Furious lorry drivers clash with police in Dover as border tensions boil over

straight to your inboxManchester City might use their academy players for the FA Cup clash against Birmingham City in order to field stronger teams against Chelsea and Manchester United.The new year begins with a big Premier League clash against Chelsea on Sunday, before a Carabao Cup semi-final at Old Trafford and an FA Cup third round tie at home to Championship side Birmingham.With at least five City players set to be missing for the Chelsea trip due to Covid tests, Guardiola will have to rotate his pack for the next few games, depending on the health and fitness of his squad.And that means that Guardiola might turn to youth for the Birmingham clash to give more senior players a rest, Guardiola says."I don't think about what is going to

Rangers is the biggest derby in football and it certainly feels like it as the all-encompassing hype builds up relentlessly towards the game. And while the likes of River Plate vs Boca Juniors and Liverpool vs Manchester United have their own allure, there's no denying the unique rivalry between Celtic and Rangers still captures the imagination of many across the planet, who wouldn't normally give Scottish football a second glance.

Council leaders are calling for another UK-wide lockdown in a desperate bid to contain the new coronavirus strain.

Manchester City should win at Chelsea today (4.30pm). But if everything happened as it should, VAR fans note, you might as well cancel sport.

Emmerdale fans noticed something strange about Mackenzie Boyd in a recent episode, that left them believing he is not even Moira Dingle's brother.

Chelsea’s form in recent weeks has been patchy, with just two wins from their last seven Premier League games.

direct to your inbox A body has been found in the search for a missing teenager from Lancashire. James Macadam had been missing since attending a New Year's Eve party in Lancaster.

Arsenal fans have rinsed Ainsley Maitland-Niles after his cameo appearance against West Brom on Saturday night.

January represents an opportunity for Chelsea to get their Premier League title bid back on track after a difficult run of results in December.

a winner against leaders Falkirk - as the Diamonds sit third in League One.Murray says the short-term deal was always agreed with a view to reviewing it in January, and he hopes to get something agreed within the next few days.He sad: "We expect Kyle to be with us, we're hopeful that will be done in the next few days."It was always the plan, it was always a short-term on to see how he felt about it, how we felt about it, and he has done really well."I see no reason why Kyle would want to go back, and we don't want to lose him, so I'm very hopeful that will be done."He's done brilliant.

Chelsea have been dealt a transfer blow by Manchester United, Manchester City and Liverpool, who have all joined in on the race to sign Declan Rice.

Paul Pogba and Amad Diallo may be the two names which dominate Manchester United's transfer headlines throughout the January window.

Manchester United, Chelsea and more have already been surrounded by rumours. Arsenal are keen on a creative midfielder while Liverpool are looking at centre-backs with Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez out long-term.

Covid-19 testing.Thousands of staff claim they have been left ­terrified of infecting vulnerable ­clients because virus screening promised two months ago still hasn’t been delivered.The employees – who work across local authorities and private care providers – could walk out.In a consultative ballot, more than 1300 GMB members were in favour of action and another vote is expected this month.Health Secretary Jeane Freeman said routine testing will roll out this month.But GMB Scotland organiser Rhea Wolfson said: “There’s a lack of confidence that the Government’s testing delivery plan can actually produce clear and unambiguous guidance for a mid-January roll out."It should be a source of shame that thousands of home carers, supported only

It’s Dax Shepard‘s big day!

Kristen Bell is celebrating her husband, Dax Shepard, on his 46th birthday. Posting a selfie of the two on Saturday, the actress wrote that it’s her “favorite day of the year” and praised Shepard’s “commitment to growth.”

Kristen Bell is celebrating her husband, Dax Shepard, on his 46th birthday. Posting a selfie of the two on Saturday, the actress wrote that it's her «favorite day of the year» and praised Shepard's «commitment to growth.»«It's my favorite day of the year! When I get to celebrate the birth of my very favorite human on earth, and spoil him till he rots!» the star wrote.

Perhaps Andy Cohen is feeling the pangs of regret on this one?

JACQUELINE Jossa revealed her secret behind not putting on any weight over the holiday period and it's not what you might think. The former Eastenders star, 28, posted an adorable photo of herself curled up on the couch with her daughters with Dan Osborne, Ella, five, and Mia, two.

EASTENDERS star Adam Woodyatt’s divorce looks to have turned toxic amid claims he is not offering his estranged wife Bev a “fair deal”. His settlement negotiations with his wife of 22 years are said to have become “messy”.

JEREMY Clarkson has revealed that he battled coronavirus over Christmas - and feared he'd "die alone in a plastic tent". The 60-year-old star has thankfully recovered now, but opened up about the worrying time in a new column.