The front page of the Daily Mirror reads, “Royal Festive Return”, as it shows the Prince and Princess of Wales and their children, George, Charlotte and Louis, singing “in harmony” at a Westminster Abbey carol service. According to the newspaper report, Katherine told the congregation that “love is the light that shines even in our…
Atkinson’s three wickets in three balls is also the first hat-trick taken at the historic Basin Reserve. New Zealand resumed at 86-5, 194. Brydon Carse needed only 10 balls of his spell to take the off stump of Tom Blundell and nightwatchman Will O’Rourke was trapped LBW in the same over. Smith and Glenn Phillips…
For the past four years, Gary and Anna Gray have spent the entire year preparing for Christmas. Since December 2020, the pair have transformed their West Lothian home into a high-tech Christmas light show, featuring over 24,000 lights and around 150 props, such as a large LED Christmas tree, candy canes and angel wings. They…
pa media John Swinney’s government presented its draft budget this week The SNP appears to be rediscovering its political confidence after the party’s most disappointing period since taking power at Holyrood. Over the past few years its independence strategy has failed, the party has tied itself in knots over gender reform, and it has fallen…
New head coach Ruben Amorim says Manchester United are “a huge club, but not a huge team” as he tries to take them back to the top of the English game. United have improved since the sacking of Eric ten Hag on 28 October. But Wednesday’s 2-0 defeat at Arsenal, coupled with results elsewhere, means…
Gloucester: Carreras; Wade, Harris, Llewellyn, Hathaway; Anscombe, Englefield; Rapava-Raskin, Blake, Gotovtsev; Clark, Alemanno, Thomas, Ludlow (c), Ackerman. replacement: Singleton, Knight, Fasogbon, Taylor, Tuisu, Chapman, Butler, Barton. Edinburgh: Goosen; McCann, Currie, Tuipulotu, Sweeney; Thompson, Shil; Venter, Harrison, Hill, Sykes, Skinner, Dodd, Douglas, Bradbury (c). replacement: Cherry, Jones, Rae, Carmichael, McConnell, McAlpine, Healy, Lang. sin bin: Dodd…
Bath: D Glanville; Cockanasiga, Redpath, Butt, Muir; Russell, Schrader; Du Toit, Dunn, Stuart, Roux, Ewells (captain), Hill, Pepper, Reid. Replacement: Annett, Van Wyk, Griffin, Moloney, Bayliss, Carr-Smith, Ojomoah, Coetzee. La Rochelle: Dulin; Nowell, Ceutney, Dainty, Leeds; West, Kerr-Barlow; Vardy, Latu, Antonio, Lavalt, Skelton, Dzegou, Haddad, Alldritt (captain). Replacement: Lespiaux, Penverne, Coulombe Rizel, Douglas, Botia, Bergon,…
BBC Hayden’s parents Alex (L) and Tum (R) Nguyen estimate they have spent £250,000 on the combined costs of the second inquest. A coroner has found that neglect and failure to provide adequate medical care contributed to the preventable death of a child. Hayden Nguyen died in 2016 at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in…
The Football Association has yet to decide whether it will officially support Saudi Arabia’s 2034 men’s World Cup bid at next week’s virtual FIFA Congress. Insiders have told the BBC that discussions involving the FA board are ongoing. It has been suggested that instead of a traditional vote, ratification could be confirmed by acclamation –…
BBC Rebels have launched a major offensive against the government in Syria, rapidly capturing cities and expanding the area under their control. Rebels captured the city of Hama on Thursday, dealing a major blow to President Bashar al-Assad and his Russian and Iranian allies. The capture of Hama gives them control of the strategically located…
