Northampton: Ramm; Freeman, Odendaal, Dingwall (capt), Hendy; Smith, Mitchell; Iyogun, Langdon, Davison, Mayanavanua, Coles, Kemeny, Pollock, Augustus. Replacements: Walker, West, Green, Lockett, Scott-Young, Pearson, James, Hutchinson. Clermont Auvergne: Newsome; Delguy, Simone, Moala, Raka; Belleau, Bezy; Akhaladze, Massa, Ojovan, Simmons, Ceyte, Sowakula, Tixeront, Lee (capt). Replacements: Fainga’a, Falgoux, Ala’alatoa, Hemery, Fischer, Bousquet, Urdapilleta, Fouyssac. Referee: Andrew...
Getty Images Richard and Philip Burton, seen here with Richard’s then wife Elizabeth Taylor, remained close throughout their lives Richard Burton was a global icon – famed for his powerful, baritone voice and passionate yet tumultuous relationship with fellow megastar Elizabeth Taylor. But until now, few had ever heard of Philip Burton. Philip was Richard’s...
Simon Jack Business editor Getty Images As stock markets continue to tumble after the US imposition of sweeping and swingeing tariffs, many are asking does this qualify as a stock market “crash” and what that could mean for them. The word crash has been used sparingly over the decades and is usually reserved for a...
Getty Clothing from well-known American brands like the Gap could see a price increase, as they rely heavily on Asian countries for production US President Donald Trump’s plan to impose tariffs – or import taxes – for nearly every country in the world could push prices up on almost all the staples Americans routinely buy,...
Joshua Nevett Political reporter Getty Images Fish is the main good exported by the Falkland Islands The Falkland Islands was surprised to be hit by one of the most punishing tariff rates on US President Donald Trump’s “worst offenders” list, a member of the Falklands parliament has told the BBC. The British overseas territory is...
Getty Images Prince Andrew’s involvement with an alleged Chinese spy came at a time his chief aide and other royals believed his reputation was “irrecoverable”. Previously secret documents detail how ex-advisor Dominic Hampshire saw Yang Tengbo as Andrew’s “only light at the end of the tunnel” after his Newsnight interview in 2019. The documents also...
Pep Guardiola and technical director Txiki Begiristain. When he talks about contracts, Guardiola usually says it is a ‘club’ decision and passes on responsibility to those above him. On this occasion, he is owning it. “It was not easy for me to tell him it won’t continue,” Guardiola told the media at his scheduled pre-match...
On Thursday at least 27 Palestinians were killed in an Israeli air strike on a school-turned-shelter in northern Gaza, according to the Hamas-run health ministry. The Israel Defense Forces said it was targeting “prominent terrorists” inside a Hamas command and control centre in the area. BBC Verify’s Jake Horton explains what we know about the...
Sean “Diddy” Combs has been hit with two new criminal charges including sex trafficking and engaging in prostitution, just a month before he is set to go on trial in New York. The new accusations, made public on Friday in a Manhattan court, include allegations of more recent criminal offences and note that a second...
2 hours ago ShareSave ShareSave PA Media Thousands are at Aintree Racecourse for one of the biggest days in Liverpool’s event calendar Thousands of racegoers are enjoying a day at Aintree racecourse for its annual Ladies Day which is part of the Grand National Festival. Ladies Day is traditionally one of the biggest days in...
Tom Gerken Technology reporter Nintendo Nintendo says it will no longer open pre-orders for the Switch 2 in the United States next week, following the introduction of steep tariffs on exports from Japan. The firm unveiled the much-anticipated console on Wednesday, the same day US President Donald Trump announced his sweeping new global tariffs. It...
Stephen McDonell BBC China correspondent Reuters Neither Donald Trump nor Xi Jinping looks like they are going to back down on tariffs soon American companies looking to sell into the huge Chinese market have just taken a big hit. A 34% price increase on all US goods entering the country will knock some out of...
Steve Rosenberg Russia Editor Reuters If I was writing a Russian language course for 2025, Lesson One would definitely contain the phrase for rollercoaster: Amerikanskiye gorki. It means, literally, American Hills. How appropriate. After all, with President Donald Trump now operating the ride, and Vladimir Putin pressing some of the buttons, US-Russian relations have become...
Odds-on favourite Jonbon won the Melling Chase on day two of the Grand National meeting at Aintree. The nine-year-old, who was 4-6 favourite, was part of a front three initially before jockey Nico de Boinville settled him in behind. He took over on the second circuit and went clear before being pushed out by De...
A Reform UK candidate has been suspended from the party after posts on social media revealed his support for serial sex abuser Jimmy Savile. Stephen Hartley was listed as standing for Reform UK in the Banbury Hardwick ward, ahead of local elections to Oxfordshire County Council on 1 May. In an interview with the BBC,...