It happened in northern Iraq on Sunday. "The service person's family have been informed and have requested a period of grace before further details are released," said the MoD. Defence Secretary John Healey announced the death to the House of Commons on Monday. "I know the thoughts of the house will be with the family and with the unit at this desperately sad time," said Mr Healey. Some British personnel remain in the region as part of a coalition supporting Operation Shader, designed to prevent a resurgence of the Islamic State group. The mission includes training local forces in areas such as weapons maintenance, counter-IED skills, and medical and engineering. UK forces are also involved in intelligence and surveillance, as well as strike operations in support of partner forces. In March, the government acknowledged a British drone had killed a "known Daesh terrorist" in Syria. Sunday's incident follows the death of a Parachute Regiment soldier in a training accident in Ukraine in December. Lance Corporal George Hooley, 28, was killed while watching the Ukrainian military test a new weapon away from the frontline, the MoD said. Read more from Sky News:Britain helps France seize Russian tankerIsrael seizes Crusades-era fortress in Lebanon Another British man died in Ukraine last month. Ayrton Redfearn, 23, from Devon, was killed in action in the eastern Donetsk region. He had joined a specialist unit last year and his mother said on Facebook he was due to get an award for saving someone's life five days before his death. It is not known if Mr Redfearn had any formal military experience before going to the country.

The US rapper had been due to perform in the city of Reggio Emilia this summer. But local official ‌Salvatore Angieri ordered its cancellation because of concerns over the potential for protests, with West, known as Ye, having faced a wave of cancellations following years of antisemitic remarks. The northern city has also banned a concert from Travis Scott, another American rapper. Scott has faced scrutiny over safety at his concerts since ​a 2021 crowd crush at the Astroworld festival in Houston, Texas, that killed 10 people and injured hundreds. He had been due to perform at the Pulse ​of Gaia Festival on 17 July at the 103,000-capacity ⁠RCF Arena, with West scheduled to appear ⁠the following day. Angieri said the decision was taken following requests from a consumer group and the Jewish community ‌in Modena and Reggio Emilia, which had raised concerns about West. Italian authorities cited the close timing of the two shows and the high influx of ‌spectators expected within 24 hours as factors behind the ban. They also pointed to the cancellation of other West concerts in Europe, and the "concrete risk" of protests. This year's Wireless Festival was cancelled in April after West was blocked from coming to the UK. The ban was announced as his presence would "not be conducive to public good" after a backlash over West being booked to headline all three nights of the London event. In response, West offered to meet members of the British Jewish community. Read more from Sky News:Trump hits out at Kennedy Center ruling'Redaction errors' in Epstein files release Later that ​month, a concert in Poland was cancelled, and he also postponed a Marseille show after reports that the ​French government had sought to block it. West has apologised for his past remarks, saying they were linked to untreated bipolar disorder. He said in January: "I am not a Nazi or an antisemite. I love Jewish people". West is set ​to hold concerts in the Netherlands next month after its migration ​minister said there were no legal grounds to deny him entry. Dutch politicians had urged the ​government to bar West, citing his past remarks and expressions of admiration for Nazism and Adolf Hitler. Scott and West have been contacted for comment.

Defence leaders from the US, Britain and Australia met in Singapore on Saturday to discuss plans to "step on the accelerator" and progress the development of cutting-edge military technologies. The security pact will see Australia acquire a new fleet of nuclear-powered submarines to patrol the Pacific Ocean in a bid to counter China's expansion in the region. Under "pillar two" of the agreement, the countries will collaborate to develop advanced defence technology, including quantum ‌computing, undersea, hypersonic, artificial intelligence and cyber technology. AUKUS, which was formed by the three countries in 2021, is part of their efforts to push back against China's growing power in the Indo-Pacific ‌region. China has called the AUKUS pact dangerous and warned it could spur a regional arms race. Standing beside UK Defence Secretary John Healey and Australian defence minister Richard Marles on the sidelines of the Shangri-La conference, Mr Hegseth said the new unmanned vessels would boost the pact's power. "The signature project will deliver ​a suite of highly adaptable multi-mission UUV (uncrewed underwater vehicle) payloads designed to support undersea operations and maintain our collective ​advantage in the maritime domain," Mr Hegseth said. Mr Healey said the UUVs would strengthen all three countries' ability to respond to threats, including adversaries targeting underwater cables and pipelines. "This will rapidly give our forces the very most advanced battlefield technologies as together we produce a range of cutting-edge sensors and weapons ⁠systems for undersea drones," he said. He added: "For too long in AUKUS, we talked too much and delivered too little." The event marked Mr Hegseth's second time addressing the forum, hosted by the International Institute for Strategic Studies. His address last year drew criticism from Beijing after he warned of the threat posed by China, particularly its stance towards Taiwan. Read more from Sky News:Four trapped in flooded cave in Laos pulled to safetyCanadian who admitted aiding ‌suicide won't face UK justice In his speech at this year's conference, Mr Hegseth said China could not be allowed to dominate the region. "There is rightful alarm regarding China's historic military build up and the expansion of its military activities in the region and beyond," he said. "We share a clear-eyed assessment of that security environment and a mutual understanding that a Pacific dominated by any hegemon would unravel the regional balance of power and undermine the equilibrium we all seek to preserve." Addressing the forum after Mr Hegseth, Mr Marles said that while the international rules-based order is not perfect, the "task before us, all of us, including the great powers, is the renovation of that order, not its dismemberment". "When the rules apply, smaller states have agency," he said. "When the rules yield to power, sovereignty becomes, as others have put it, the purview of the powerful, and no state in this room today, whatever its size, is well served by that outcome."

The head coach has told Sky Sports News that the recent conversations he has had with his players have left him convinced about their readiness to compete in the latter stages of the tournament, and the widespread unity in the squad. Both factors, he believes, are vital if they are to put a second star on the England shirt. The majority of Tuchel's men will fly to Miami on Monday evening to begin a 10-day hot weather acclimatisation camp to prepare them for what is to come. World Cup 2026 fixture schedule and UK kick-off timesEngland's fixtures and routes to 2026 World Cup finalWorld Cup kits revealed! "When I reconnected with the games and built our training sessions and meetings to reconnect the team in Florida with what we have built already, I saw a lot of quality," Tuchel told Sky Sports News, before flying out to the US. "That instantly gave me the full belief and excitement that we can go a long way. "Then things like the difficult phone calls, big phone calls, positive phone calls and the reaction of the players, it tells you that we have a connection already. "It tells me the players care and they care so much. We had beautiful, touching reactions, even from players who were not called up and they were wishing us all the best. The way they reacted tells me we are on the right way and that gets me personally excited to be close. "I can't wait to get on the plane, look over my shoulder, finally have a team behind me and arrive in Florida and do what I love the most, which is be a coach." Tuchel: Heat a factor but not an excuse Twenty-one of the 26-man squad will join up from a variety of locations, meeting in West Palm Beach to begin their pre-tournament training camp. A number of those players have been holidaying in the US and Caribbean since the end of the Premier League season, with Tuchel's recommendations ringing in their ears about the importance of acclimatising quickly to the temperatures and the different time zones. England's coaching staff, together with the FA's sports scientists, have been planning for more than 12 months for the gruelling conditions that the players will have to deal with in North America, and possibly Mexico too in the knockout stages. In Barcelona last June, the FA built specialist heat chambers to replicate what lies ahead, where temperatures are expected to reach the high-30s Celsius at times, with a stifling humidity of around 75 per cent. While in Spain, the players were asked to swallow biometric tablets so that the FA specialists could monitor their internal temperatures and other key data as they exercised almost to the point of exhaustion. Every player was then ranked in terms of their ability to recover quickly. The FA has also sought advice from a variety of other British sports teams, who have encountered similarly brutal conditions during international competitions. Tuchel has acknowledged that the heat will be a major challenge for England, but is refusing to allow that to become an excuse. 'Conditions are an obstacle to overcome' "The conditions are not our biggest enemy but it is not to our advantage after a long and very demanding season for our players," Tuchel said. "We are not used to being in this kind of heat and humidity, and even altitude if we play in Mexico. "There will be a lot of challenges in this World Cup. The heat is one of them but we are prepared already. "We know the individual reaction of the players to the heat and we have cooling strategies in place. "We've had help from Team GB and specialists all over the world to come up with solutions that help the players to adapt. "We know exactly the amount of time we want to expose them in pre-camp, the ideal amount of time that you should train in the sun and that we also don't do too much. "Then the reality is that the first game [against Croatia on June 17) is indoors and the air conditioning is on, so it should not be a problem. From there, we have to adapt. "It is a factor but it should not come across that we are already making excuses. It's just not in our favour and it is an obstacle to overcome." Arsenal players given more time off after CL final defeat The four Arsenal players involved in Saturday's Champions League final will not join up with their England team-mates for several more days. Tuchel has decided that Bukayo Saka, Declan Rice, Noni Madueke and Ebere Eze should be given some extra time off to recover. Expect those players - along with Dean Henderson who featured in Crystal Palace's Europa Conference League triumph - to miss Saturday's friendly match against New Zealand in Tampa, but to be fully in the fold in time for the final friendly against Costa Rica four days later in Orlando. In the meantime Alex Scott, Ethan Nwaneri, Rio Ngumoha, Josh King and goalkeeper Luke Steele will train with the wider squad to give Tuchel and his coaching staff a full complement of players on the training field. 'Preparations set to begin after isjointed start for England' Sky Sports News' Rob Dorsett in Miami: And so it begins! England fly to Miami on Monday evening to begin their quest to win the 2026 World Cup. It will be something of a disjointed start but Tuchel fully expected that. There will be 21 of the 26 players in his squad meeting up on the US south-east coast. Many of those have been holidaying in and around the area after the head coach himself encouraged them to do so to acclimatise quicker. The four Arsenal players who took part in the Champions League final will not be here. They will fly in towards the end of the week and will not be involved against New Zealand at the end of the week. It's the same with goalkeeper Dean Henderson, who has also been given extra time off after Crystal Palace's Conference League win. Only then, where they are all part of the group, will the England squad be whole, so don't expect any images of the squad on the airplane steps any time soon. That will come later. But England will begin their preparations in the blistering heat with the FA sports scientists watching them. Temperatures in this part of America at this time of year are often in the high 30s and there is 75 per cent humidity. Even in the dark and the rain at night, we are experiencing temperatures of 29 degrees celsius.

Some 24 people were arrested at the event, the Metropolitan Police said, with the force thanking "the vast majority of people" who celebrated "safely and responsibly". Among those arrested were 10 people on suspicion of assault on police. One officer suffered a slash wound to the hand and another was hit on the head, both from objects thrown at them, the Met said. Three people were detained on suspicion of sexual assault, while one person was arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm after an assault causing a head injury. Three people were arrested over alleged drugs offences, one of whom was also held on suspicion of having a lock knife. Police said officers dealt with "six stabbings on the parade footprint" later in the evening after most of the crowds had dispersed. One man in his 20s was taken to hospital in a life-threatening condition but is now stable. Damage was also caused to four police vans in Islington, north London. Commander Stuart Bell, who led the Met's public order operation this weekend, said most of those attending behaved "safely and responsibly". He pointed to "pockets of anti-social behaviour and incidents where officers needed to intervene, including assaults on their colleagues. Read more on Sky News:Keegan reveals cancer treatmentAll you need to know about the World CupRecord PL appearance holder retires "As the evening progressed and the majority of the crowds made their way home, there was sadly further violence, including gang-related incidents. "Officers were swiftly on scene to each stabbing and investigations are ongoing."

The summer shows in Washington DC were planned as part of The Great American State Fair, which is being staged to commemorate the country's 250th anniversary. However, a number of artists, including Martina McBride, Bret Michaels and the Commodores, have dropped out of the celebrations, which are being organised by the Freedom 250 group. It is described as a "non-partisan" organisation, but was launched last year by Mr Trump and is headed by Keith Krach, a first-term Trump appointee for the State Department. 👉 Follow Trump100 on your podcast app 👈 On Friday, ​Michaels, the lead singer of the rock band Poison, ⁠became the fifth performer to withdraw ⁠from the concerts. In an Instagram post, Michaels wrote that he had thought his show would be a chance to "honour our veterans, active military, first responders, teachers and hardworking Americans from all walks of life". But he concluded that the event had "evolved into something much more divisive". The withdrawals have seemingly prompted a rethink, and on Saturday Mr Trump floated the idea of an "America is back rally" in a post on Truth Social, suggesting that he is a bigger draw than the late Elvis Presley "in his prime". Trump wrote: "I am thinking about bringing the Number One Attraction anywhere in the World, the man who gets much larger audiences than Elvis in his prime, and he does so without a guitar, the man who loves our Country more than anyone else, and the man who some say is the Greatest President in History (THE GOAT!), DONALD J. TRUMP, to take the place of these highly paid, Third Rate 'Artists,' and give a major speech, rallying the Country forward like I have done ever since being President!" He added: "I am ordering my Representatives to look at the feasibility of doing an AMERICA IS BACK Rally on Wednesday, Washington, D.C., same time, same location. "Only Great Patriots invited - It will be a Wild and Beautiful Celebration of America!" Read more from Sky News:US treasury prepares Trump $250 bill'Errors' made in Epstein files release Mr Trump also lashed out after a federal judge who ordered the removal of his name from the Kennedy Center in Washington. He branded US District Judge Christopher Cooper an "an anti Trump Hater" - and predicted that the performing arts venue he wanted to close for a two-year overhaul would "soon" shut, "probably never to open again".

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Milner played 24 seasons in the top flight having made his debut in 2002, going on to make a record-breaking 658 Premier League appearances. Milner, who has spent the last three years at Brighton, began his career at boyhood club Leeds where he made his Premier League debut as a 16-year-old. He also played for Newcastle, Aston Villa, Manchester City and Liverpool. Brighton offered Milner another year on the expiry of his contract this summer; however, discussions were held but the player decided it was the right time to retire. Window opens June 15 - follow Transfer Centre LIVE!World Cup match schedule and kick-off timesPremier League 26/27 dates - when are fixtures released? Milner won three Premier League titles - two with Manchester City and one with Liverpool - as well as the Champions League with the Reds, and two FA Cups, two League Cups, a UEFA Super Cup, Club World Cup and many others across more than two decades in the game. "From making my debut for Leeds United, who I supported growing up, at the age of 16 and becoming the Premier League's youngest scorer, I could never have dreamed of the journey I've been on, right through to not being able to lift my foot last year and then coming back to be part of Brighton qualifying for Europe for the second time in their history at the age of 40," Milner said. "To have gone on to represent Newcastle, Aston Villa, Man City, Liverpool and Brighton and not forgetting a memorable month at Swindon, has been a huge privilege "I've been fortunate enough to experience some unforgettable moments, from fighting for survival to winning trophies, playing in Europe, and representing my country. But more than anything, it is the people and friendships I've made throughout my time in the game I will cherish forever. "To my family, thank you for every sacrifice, every mile travelled and every moment of encouragement. None of this would have been possible without you. "I leave the game with immense pride, gratitude and memories that will stay with me for the rest of my life. Football has given me far more than I could have ever imagined, and I will always be thankful for the opportunities it provided." After he left Leeds in 2004, spells at Newcastle and Aston Villa followed before joining Manchester City in 2010, where he lifted two Premier League titles, an FA Cup and League Cup. A move to Liverpool in 2015 saw Milner secure another Premier League crown along with an FA Cup and League Cup and he was part of the Reds' Champions League-winning side in 2019. After eight seasons at Anfield, the midfielder joined Brighton on a free transfer in June 2023 and he surpassed Gareth Barry's previous Premier League appearance record of 653 earlier this year. On the international stage, Milner won 61 caps for England and was in the squad for two European Championships and two World Cups. He made 964 appearances for club and country overall. Milner's Premier League career in stats Milner played 48 times for his boyhood club Leeds, where he became at the time the Premier League's youngest goalscorer, aged 16 years and 356 days, and second-youngest player. He is now third on the goalscorer list behind Max Dowman and James Vaughan. He made 94 appearances for Newcastle and 100 for Villa, 27 of them on loan in the 2005-06 season before joining permanently in 2008. His longest and most successful spells came with five seasons at Manchester City, where he made 147 appearances and won two Premier League titles, and eight at Liverpool, featuring 230 games and a third title. He played 39 times for Brighton after joining in the summer of 2023, with the 2024-25 season interrupted by injuries and limited to four appearances. He has scored 56 goals - 19 for Liverpool, 13 for City, 12 for Villa, six for Newcastle, five for Leeds and one for Brighton - and added 90 assists to rank 10th on the all-time Premier League list.