His average qualifying deficit to team-mate Max Verstappen has been 0.88 seconds. Verstappen finished second in Australia, third in the sprint in Shanghai and fourth in the Chinese Grand Prix. Lawson will return to Red Bull’s second team, Racing Bulls, alongside French rookie Isack Hadjar. Japanese driver Tsunoda was asked at the Chinese Grand Prix...
Ireland forward coach Paul O’Connell – a former Lions captain and three-times a tourist as a player – had been widely expected to take charge of the Lions pack. But with O’Connell out of the running, Farrell has turned to Dalziel. The former Glasgow coach will share forwards duties with Fogarty, with Easterby likely to...
England senior coach Richard Wigglesworth is set to join the British and Irish Lions coaching staff for this summer’s tour of Australia. Lions boss Andy Farrell has recruited the former England scrum-half, 41, as part of an Ireland-influenced coaching group. Ireland interim head coach Simon Easterby is also expected to join Farrell’s team, while the...
The National Trust has plans to reopen one of its attractions in Devon after it was closed due to a mudslide caused by flash flooding. Simon Thompson, visitor operations and experience manager at Lydford Gorge, near Okehampton, said the plan was to open the Devil’s Cauldron walkway on Monday – following its closure in late...
The return of Donald Trump to the White House intensifies concerns about whether the United States will further engage in yet another conflict, this time with Iran. On Monday, Trump announced that Iran will be held responsible for attacks by the Houthis in the Red Sea, and will suffer “dire” consequences. While Trump has brought...
Malcolm is also sure delivering a strong Six Nations, starting at home to Wales on Saturday, can help propel Scotland to a good showing at the World Cup in England later this year. “I think as players, we’d be lying if we said it wasn’t in the back of our minds,” said Malcolm, who is...
The Custom House Visitor Centre on Exeter’s quayside is set to reopen on Saturday 22 March following key work to the building. The landmark building has been closed for a while to allow for essential maintenance, building and restoration work. The work has taken a little longer than expected. The ongoing work sees the relocation...
A drop in overnight temperatures will see Exeter City Council introduce emergency measures to bring rough sleepers inside this week. The City Council is activating its Severe Weather Emergency Protocol (SWEP) once more, this time from Wednesday evening through to Monday 17 March, as temperatures are forecast to dip towards freezing for Exeter. The Council...
Exeter teenage running sensation Innes Fitzgerald takes on the best athletes in Europe at the weekend when she competes in the European Athletics Indoor Championships. The Exeter Harrier, who trains on the City Council-run track at Exeter Arena, will be running in the heats of the Women’s 3,000m at 9.20am GMT on Saturday morning (8...