England’s Fleetwood takes lead as he hunts first PGA Tour win

Tommy Fleetwood is ranked 17th in the world

Travelers Championship third round

-16T Fleetwood (Eng);-13R Henley (US) K Bradley (US);-11J Day (Aus)-8B Harman (US), H English (US), W Clark (US)

Selected others: -7R McIlroy (NI), S Scheffler (US);-6A Rai (NI);- 4M Fitzpatrick (Eng); -2R MacIntyre (Sco);+1S Lowry (Ire)

England's Tommy Fleetwood will take a three-shot lead into the final round of the Travelers Championship in Connecticut.

The 34-year-old, looking to clinch his first PGA Tour title, had a share of a three-way lead after the second round.

A brilliant seven-under-par 63 on Saturday has given Fleetwood the outright lead over American pair Russell Henley and Keegan Bradley.

Henley catapulted into contention with a blistering nine-under-par 61 that included four birdies in his first six holes.

The American set a clubhouse score of 13 under but Fleetwood got to 14 under with an eagle on the par-five 13th.

A birdie on the 15th followed and Fleetwood came close to finishing his round by picking up another stroke.

While world number one Scottie Scheffler slumped to a two-over 72, world number two Rory McIlroy shot a two-under 68.

The Northern Irishman made four bogeys across the front nine but a double bogey on the 12th probably ruined his hopes of a late charge on Sunday.

Briton Yafai stunned by Rodriguez in first pro loss

Olympic gold medallist Galal Yafai loses for the first time as a professional

Galal Yafai's world title ambitions suffered a major setback as the British flyweight was dropped in the final round in a shock points loss to Francisco Rodriguez Jr in Birmingham.

Fighting in his home city, the 32-year-old Olympic gold medallist was rocked early and struggled to handle the relentless pressure and punch volume from the Mexican in a high-tempo contest.

Yafai had moments of success and showed resilience, but was repeatedly hurt, notably in the seventh and ninth, before hitting the canvas in the twelfth.

Although he beat the count, he was clinging on until the end and there was no dispute over the result with scores of 119-108, 119-108 and 118-109.

Yafai is defeated for the first time in 10 professional bouts and loses his WBC interim title.

Once tipped for a rapid ascent to full world honours, the Tokyo 2020 champion now faces a significant rebuilding job.

"[Rodriguez] was relentless tonight. Yafai couldn't have got into a worse start but I'm so proud of him," Yafai's promoter, Eddie Hearn, said.

Rodriguez Jr is a former unified strawweight world champion and wins his 40th bout in 47 fights

Rodriguez burst out of the blocks, rattling the champion early and buckling Yafai's legs with a sharp left uppercut. Yafai struggled to fully recover as Rodriguez's quick hands continued to find the mark through the early stages.

Yafai rallied in the fourth, landing clean with his backhand, but was hampered by blood pouring from a cut above his left eye. Rodriguez also suffered a cut later in the fight.

The Birmingham fighter – who cruised past Sunny Edwards in November – looked second-best throughout, his body language offering little encouragement to the home crowd. He frequently dabbed at the eye and found it difficult to match Rodriguez's pace.

Rodriguez had his fired-up corner roaring in the seventh when Yafai was floored, although it was ruled a slip. The damage, however, had already been done earlier in the round, with the 31-year-old away fighter landing a flurry of punches.

A crisp straight right and uppercut connected in the eighth, with Yafai showing heart and toughness to stay in the fight. Both men were inspected by doctors before the ninth due to cuts, but it was Rodriguez who continued to dominate, hurting Yafai again as blood stained the referee's shirt.

By the championship rounds, Yafai looked increasingly resigned to his fate. A clean left-right combination dropped him in the 12th. He rose with a wry, deflated smile before moments later leaving the ring without giving a post-fight interview.

A world title shot against Japan's unified champion Kenshiro Teraji had seemed within touching distance but instead Yafai's dream of becoming an Olympic and world champion is paused for now.

"He failed on the hurdle to elite level and that's sometimes what happens. He'd only had nine fights," Hearn added.

Tiah Mai Ayton competed in kickboxing and Muay Thai before transitioning to boxing

Earlier, Britain's Tiah Mai Ayton announced herself to the professional ranks in style by stopping Hungary's Sara Orszagi in a ferocious debut.

Dubbed "the next Katie Taylor" by Hearn, the 18-year-old super-bantamweight rocked Orszagi with crisp right hands from the opening bell.

She dropped her in the third, then ended it seconds later with a clean shot. As the referee waved the fight off, a smiling Ayton strutted back to her corner, poking her tongue out to her team.

"Eddie's been bigging me up, so I had to show what I'm about," said Bristol's Ayton, a flawless 21-0 as an amateur.

A beaming Hearn added: "She's born for this. She's built for this. She's a special talent."

On a strong night for Matchroom's prospects, Manchester's 2024 Olympian Pat Brown secured his second professional win with a brutal second-round stoppage of Croatia's Ivan Duka.

A sharp right hook to the body, followed by a thudding left hook and a crisp left uppercut brought an early end to Duka's night.

Brown, 25, will be back in the ring in just two weeks' time on 5 July in Manchester.

Also on the card, super-bantamweight Peter McGrail earned a hard-fought majority decision over Romania's Ionut Baluta, and British welterweight champion Conah Walker retained his belt with a seventh-round stoppage win over Liam Taylor.

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‘Gutted’ Feyi-Waboso sent off in England XV defeat

Immanuel Feyi-Waboso faces a ban after his red card for a dangerous high tackle in the first half

Tries:Willis, Coles, Carpenter, DombrandtCons:Ford 2

Tries:Barlot, Auradou, Mallez, TaofifenuaCons:Le Garrec 3

Immanuel Feyi-Waboso was sent off as Steve Borthwick's England XV conceded two late tries in a disappointing 26-24 defeat by a France XV at Twickenham's Allianz Stadium.

Feyi-Waboso, who missed the Six Nations and a possible place in the British and Irish Lions squad after dislocating his shoulder in December, caught Antoine Hastoy on the head with a swinging right arm as he attempted a tackle in the 34th minute.

Referee Hollie Davidson showed the 22-year-old a yellow card and asked the television match official to check the degree of danger and whether there was any mitigation.

After a straightforward review, the card was upgraded to a 20-minute red, which allowed England to bring on a replacement when the time expired, but leaves Feyi-Waboso facing the prospect of a ban that could rule him out of England's tour of Argentina and the United States.

"This is a good guy who just tries his heart out and has left the field today and it didn't go the way he wanted it to, so he's gutted in the changing room," said head coach Borthwick.

"Everyone will get around him and we'll find out about what the situation is in the next 24 hours."

A try from Harlequins captain Alex Dombrandt shortly after France's Cameron Woki was sent off gave England a 24-12 lead heading into the final 10 minutes.

However, Paul Mallez's try set up a frantic final five minutes and Romain Taofifenua burrowed over to tie the scores with the clock in the red.

Hastoy fired over the conversion to snatch victory with the last kick of an entertaining uncapped match played in sweltering conditions and watched by a crowd of 34,129.

Borthwick, who was without 13 England players selected in the Lions squad – including captain Maro Itoje – names his squad on Monday.

"We want to win, our supporters want us to win, and it is frustrating not to have got that win having been in such a good position," he told BBC Sport.

"Argentina are a better side – they've just beaten the Lions – so we need to focus fully on ironing out the bits that weren't quite right."

Six Nations champions France, preparing for a three-Test home series against New Zealand, were also without several key players because of the ongoing play-offs in their domestic league.

Joe Carpenter will be hoping to win his England cap next month

Feyi-Waboso's energy in training had been singled out in the build-up to the match, with Borthwick saying it had beena challenge to contain his enthusiasm.

The Exeter Chief almost made a dream return to action with a try in the opening minutes but was denied by three French tacklers.

Hooker Gaetau Barlot stretched over from a driving maul to give France the lead and then lock Hugo Auradou touched down after Theo Attissogbe burst through the middle of England's defence.

England put France under pressure on their line and got their reward with the hard-working Tom Willis crashing over the line.

Seb Atkinson, who along with Guy Pepper and Joe Carpenter was one of three uncapped players in the XV, surged towards the tryline and from a resulting ruck Northampton's Alex Coles powered over to bring the scores level.

Feyi-Waboso's departure did not stop England securing a 19-12 lead a half-time.

The impressive Atkinson again threatened to score but was brought down just short of the line by a thumping tackle. However, the Gloucester centre managed to flip the ball to Carpenter and the Sale full-back touched down for a converted try.

George Ford, co-captain with Jamie George, missed a relatively simple penalty kick to extend England's lead and Carpenter had a second try ruled out because of an unfortunate Henry Slade knock-on.

Meanwhile, France scrum-half Nolann le Garrec had a breakaway try disallowed because of Woki's illegal clear out on George, which was upgraded from yellow to red in colour following a review.

England made the most of their advantage to send Dombrandt over in the right corner. However, Ford missed his second conversion of the match and that proved crucial as France rallied to seize the momentum, despite only having 14 players following Woki's dismissal.

Ford, who is set to win his 100th cap in the first Test against Argentina on 5 July, said: "We haven't been together for a huge amount of time, I only came in on Wednesday.

"We have a lot of growth, we saw how good Argentina were last night, but there is a lot to be excited about."

England XV:Carpenter; Roebuck, Slade, Atkinson, Feyi-Waboso; Ford (co-capt), Spencer; Baxter, George (co-capt), Heyes, Coles, Isiekwe, Hill, Pepper, Willis

Replacements:Dan, Rodd, Davison, Cunningham-South, Kenningham, Dombrandt, Quirke, Beard

France XV:Attissogbe; Moustin, Gailleton, Fickou, Duguivalu; Hastoy, Le Garrec; Erdocio, Barlot, Slimani, Auradou, Duguid, Fishcher, Tixeront, Guillard.

Replacements:G Marchand, Mallez, Bamba, Taofifenua, Van Tonder, Woki, Jauneau, Berdeu

Assistant referees:Eoghan Cross (Ire) and Sam Grove White (Sco)

‘I always practise that’ – Bellingham fuels Jude comparisons with first Dortmund goal

Jobe Bellingham joined Borussia Dortmund from Sunderland earlier this month

Jobe Bellingham already knew the comparisons to big brother Jude were inevitable, especially after scoring on his first start for Borussia Dortmund.

Four years, nine months and one week after Jude scored on his first start for the black and yellow – a 5-0 win in the German Cup – Jobe scored on his first start.

The 19-year-old scored 45 minutes into his full debut – a4-3 defeat of Mamelodi Sundownsin the Club World Cup – 15 minutes longer than it took Jude against Duisburg back in September 2020.

Jude went on to score 24 goals in 132 games for Dortmund before joining Real Madrid in 2023, and Jobe certainly showed signs of his sibling's nack of arriving late in the box to score.

The goal in Cincinnati showed anticipation and poise, agility and ruthlessness. After timing his run perfectly, Jobe cushioned the ball away from his marker before firing past the goalkeeper, albeit with the help of a slight deflection.

It capped a fine display on his full debut, and by his own admission, it's something the former Sunderland midfielder has been working on.

"It's a really nice bonus. I am glad we won but there are still a lot of things for me to improve on personally and for the team. I am really pleased with it," Bellingham told Dazn.

"I practise that so many times, not that exact finish, but arriving late on the edge of the box as a midfielder is something you need to be really good at.

"If you can score, if you can contribute those kind of goals a certain amount per season then you are doing really well.

"I was really pleased because it was something I practised as a kid and at Sunderland so many times, during training, after training. So yeah, I am really proud of it."

Jobe Bellingham's touch map against Mamelodi Sundowns

Comparisons to Jude are no doubt tiring for Jobe, but there is a reason they are made.

In fact, the timing of his runs into the penalty area are reminiscent of another English midfielder.

"It's easy sometimes as a midfielder to just pass the ball then stand still," former Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel told Dazn.

"But no, he wants to arrive late in the box. He wants to be there when the ball drops.

"He reminds me of a certain player I played with, Frank Lampard. 20-odd goals every season by being there and arriving at the right time. I think he's going to score a lot of goals for Dortmund.

"What I like about him is he's very direct. Once he has the ball he's looking up, he's passing forwards, running forwards. He wants to arrive at the box at the right time, and that's exactly what he did.

"The chest control and the volley – he wouldn't have scored this goal if he hadn't passed and then run forwards."

Former Italy and Inter Milan forward Christian Vieri said: "He's going to score a lot of goals because he's always going towards the goal – he looks like his brother, the movements are exactly the same."

Should Dortmund and Real Madrid both win their respective Club World Cup groups and win in the last 16, then the Bellingham brothers would face each other in a quater-final clash in New Jersey.

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Fighting spirit lifts England U21s as they eye more history

England beat Spain in a repeat of the final two years ago, which the Young Lions won 1-0

England Under-21s have proved they have the fight to defend their European title.

The mass brawl at the final whistle, coupled with a brilliant Euro 2025 quarter-final victory over Spain on Saturday, removed any doubt these Young Lions could be a soft touch.

Charlie Cresswell promised pre-game there would be no lack of fight from England after their limp 2-1 loss to Germany and the Young Lions lived up to the billing.

Cresswell was at the heart of protecting his team-mates, with players willing to fight for each other following a late challenge on Tino Livramento seconds before the final whistlesounded on their 3-1 victory.

Similar scenes followed England's Euro 2023 final victory over Spain and the defending champions are not willing to let their title go quietly.

They now face the Netherlands in the semi-finals on Wednesday after a performance full of class, style, guile and fight.

"There's better ways to build camaraderie," manager Lee Carsley joked afterwards. "But we had something similar in the final [in 2023]. Emotions run high in those scenarios, you don't want anyone to get sent off or throw a punch.

"You can see what it means to the players, we probably have to give them a bit of leeway. Thankfully it didn't go over the top, it's still not nice to see. We are always trying to encourage younger players to take up football but the passion was just a bit much."

James McAtee, scorer of England's early opener, also epitomised the mood, the Manchester City midfielder ready and willing to dish it out.

He said: "We were the two big teams in the tournament, so them kicking off, we can't just sit back and just let them do it. We have to give them a bit back, so I'm happy with the boys."

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"I think there's still a lot more to come from the team. I said at the start of the tournament that the longer we can stay in I think the more joined up we'll become," said Carsley.

The head coach has always been confident in his assertion England would start to find their feet and momentum in the competition as long as they qualified from the group. A win over the Czech Republic was followed by a draw with Slovenia and the defeat by Germany.

Cresswell and Jay Stansfield produced standout performances while the substitutes also made an impact, especially Elliot Anderson after he came on soon after the break.

"They are a really together group but I've been with together groups who have gone home quite early," said Carsley.

"It was just a matter of time before it did click. I think our expectation of these players is always very high and I'm just glad that we've got into a position now where I feel that we've got a real good chance of pushing."

Yet, despite saying he did not feel like an underdog going into the game against Spain, Carsley was reluctant to paint his side as tournament favourites now.

He added: "We have to be humble. It's going to be a really difficult game, the semi-final. So we'll be fully prepared again. The Netherlands are another team we've watched for maybe six months now.

"We're fully aware of all their players, their strengths, their weaknesses. I've already got a few ideas on what we might change in terms of how we're going to build and attack them and you can guarantee we'll definitely be attacking them again."

Jay Stansfield played his 50th game for club and country this season

Losing Liam Delap – the striker's £30m move from Ipswich to Chelsea saw him going with the Blues to the Club World Cup instead – robbed Carsley of a focal point up front.

While it is easy to focus on the missing forward it created a clear problem, with England lacking a presence going forward and someone to finish off promising moves in the group stage.

They continued to work good positions in the group stage – creating the third most chances in the tournament – but lacked the finishing touch.

Marseille's Jonathan Rowe started up front in all three group games but failed to score and Stansfield was the only recognised out-and-out striker in the squad.

The Birmingham striker scored 24 goals to help win the League One title last season and he does not have the physical presence of Delap yet he ran himself into the ground in Trnava.

His selfless work opened space for others and he never gave the Spanish defence time to rest. The striker came off late on when it was clear he had nothing left in the tank.

On Friday, Carsley spoke about taking more risks and being brave enough to potentially leave the gaps and that is exactly what he got.

Delap's absence was key but he was not the only missing man.

Jobe Bellingham's £33m move to Borussia Dortmund also saw him head Stateside with his new club, scoring against Mamelodi Sundowns a couple of hours before England kicked off in Trnava.

Off the back of helping Sunderland return to the Premier League via the play-offs the midfielder would have undoubtedly been an asset for Carsley, as would Adam Wharton.

The concussion Wharton suffered in Crystal Palace's FA Cup final triumph means he is another key man missing in this tournament.

Captain Taylor Harwood-Bellis, a winner in 2023, was absent with an ankle injury while Jarrad Branthwaite – also a champion two years ago – suffered a hamstring injury to keep him out.

Despite the missing players, Carsley's band of brothers have shown they are ready to defend their title.

‘Play on, pontiff’ – Pope repays England’s faith

Pope makes 'terrific' century as England chase down India

Saturday at Headingley. Fancy dress. A group of clergymen took their place on the Western Terrace.

Maybe there was a universe where Ollie Pope joined them in watching from the sidelines. Maybe his place was never under any serious threat from Jacob Bethell.

If it had taken a leap of faith from Ben Stokes to retain his vice-captain at number three for the first Test against India, then Pope picked the perfect time to play the grateful disciple.

A day after Stokes put England under the pump by giving away the chance to bat first, Pope's century offered the captain a way out of purgatory, the number three100 not out in England's 209-3, 262 behind India's 471.

"It sums up and proves why he's England number three," said opener Ben Duckett, who made 62 in a stand of 122 with Pope.

There is an argument to suggest any debate between Pope and Bethell is ludicrous. On Saturday, Pope pushed his average as England's first-drop to 45.19, while Bethell has never made a century in professional cricket.

But numbers alone never tell the full story. Pope's stats mask a feast-or-famine career – before this game 34% of his Test runs had come in only six of his previous 98 knocks. Pope can be a nervous, skittish presence at the crease. The calm Bethell looks born to be an international batter.

Stokes put the conversation to bed on Thursday, pointing to the 171 Pope made against Zimbabwe in Nottingham in May. Stokes said it would have been "remarkable" to leave him out after such an innings, without ever elaborating on what might have happened had Pope failed at Trent Bridge.

"There's noise outside of a dressing room but there's no noise in it," said Duckett.

"We're not having discussions about who's going to play. It seemed pretty clear coming into this Test match that if a bloke scores 171 a few weeks ago he's going to play this one."

Still, Pope acknowledged the need to improve his record against India and Australia, the two sides England face across 10 defining Tests for the Stokes era.

The 196 he made against India in Hyderabad early last year is one of the all-time great innings by an Englishman overseas, but apart from that he has delivered slim returns against the two biggest teams in the world.

Before Headingley, Pope had an average of 22.05 in a combined 18 Tests against India and Australia.

Pope ton gives England run chase fighting chance

The chief obstacle to improving that record was Jasprit Bumrah, the best bowler in the world. In Visakhapatnam 18 months ago, Bumrah's dismissal of Pope with a yorker that removed two stumps was so violent it should only be watched with a health warning.

On Saturday Bumrah had everything in his favour. Moody sky and floodlights, stalking down the slope with his stuttering approach. When Zak Crawley was turned inside out to edge to first slip, Pope arrived at the crease with the score 4-1.

What followed was a display of guts, grit and determination. Not quite yet the heights of Hyderabad, but certainly the best century Pope has ever made in a home Test – and this was his third in successive matches in this country.

He needed fortune, though what batter wouldn't when Bumrah is bowling with such potency? The paceman was truly magnificent, every delivery pregnant with danger.

Pope edged Bumrah between third slip and gully when he had 10 and could have been run out on 15 when he and Duckett were heading to the same end.

On 34 he survived an India lbw review when Mohammed Siraj's delivery was shown to be clipping the top of off stump, then on 60 he was put down by third-slip Yashasvi Jaiswal off that magician Bumrah.

Jaiswal drops Pope's outside edge at third slip

In between, Pope exhibited a serenity that has so often eluded him. Yes, there were still some ugly jabs at the ball and high false-shot percentage of 27, yet those were mixed with good judgement.

Taking guard across his stumps, Pope was quick to pounce any time India were fractionally awry with their line. He scored the majority of his runs behind square on the off side, though also tucked in from his pads. The Surrey man scored nothing in the 'V' down the ground.

"The way he played Bumrah, he without doubt played with the most control," former England captain Alastair Cook told Test Match Special.

"Whether it is a conscious effort, he played the ball later. He looked way less frenetic."

As the sun returned and the close drew near, the longest day of the year pushed play past 7pm. Pope on 99, Bumrah summoned for one final effort.

An inside edge trickled to square leg, Pope leapt in celebration. He saluted the dressing room, then took the applause of the Western Terrace.

The clergymen had waited for the moment. They acknowledged their Pope then immediately moved towards the exit.

They would have barely been down the stairs when Joe Root edged Bumrah to first slip, probably not even out of the ground when Harry Brook was saved only by a Bumrah no-ball.

Pope remains, the chance of a Sunday service to continue England's fightback.

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Woman dies following County Armagh house fire

A woman in her 50s has died following a fire at a house outside Newry on Saturday morning.

Police received a report of a fire in the Bearna Park area of Meigh at 08:40 BST.

The Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service (NIFRS) extinguished the fire but the woman was pronounced dead at the scene.

A young male was taken to hospital for treatment for his injuries.

The fire is "believed to be accidental", according to NIFRS Group Commander Danny Ard.

Mr Ard said crews from Newry, Crossmaglen and Warrenpoint attended the fire.

"On arrival, they discovered a well developed, ventilated fire and immediately attacked that."

A total of five people were in the house at the time the fire broke out, he said. Four people made it out of the property.

"Our thoughts and condolences are with the family of the bereaved at this time," he said.

Police say they are continuing to conduct enquiries into the cause of the blaze and are appealing to anyone who may have footage that could assist with the investigation, to contact detectives.

Workers who lost pensions call for surplus to be used

Pensioners from a plant in Cardiff who lost their pensions when it went bust more than 20 years ago have called for surplus money to be used to compensate them.

Workers from Allied Steel and Wire got 90% of their pensions back, but that has been eroded because payments are not linked to rising prices.

One of them, John Benson, said "retirement dreams" had been "destroyed" but that using a small portion of a £13bn surplus in the Pension Protection Fund would be enough to fully restore the pensions.

The UK government said it was considering the matter but warned "these are complex matters requiring a balanced approach".

Pension protections were strengthened after the Maxwell Scandal, when newspaper tycoon Robert Maxwell stole more than £400m from the pension funds of his Mirror newspaper group to prop up his ailing businesses.

His pensioners lost half of what they had paid in.

As a result of his action, the Financial Assistance Scheme was set up as a safety net to protect pensioners when the companies they worked for went bust.

It was this scheme that helped bail out a group of Welsh workers from Allied Steel and Wire (ASW) in Cardiff who lost out when the company went under in 2002.

Although the ASW workers got 90% of their pensions, their value has fallen since that time as they are not linked to rising prices.

Mr Benson, from Dinas Powys, Vale of Glamorgan, has led a long campaign asking the government to make up the shortfall, which he said has had dire consequences.

"It's destroyed retirement dreams. Some colleagues have had to downsize," he said.

"One lady who was seriously ill herself couldn't afford a funeral after her husband died, and a couple of months later she died herself.

"It's soul destroying. It's destroyed me.

"There are some horror stories, too many to tell."

Now a cross-party group of Senedd members has written to the prime minister urging him to pay the pensions in full, among them the former Conservative leader in Cardiff Bay Andrew RT Davies.

"This is a massive injustice that's been inflicted on ASW pension holders and other pension holders across the UK," he said.

"Through no fault of their own, they've lost their entitlement to a full pension which they paid into, and we believe the system should be corrected and that's why we've signed this letter."

It has been revealed that the scheme which replaced the Financial Assistance Scheme, the Pension Protection Fund (PPF), has a surplus of £13bn.

Mr Benson said paying a tiny amount of that money to him and his fellow pensioners to make up the shortfall would not be a hardship, but would make all the difference to them.

"This money, this surplus in the PPF, should be paid to restore our pensions in full.

"They've got a £13bn surplus in the PPF – use it!

"Stop making excuses that it's public money – it's our money. This money is meant for us, not other government policies."

The matter was also raised with Pensions Minister and Swansea West MP Torsten Bell at a meeting of the Commons Work and Pensions Committee earlier this month.

Committee chair Labour MP Debbie Abrahams asked: "I cannot understand the reason for not making a decision to enable them to spend the last few years of their life in some comfort, can you give us any hope around this?"

Bell replied: "It does need to be looked at properly.

"It needs to be considered in the round of those wider impacts, as all public policy matters are, but I am absolutely aware of the issues.

"I am also aware of the average age of the people that are affected.

"The best thing I can do is to say that I am aware and I am looking at it, but the public finance implications are more complicated than you set out."

In response, concerning its £13bn surplus, the PPF said it deliberately had what it called a reserve to protect it from future claims or in case people live longer than expected.

The Department for Work and Pensions said it recognised members' incomes may have been eroded in recent years.

"However, these are complex matters requiring a balanced approach," it said.

"The government is continuing to consider what we have heard from the Pension Protection Fund and Financial Assistance Scheme members on this issue."

Glasgow vehicle fires: Video shows late night attack

Video obtained by BBC Scotland shows a late night attack which saw three vehicles destroyed outside a cash and carry in Glasgow.

The attack happened about midnight on Saturday outside the Strawberry Garden shop on Forth Street in Pollokshields.

Police are treating the incident as suspicious and have appealed for help from the public. Nobody was injured in the attack.

The store's owners said it had not been damaged in the attack and was open as normal on Saturday.

The CCTV footage shows two masked figures with what appear to be cans for carrying liquids. One of the figures is pouring a liquid onto the front of a white van.

The person is later seen igniting the liquid, though the BBC has edited the footage to omit that section.

Fire crews arrived to extinguish the flames but three vans were destroyed by the blaze.

A Police Scotland spokesman said: "Around 00:05 on Saturday 21 June, police received a report of three vehicles on fire in the Forth Street area of Glasgow.

"The fires were extinguished by the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service and no injuries were reported.

"The incident is being treated as suspicious and inquiries are ongoing."

A statement from Strawberry Garden said their vehicles were not targeted in the attack.

They said "false rumours" had been spread online that the store had also been damaged, but added that was not true.

Posting on Facebook, the store's owners said: "Strawberry Garden Cash and Carry and all our vehicles are safe and untouched. We are open as normal and ready to welcome you.

"Our thoughts and prayers are with our neighbours, whose vans were sadly set on fire.

"Thank you for your ongoing support. Please help us share the correct information and ignore any false rumours."

British tourist catches Legionnaires’ disease in Greece

A British tourist is in hospital after catching a serious lung disease while on an all-inclusive holiday in Greece.

Donna Jobling, from Hull, contracted Legionnaires' disease on the island of Crete and is in intensive care.

The 57-year-old, whose husband Sid, 69, remains at her bedside, was travelling with easyJet Holidays, which said it had moved other customers out of the hotel where she was staying.

"We're so sorry to hear that Ms Jobling is unwell, and we're continuing to support her and her family in every way we can," a spokesperson said.

Ms Jobling has been in an intensive care unit at Venizeleio Hospital in Heraklion since 11 June, her niece Klaire Keita told the BBC.

On 5 June she developed a chest infection which triggered acute respiratory failure and pneumonia, Ms Keita said.

"We just don't know what's going to happen. We're just trying to do the best we can for her," she said.

Fighting back tears, Ms Keita added: "She is just the best person you could ever hope to meet."

She said her aunt was "stable but under constant watch".

Ms Jobling and her husband were holidaying with another couple, Paula and Nicholas Mason, also from Hull.

They returned home on 12 June – the day the couples were meant to fly back together.

Ms Mason, 52, said: "I felt awful having to leave my best friend there.

"Donna has a heart of gold. She would do anything for anyone. We are all still in shock."

Ms Mason said photographs of her friend taken at the start of the break showed her "looking really healthy".

"Nicolas and Sid had booked the trip as a surprise for us women. Donna was really looking forward to it."

Following Ms Jobling's diagnosis, the Greek health ministry issued a statement to hoteliers in Crete to "raise awareness among all those involved in monitoring the quality of water for human consumption especially with regard to Legionella".

The source of the disease has not yet been identified but easyJet Holidays has moved other customers out of the hotel they were staying in, as a precaution.

"We've also been in touch with customers who recently returned home from this hotel, to inform them of necessary guidance," a spokesperson said.

"Our customers' safety and wellbeing is our top priority, and we'll continue to do all we can to support them."

It is understood the hotel affected is currently working with local health authorities on the island.

An emergency alert has been issued on the island by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control following the diagnosis.

Legionnaires' disease is a lung infection most commonly contracted through the inhalation of water droplets containing Legionella bacteria.

It is usually caught in places such as hotels, hospitals and office buildings from contaminated air conditioning systems, but can also be contracted from spa pools and hot tubs.

Symptoms include shortness of breath, a high temperature and chest pain or discomfort, particularly when breathing or coughing. The disease can induce pneumonia and other respiratory illnesses, which can be life-threatening.

Smokers, people over the age of 50 and those who are immunocompromised or have chronic lung conditions are at higher risk of developing the disease.

A Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office spokesperson said: "We are supporting the family of a British woman in hospital in Greece and are in contact with the local authorities."

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