final against Italy. It's about mentality and belief for England, and a bit of quality to keep the ball. I can't believe how many times I have seen this from England in a tournament." Sky Sports' Roy Keane: "Argentina made the most of the momentum. They showed a lot of quality in the end. The best team won." Sky Sports' Paul Merson: "Gareth Southgate took a lot of stick for being defensive - and I thought he did well - and Tuchel has come in and done the same as Gareth. I understand it in the Mexico game when we are down to 10 men and we are going to be under the cosh, but here we had to throw something different at them. I understand Gareth being a defensive coach, he was a defender, so naturally he is going to be defensive. But I didn't think that about Tuchel and I thought he would throw something different at Argentina and put the pressure on them. We've got to learn from it and look forward to the Euros." Former Premier League midfielder Jamie O'Hara speaking on Sky Sports News said: "Sack him. There has to be an inquest into the decision he made - one of the worst I've ever seen. That decision he made was worse than any decision Southgate made. We brought him in to get the job done, to get over the line. We had 12 per cent possession after the goal. Sack him. "The whole reason we hired Tuchel was for these moments. We had Gareth Southgate and he messed it up against Croatia, Italy and Spain. Tuchel will make the right call at the right time but no, he goes five at the back and killed the team." Sky Sports News' Rob Dorsett in Atlanta: "It feels over-ridingly that Tuchel got that wrong. The man who the FA employed because of his brilliant tactical nous in knockout games, has to hold his hands up. England scored and had the upper hand, and Tuchel immediately shifted to try to hold what they had. Sitting deep for more than half an hour with stoppage time to go shifted all the momentum to Argentina. England can have no complaints. The better side won, but there's an awful feeling that this was to a large degree self-inflicted." Sky Sports' Ron Walker: "Did England need to go so deep so early? It's easy to say in hindsight, but the outcome of Tuchel's decision to switch to a back five with 71 minutes gone was as painful to watch as it must have been to play in. They didn't just surrender territory, they gave up almost 93 per cent of the ball in the 21 minutes between switching to a back five and conceding the winner. Ultimately, the Three Lions didn't manage a single touch in the opposition box after scoring - but when England fell back on their natural inclination to sit back, Tuchel's changes only compounded their problems." Sky Sports' Pete Gill: "Unfathomable from England. They asked for defeat from a winning position. We can argue it worked in the last two matches. But the big point is that it was clear it wasn't working against this quality of opposition long before Argentina scored their equaliser and England lost all of their momentum." Sky Sports News' Kaveh Solhekol: "Exactly what happened in Russia in 2018 has happened again. Ultimately, Tuchel got his substitutions wrong. He put on too many defensive players and England retreated into their shell and were trying to hold onto what they had - and you can't do that against a side as good as Argentina, with arguably the best player the world has ever seen." Former England striker Chris Sutton: "It was a coaching catastrophe from Thomas Tuchel. The fact that England get themselves in front and then basically hand Argentina the initiative, defending deep, another defender on. "It's quite a simple game football, you have to get up the pitch. You can't expect to defend for 30 minutes against the quality Argentina have and keep giving the ball back to them, that's what England did and it's all on the coach as far as I'm concerned." Former England captain Alan Shearer: "England had six defenders on the pitch, (he) played his hand and wanted to hang on. Hanging on vs Norway and Mexico.. they perhaps don't have the quality Argentina have in terms of ability on ball and to punish, plus their attitude. He played his cards very early in the hope he could hang on and it backfired. Those decisions are the ones which can make such as difference." Former England striker Wayne Rooney: "We have to be honest. The decisions Thomas Tuchel made have cost England. If you're an attacking player on that pitch and you go 1-0 up and you see the changes which the manager's making, you're losing belief, there's only so many times you can get away with it. Then you start thinking, oh no we're going to sit back for this long, how are we going to get through this?" Former England goalkeeper Joe Hart: "I don't see anything's changed in that big moment out there. Thomas Tuchel, for as much praise as we've given him, for him to change it as soon as he did, I think he realised that's him saying he didn't believe in his team, he didn't think they could land any more punches on Argentina." In a post on his official X account, Michael Owen said: "Watch Spain at 1-0 last night. That's courage. That's bravery. And then watch England at 1-0. What's the difference? We are a better team than Argentina, I've no doubt in my mind. But we deserved to get beat in the end. In fact, it could have been 4-1. Bringing on three defenders at 1-0 up. What message does that send? Until we understand that courage and bravery is controlling possession under pressure and not booting / heading it up the field 40 yards then this will always be the end result."