Jo Swinson today launched an audacious Liberal Democrat bid to oust Dominic Raab at the general election as she took her battle bus to the senior Tory's Surrey stronghold.

Judges said Middle England by Jonathan Coe (pictured) - described as a story of nostalgia and delusion - was 'the perfect novel for now'.

Cardiff and Nantes were unable to reach an amicable conclusion on the financial aspects of the move, so the case came before the players' status committee (PSC) of world governing body FIFA.

Gareth Southgate's England are 5/1 favourites to win Euro 2020 after being paired with Croatia and Czech Republic in Saturday's draw.

Frank Lampard has been given the go-ahead to launch a January spending spree that will primarily focus on home-grown players after Chelsea's transfer ban was lifted.

The Blues were given the all clear to sign players last week after their FIFA-imposed transfer ban was lifted and it is thought Chilwell is a target, along with England team-mate Jadon Sancho.

DOMINIC KING: Liverpool once again hauled themselves over the line when it appeared they would take a false step. This team do not trip up, as Roberto Firmino took the Superman role.

Midfielder Adam Lallana believes winning is an 'addiction' and he and the rest of the squad are hooked on securing more silverware.

Liverpool have been granted permission to wear their gold FIFA Club World Cup winners badge in the Premier League - but only for one game. They will wear it against Wolves on December 29.

ADAM SHERGOLD: England memorably won the Under-17 World Cup back in 2017. Some members of that team have already shot to stardom. We take a look at what happened to them.

Real Madrid continue to lift silverware even in the absence of La Liga action, after star Marco Asensio was crowned the winner of a FIFA 20 tournament between a number of the division's stars.

MIKE KEEGAN: The global game's governing body has recognised the current coronavirus crisis as a 'force majeure' - an unforeseen circumstance that prevents a contract from being fulfilled.

If some leagues continue well into the year then FIFA are considering a flexible approach to transfers to allow teams to buy and sell players at different times and ease their financial woes.

Wolverhampton Wanderers' Diogo Jota flexed his gaming muscles on Thursday, showing off his FIFA 20 skills by beating Leicester's Wilfred Ndidi in the ePremier League Invitational.

DOMINIC SANDBROOK: 'To some extent,' wrote Boris Johnson in his book about his hero Winston Churchill, 'all politicians are gamblers with events.

Like Johnson, Churchill refined his image, endlessly practising his supposedly spontaneous quips. He, too, had conspicuous flaws, drank too much, told tall tales and played to the gallery.

In what may be his final flight, Jay Hill, 24, talked to a passenger, known as Mr Douglas, travelling from LAX to Perth, who told him he had retired from work because he had terminal cancer.

Rebecca Lobie's revealing photos have seen her rack up over 100,000 followers on Instagram.

The man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, told the Court of Appeal in Brisbane there had been a miscarriage of justice because an interpreter was not present throughout his trial.

Aedan Carroll, 34, has been charged with a number of domestic violence offences after allegedly attacking a woman on Friday in a Narangba home, north of Brisbane.

Rebecca Lobie has been hunkering down at her Queensland home amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Rebecca Lobie has hunkered down at her Queensland home amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The 32-year-old isn't shy when it comes to showing off her sensational figure.

The image, taken at a Coles in Morayfield, 44km north of Brisbane, showed two women standing at the same self-serve checkout just before 3.30pm on Tuesday.

The Conservatives have taken the Workington seat from a Labour in a huge swing, managing to overturn a 3,000 majority to triumph by a stunning 4,000 votes. 

The Derbyshire constituency has been Labour since its inception in the 1950s, but the Conservatives last night trounced Mr Skinner to return a 5,299 majority.

PETER HITCHENS: Well, hurrah. After almost a decade of fooling around, chaos, waste and confusion, we have finally saved the Tory Party from richly deserved doom.

Paulina, 54, is currently spending several weeks in Costa Rica at a rental home, and on Monday, she shared a photo of herself in a bikini at the top of a waterfall.

The inaugural Masterchef winner has shed more light on her mental breakdown in an interview with The Project co-host Lisa Wilkinson, which will air on Sunday night.

Hairdresser and former model Tonie Bond (pictured ) has won more than £20,000 after being ordered by her boss to pick up dog mess from the salon car park when they found out she was Muslim

MasterChef winner Julie Goodwin has spoken candidly about the 'frightening' night she suffered a mental breakdown earlier this year.

Joseph Stiglitz delivered the harsh criticism of Trump's handling of the crisis as he described how millions of Americans were turning to food banks.

Sarah Austin, 53, was fired by Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, where she'd worked for 25 years, after using her hospital computer to access her and her mother's files 140 times.

The woman, known only as AB, suffered severe depression and psychosis after six years of humiliation at several branches of NatWest, a tribunal heard.

The One Tree Hill actress, 37, confessed she felt deeply insecure after the loss exposed their different coping mechanisms.

'It was nice for him to text me on my birthday,' the pageant queen told Us Weekly after performing on Dancing With The Stars. Hannah celebrated her 25th birthday a month ago.

The 51-year-old judge had an extremely physical reaction came after James, 42, shared the news that his wife Kimberly, 37, had miscarried their sixth child at the weekend.

The 25-year-old reality star and pro partner Alan Bersten, 25, were crowned the winners Monday of season 28 of Dancing With The Stars.

Layla Spring is going back to Hollywood, after winning the Golden Ticket for the upcoming season of American Idol.

The Bachelorette vet wore a white dress with ties in front exposing her flat tummy as she stopped by Good Morning American in New York City. 'It was awesome,' the beauty said.

Hannah Brown and her partner Alan Bersten were crowned the winners of season 28 of Dancing With The Stars. But some fans felt that the show's co-host Erin Andrews had a reserved reaction.

'A day late & a dollar shot but congrats Hannah B!' Colton, 27, wrote alongside a photo of the pair. The star couldn't help but reference to Hannah Brown's infamous Fantasy Suite night.

Nyle DiMarco believes he has contracted the COVID-19 virus.

KIERAN GILL: 'It has been a long journey to get here,' said Danny Drinkwater on the day he signed for Chelsea in 2017, 'but I am very happy and looking forward to helping the club win more trophies'.

The ex-PM and his wife Samantha, 48, have been given permission to build a games room to house a snooker table in the garden of their retreat in the pretty village of Trebetherick, Cornwall

The Prime Minister is said to have hired Isaac Levido as his director of politics and campaigning. He was a former deputy to Mr Crosby, who oversaw David Cameron's win four years ago.

MATTHEW GOODWIN: To many hard-working and patriotic Brits, Cameron epitomises a smug, wealthy and distant liberal caste.

Jo Swinson suggested the fact she 'happens to be a woman' was the reason why she will not feature in the head-to-head being planned by ITV.

The presenter opted for a tasteful cream skirt and sheer shirt from popular womanswear brand & Other Stories ahead of her appearance on the ITV show.

Ministers have performed a dramatic U-turn on the future of onshore wind farms and announced that they will free up public cash to help Britain cut greenhouse gases.