In a city where football is everything, escaping the spotlight is nigh-on impossible. Many Celtic and Rangers managers of the past have elected to live outside Glasgow – Souness stayed in Edinburgh – to try to escape what is commonly referred to as the goldfish bowl of a divided city. However, the likes of Brendan...
Actress Denise Welch has been honoured with a special prize at the British Soap Awards, in recognition of her appearances in Emmerdale, Coronation Street, Hollyoaks and EastEnders. Welch was due to present the award for best newcomer at the ceremony, but was taken by surprise when it was revealed she was in fact about to...
Since his retirement, Wiggins has spoken about his father’s jealousy and being groomed by a coach as a child, while he was also declared bankrupt in June 2024. Speaking last month, Wiggins detailed the extent of the cocaine addiction he developed after his retirement from cycling and explained how his family members feared for him....
Caroline Hawley Diplomatic correspondent Free Alaa Laila Soueif’s daughter, Sanaa, described the situation as “very scary” Laila Soueif’s body is becoming weaker and weaker. Doctors have warned her that – after eight months on hunger strike – she’s now at risk of sudden death. But the strength of her resolve has not diminished at all....
Samira Hussain South Asia correspondent BBC A British woman accused of attempting to smuggle a large quantity of cannabis into Sri Lanka has appeared in court in the country. Charlotte May Lee, 21, from south London, was arrested earlier this month after authorities allegedly found 46kg of the drug in her suitcases when she arrived...
British trio Charley Hull, Gemma Dryburgh and Lottie Woad sit four shots off the lead, alongside world number one Nelly Korda, after the first round of the US Women’s Open. They are all at level par on a congested leaderboard at Erin Hills in Wisconsin. American world number 11 Angel Yin and 2020 champion A...
Rozentals created his own OnlyFans account in January 2025 in order to help fund his training programme and he posts videos and pictures on his Instagram account to drive viewers towards the content. Each athlete on Paddle UK’s programme receives an annual grant of £16,000 to support their training. But Rozentals, who says he has...
It was back in October that word first broke of British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s intention to turn over the Chagos Island chain to the country of Mauritius. This impacts United States security directly, as our great ‘unsinkable aircraft carrier’ in the Indian Ocean, Diego Garcia, sits in the middle of the Chagos Islands....
A British national has been arrested in Namibia for allegedly sexually molesting minors and taking nude photographs of them. Douglas Robert Brook is also accused of touching the children inappropriately while on a holiday in central Namibia. Police said the suspect targeted young boys and girls from the indigenous San community in the central Otjozondjupa...
Dr Rose has been describing life at Nassar Hospital in Gazan city of Khan Younis. Read full article at source...
Four Saints players were named in Farrell’s squad with Tommy Freeman, Alex Mitchell and Fin Smith all joining Pollock, who watched the announcement with a number of his team-mates. “I walked out of the room and tried to phone my mum, who didn’t pick up which was class,” he joked. “I then called mum and...
One of the most keenly discussed positional dilemmas before the announcement was fly-half, with Scotland 10 Finn Russell and England duo Fin Smith and Marcus Smith eventually being picked ahead of Ireland’s first-choice stand-off Sam Prendergast, England veteran George Ford and Racing 92’s three-time tourist Owen Farrell. Head coach Andy Farrell said Marcus Smith’s ability...
Craig Buchan BBC News, South East NATS The co-pilot’s mistake led to take-off being abandoned A plane aborted take-off on a Gatwick runway after its co-pilot muddled up his left and right hands, investigators have found. The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) said the error resulted in the aircraft’s brakes catching fire. The 28 June...
Mark Savage Music Correspondent Getty Images The Kooks and Hard-Fi were among a wave of guitar bands who sold millions of records in the 2000s “I’m pretty sure we hung out in Brixton. Hopefully I didn’t embarrass myself.” Luke Pritchard, the eternally youthful lead singer of The Kooks, is reintroducing himself to fellow indie survivor...
At club level, Leinster provide 12 players – nearly a quarter of the squad – and it could have been more. Fly-half Sam Prendergast was strongly fancied to go on the tour, but Finn Russell, Fin Smith and Marcus Smith were preferred at 10. Ryan Baird, Jamie Osborne and Robbie Henshaw were also outsiders for...