The message about winning the collision from the leadership team quickly came to fruition when Jess Breach burst down the wing to score a disallowed try just over 30 seconds into the second half. It was the start of a free-flowing half of rugby from the Red Roses, led by fly-half Harrison, who despite being...
Emergency services have declared a major incident following an explosion which destroyed a terraced property. Nottinghamshire Police says officers were called to John Street in Worksop just before 20:00 BST on Saturday. Multiple properties on the street have been evacuated, and fire crews, police officers and ambulances are at the scene. There is no confirmation...
Lando Norris said he felt “clueless” and “like I have never driven a Formula 1 car before” after qualifying sixth for the Bahrain Grand Prix. The Briton’s McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri took pole position, while Norris was 0.426 seconds slower than the Australian. Norris said: “No big complaints. The car’s amazing. The car’s as good...
Russia’s ambassador to the UK has not denied allegations that Russian sensors have been hidden in seas around Great Britain in an attempt to track UK nuclear submarines. Andrei Kelin said that while he did not deny Russia was attempting to track British submarines, he rejected the idea that such activities presented a threat to...
Sean Coughlan Royal correspondent PA Media The King and Queen were in Rome for their 20th wedding anniversary Queen Camilla says that King Charles “loves his work and it keeps him going” and that as his health is “getting better… now he wants to do more and more”. The King has been receiving cancer treatment...
Getty Images Shoppers are being warned to be vigilant for fake designer brands in vintage shops and online When influencer Torbian Dennis bought a £150 pair of trainers on a popular online marketplace, he was told by the seller they were genuine. But when he got them through the post he wasn’t sure and checked...
The rail minister has admitted using his mobile phone while driving a vintage double-decker bus through London at rush hour. Lord Peter Hendy was behind the wheel of the old Routemaster for a charity event when he was spotted texting a friend, as first reported by the Sunday Times. A spokesperson for Lord Hendy said:...
Brian Wheeler Political reporter House of Commons The UK government is taking control of Chinese-owned British Steel after emergency legislation was rushed through Parliament in a single day. Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds told MPs the government’s likely next step would be to nationalise the Scunthorpe plant, which employs 2,700 people. But he said he was...
BBC/Hungry Bear Media Ltd The finalists: Mus Dumbuya, Amanda Wah, Aneila Afsar and Joe Fishburn Warning: This article contains spoilers The winners of Gladiators 2025 have been crowned after Saturday night’s final on BBC One. Gym owner Amanda Wah and gymnastics coach Joe Fishburn were the victors – beating fellow contestants Aneila Afsar, a supply...
Boulter and Burrage were playing together for only the second time, having practised as a partnership in the build-up to the competition. “We went out there and we gave it our all. We swung and that is what we wanted to do,” Burrage said. “It was great to step on the court with Katie –...
England produce a dominant second-half performance to defeat Ireland and keep their hopes of a fourth successive Women’s Six Nations Grand Slam alive. Read full article at source...
Two-time reigning champions Loughborough take on Cardiff Dragons. Read full article at source...
A Scottish boarding school has announced it will accept payments of school fees in the cryptocurrency Bitcoin. Lomond School in Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute – which charges up to £38,000 per year – said the move came after requests from some parents. Tuition payments will be accepted in Bitcoin from autumn term this year, but...
Last year in front of 48,778 at Twickenham, England recorded their highest points win (88) and 11th successive victory over Ireland. However, Scott Bemand’s side have dramatically improved over the past 12 months to record a shock win over world champions New Zealand at WXV1 in October, backed up by the 54-12 thrashing of Italy...
McLaren’s Oscar Piastri took pole position for the Bahrain Grand Prix from Mercedes’ George Russell with the second McLaren of Lando Norris down in sixth. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, just one point behind Norris at the head of the championship, was a further place behind the Briton in seventh. Lewis Hamilton was just ninth in...