BAYERN MUNICH striker Harry Kane broke an impressive record held by Wayne Rooney during last night’s Champions League clash with Dinamo Zagreb.
The 31-year-old scored four goals against the Croatian side as Bayern cruised to a 9-2 win at the Allianz Arena.
And in the process he became the highest-scoring Englishman in Champions League history.
Manchester United legend Rooney previously held the title having scored 30 goals in the competition.
But Kane equalled that record with his first strike of the evening.
The England captain went on to score thrice more, taking his overall Champions League tally up to 33 goals.
And he achieved the feat in just 45 games – 40 less than Rooney.
Following the match, Kane told Amazon Prime: “Whenever you’re in a conversation with Wayne Rooney, it means you’re doing something well.
“He’s one of the greatest English players and one of the best players there was in the game.
“It’s a nice achievement.”
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The striker continued: “It’s the first time I’ve ever had three penalties in one game. It was a different feeling for me, but to score four goals is fantastic.
“To help the team in any way possible is important. Whether they’re penalties or normal finishes, I’ll take them all. It was a great night for us.
“I keep all the balls after hat-tricks. The lads might be sick of signing them, but keep them coming.
“My son Louis, he loves playing football right now. He’s only three, but I’ll take it home and put it next to his bed and he’ll be happy when he wakes up in the morning.”
He also took to social media to write: “Not a bad night in the Champions League! One to remember and another ball to take home! Let’s keep it going boys!!”
A MILLIONAIRE mum accused of being the first person to spread a false claim about the Southport suspect will face no further action.
Bernadette Spofforth allegedly shared a post claiming an asylum seeker was behind the triple killing of three young girls.
The 55-year-old was also accused of posting an incorrect name for the suspect and claimed he arrived in Britain by boat last year.
The false information sparked riots across the country – with Spofforth later admitting the mistake had “destroyed” her.
She was arrested by Cheshire Police at her home and held for 36 hours before being bailed on August 10.
The force has today confirmed she is facing no further action “due to insufficient evidence”.
Millionaire fashion boss Spofforth released a statement revealing police told her about the development on September 5.
She said: “I’ve been unable to comment on this until now because, under the terms of my bail conditions, I faced being rearrested and locked up in a cell again if I used social media.”
The mum also told how she had shared a tweet, which she later deleted, and apologised as soon as she realised it was incorrect.
She added: “As has now been shown, the idea that one single tweet could be the catalyst for the riots which followed the atrocities in Southport is simply not true.
“Yet, despite repeatedly insisting I’d done nothing illegal, the police dragged me from my home and held me for 36 hours in a cell.
“What I’ve experienced over the past few weeks is nothing in comparison to the suffering of the tragic victims in Southport. And I’m not trying to compare the two.
“But I am just an ordinary person with ordinary opinions and I think it’s important that the public should know how ordinary people can be treated.
“The nightmare my family and I have lived through over the past month could happen to anyone. And in Britain in 2024 that’s unacceptable.”
Bebe King, six, Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, and nine-year-old Alice Dasilva Aguiar were knifed to death at a Taylor Swift dance class on July 29.
Axel Muganwa Rudakubana, who lives in Banks, Lancashire, but is originally from Cardiff, has been charged over the attack.
Spofforth is understood to have written: “Ali Al-Shakati was the suspect, he was an asylum seeker who came to the UK by boat last year and was on an MI6 watch list.
“If this is true, then all hell is about to break loose.”
Mum-of-three Spofforth’s false claim spread rapidly on social media, where it was allegedly boosted by Russian trolls.
It was also shared by far-right agitators like Tommy Robinson and Andrew Tate.
She later said she was “mortified” by the riots that erupted after the misinformation swelled online.
The mum also denied making it up and claimed she had received the details from “somebody in Southport”.
Spofforth added: “My post had nothing to do with the violence we’ve seen across the country. But I acknowledge that it may have been the source for the information used by a Russian news website.”
She also told The Times it was a “spur-of-the-moment ridiculous thing to do” that had “literally destroyed me”.
The millionaire continued: “It was just a mistake. I did a really stupid, stupid thing, I copied and pasted it from what I saw, and I added the line ‘if this is true’.”
Riots gripped the UK in a week of carnage as mosques were attacked, shops looted, cars fire-bombed and police injured by bricks.
Hundreds have appeared in court for their part in the violence – with a 12-year-old boy yesterday becoming the youngest rioter to be sentenced.
Cheshire Police told The Sun Online: “A woman who was arrested in relation to an inaccurate social media post has been released without charge.
“The 55-year-old woman from near Chester was arrested on Thursday 8 August following allegations in relation social media post containing inaccurate information about the identity of the attacker in the Southport murders.
“Following a thorough investigation, a decision has been made that no further action will be taken due to insufficient evidence.”
MARTIN Lewis has issued an urgent warning to those receiving three specific benefits, who are at risk of having their payments stopped.
The founder of MoneySavingExpert.com explained why those claiming employment and support allowance, tax credits and housing benefit need to act.
This warning comes as the government continues its efforts to transition all two million claimants on legacy benefits to Universal Credit by the end of March 2025 through a process known as managed migration.
Universal Credit was set up to replace legacy benefits and the process to transition kicked off in November 2022 after a successful pilot in July 2019.
Martin said: “On tax credits, housing benefit, ESA or similar? Don’t ignore crucial letter – you could lose your benefits.
“The Department for Work and Pensions is sending letters to many people saying you must now apply to switch to Universal Credit.
“Don’t ignore it – tragically, DWP stats show a third have had benefits cut off after not applying.
These notices provide instructions on how to switch to Universal Credit, as the transition is not automatic.
It’s crucial for households to apply for Universal Credit within three months of receiving their migration notice.
Failing to do so can result in their benefits being stopped.
Since July 2022, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has sent nearly 1.14million migration notices.
However, according to the DWP’s latest figures, 284,660 individuals lost their benefits after failing to act on migration notices received between July 2022 and June 2024.
Some 623,310 individuals have since made successful claims for Universal Credit, and another 232,830 are still in the process of transitioning.
Earlier this week, The Sun revealed that around 171,750 households receiving tax credits, who were sent migration notices between November 2022 and December 2023, have had their benefits stopped.
That’s according to new figures from the DWP, provided to anti-poverty charity Z2K via a freedom of information request.
Experts have previously warned that managed migration poses a risk to vulnerable people who face losing money.
Top bosses at charities, including Mind, The Trussell Trust, Turn2Us and the Money and Mental Health Policy Institute, said in 2022 that around 700,000 with mental health problems, learning disabilities, and dementia could struggle to engage with the process.
More than 20 organisations have called on the government to halt managed migration to fix flaws in the system that could cause those at risk to fall through.
UNIVERSAL Credit is replacing six benefits under the old welfare system, commonly called legacy benefits. They are:
If you’re on any of these benefits now, you can choose to move over – but you might not be better off.
You should consider carefully what moving over means for your money, as you can’t move back once you’re on Universal Credit.
Using an online benefits calculator, which is free and easy to use from charities such as Turn2Us and EntitledTo, can help you compare.
You may be moved to Universal Credit if your circumstances change, such as moving home, changing your working hours, or having a baby.
But eventually everyone will be moved over to Universal Credit under the managed migration process.
In January, the government announced the number of migration notices it plans to send out in the coming financial year.
Before this date, the focus was sending migration notices to households claiming tax credits only.
However, 110,000 income support claimants and a further 120,000 claiming tax credits with housing benefit started receiving their letters in April.
Over 100,000 housing benefit-only claimants were contacted in June.
More than 90,000 people claiming employment and support allowance (ESA) along with child tax credits started being asked to switch in July.
Meanwhile, 20,000 claimants on jobseekers allowance (JSA) will be contacted from September.
The Sun previously reported that, in August, those claiming tax credits who are over state pension age will be asked to apply for either Universal Credit or pension credit.
It was initially planned that those claiming income-related ESA alone would not be moved until 2028.
However, the DWP brought forward plans to move these households to Universal Credit by the end of 2025.
Since September 2024, 800,000 households have begun receiving letters explaining how to move from ESA to Universal Credit.
As well as benefit calculators, anyone moving from tax credits to Universal Credit can find help in a number of ways.
You can visit your local Jobcentre by searching at find-your-nearest-jobcentre.dwp.gov.uk/.
There’s also a free service called Help to Claim from Citizen’s Advice:
You can also get help online from advisers at citizensadvice.org.uk/about-us/contact-us/contact-us/help-to-claim/.
AROUND 1.4million people on legacy benefits will be better off after switching to Universal Credit, according to the government.
A further 300,000 would see no change in payments, while around 900,000 will be worse off under Universal Credit.
Of these, around 600,000 are expected to get top-up payments if they move under managed migration, so they don’t lose out on cash immediately.
The majority of those – around 400,000 – are claiming employment support allowance (ESA).
Around 100,000 are on tax credits while fewer than 50,000 each on other legacy benefits are expected to be affected.
Examples of those who may be entitled to less on Universal Credit according to the government include:
But if they don’t switch in the future, they’ll risk missing out on any future increase to benefits and see payments frozen.
Those who move voluntarily and are worse off won’t get these top-up payments and could lose cash.
Those who miss the deadline and later make a claim may also not get this transitional protection either.
The clock starts ticking on the three-month countdown from the date of the first letter, and reminders are sent via post and text message.
There is a one-month grace period after this, during which any claim to Universal Credit is backdated, and transitional protection can still be awarded.
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