“It wasn’t a penalty,” I overheard my husband say on the phone to his brother on Thursday morning. “I wish we could play badly and be at Wembley too.” And on it goes. England might be in a state of fevered excitement but in Scotland, a mist has descended, thick even for July.
Shaping news: terrorism spreads in the Sahel and China plays peace-broker in the Middle East
Pay attention to the shaping news, not just the breaking news.