Didier Deschamps used to manage with an iron fist. This time, he’s letting his stars run the show – to Les Bleus’ benefit ...

Plus: World Cup teams stuck on nul points and teams who broke their duck with a drubbing ...

Fears of resurgence of HIV/Aids amid loss of access to PrEP drugs as at least 40 people arrested in ‘toxic’ climate ...

Final vowel in words such as happy, baby and chilly varies clearly by social class across the city ...

All of these tales of murdered residents are horrifying. But the lack of attempt to really grapple with them makes this feel little other than filler TV ...

Get all the latest as England prepare to face DR Congo, after France put on a show against Sweden and co-hosts Mexico cruised through after a storm delay ...

The elephant seal has been crushing fences, blocking traffic and bashing into parked cars, in what experts say is play-fighting behaviour ...

Roared on by a partisan crowd in Mexico City, the tournament co-hosts saw off Ecuador thanks to goals by Julián Quiñones and Raúl Jiménez ...

Security footage images show a friend went to Simon Peter Carman’s apartment in Pattaya, Thailand after reporting Thunchanok Donhomla missing ...

Neil is just a lonely teen who wants some other huge teen seals to punch on with. Sadly he has to fight bollards instead ...

Annual house price growth accelerates to 2.2%, led by Northern Ireland ...

Nick Lowden’s story highlights the question being asked by parents and players on whether Australian football is inherently unsafe ...