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In a change of format for 2026, there will be seven rounds of fixtures where every team plays each other once. The league will then be split into two groups of four – the top four and the bottom four, who will play the other teams in their group home …

While anyone drawing up a list of potential Conservative defectors to Reform UK would have put Suella Braverman near the top, this is still a big moment. Braverman is a former Conservative home secretary, a big beast of recent Tory history. And her switch emphasises the momentum Reform are showing …

An NHS-licensed digital healthcare platform which says it serves more than 2 million patients will this week announce a $25m funding boost. Sky News has learnt that Evaro, which offers next-day prescription services for contraceptive and sexual health products as well as scores of minor conditions, has landed an injection …

France is on course to follow Australia in banning social media to younger teenagers, as debate on a new law opens in the National Assembly. The law would block access for under 15-year-olds to networks such as Snapchat, Instagram and Tiktok. President Emmanuel Macron has said he wants the ban …

Cecilia Daly and Barra BestBBC News NI weather presenters Getty Images Parts of Northern Ireland could get more than 60mm of rainfall in the next 48 hours. Warnings for heavy rain, flooding and strong winds have been issued across Northern Ireland, with the arrival of Storm Chandra. A yellow rainfall …

Uganda’s military chief Muhoozi Kainerugaba has denied claims that soldiers assaulted Barbara Kyagulanyi, the wife of opposition leader Bobi Wine, during a raid at their home. Wine, who is in hiding, alleged on Saturday that his wife was held at gunpoint by military officers who assaulted her, taking away documents …

Exeter boss Rob Baxter says his side’s Prem play-off hopes are far from over despite their 8-3 defeat at home by Bristol. The loss – in difficult weather conditions at Sandy Park – was Exeter’s third league defeat of the season and meant they slipped to fifth place. They are …

WE ARE TRACKING WARMER AIR COMING INLAND SUB FREEZING INLAND UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON CLEARING OUT MONDAY AFTERNOON COLDEST WEEK OF WINTER THIS WEEK Forecast: Monday: Morning clouds with showers ending early. Then afternoon clearing with temperatures dropping late. Highs: 38-48 inland, 42-46 coastal Wind: Northwest 10-20 mph. Monday Night: Mostly …

Israel says it has agreed to reopen the Gaza Strip’s key border crossing with Egypt only after an operation to retrieve the body of the last remaining Israeli hostage in the territory is complete. The Rafah crossing has been mostly closed since May 2024, when the Palestinian side was seized …

Lorenzo Musetti produced a dominant display to beat Taylor Fritz in straight sets and set up an Australian Open quarter-final against 10-time winner Novak Djokovic. After coming through a gruelling five-set battle against Tomas Machac two days earlier, Musetti cruised to a 6-2 7-5 6-4 win over the American ninth …

Galya Dimitrovaand Nathan Briant,South of England Victoria Gemma Photography Nail It DIY has been running taster sessions in Wokingham, Caversham, Theale and Tilehurst “It could just be something really tiny but the fact that you’ve done it yourself is such a good starting point,” says electrician Sarah Bolger. She met …

BBC John Randall was a familiar voice on BBC Radio Guernsey having joined the team 25 years ago BBC Radio Guernsey presenter John Randall has died at the age of 68 following a short illness. He was a familiar voice with listeners having joined the team 25 years ago to …

Paul Glynnand Ian Youngs,Culture reporters BBC Claudia Winkleman hosts the hit BBC One show The makers of The Traitors are creating a stage version, in the hope that the TV show’s dramatic twists and huge popularity will translate into a theatre hit. The play will tell a new story inspired …

There was once a time when the thought of a supermarket dine-in meal deal conjured up images of beige lasagnes, dry macaroni cheese and – if you were lucky – a tiny chocolate pudding more likely to burn your taste buds than enrich them. For the nostalgic among us, those …

In a bombshell announcement, China’s Ministry of Defence has said it is investigating General Zhang Youxia, China’s most senior general and a man who was second only to Xi Jinping himself on China’s top military decision-making body. His removal marks the most senior scalp taken in a spate of high-level …

Mousumi Bakshi,at Forty Foot Bankand Aimee Dexter John Devine/BBC Cambridgeshire County Council says it is fixing roads affected by shifting peat soil People in Cambridgeshire have criticised the condition of the county’s roads, with one resident saying there are “potholes you could swim in”. Essential repair work recently began on …

Martinez is arguably not as imperious as he once was. But it is difficult to pinpoint exactly why. A World Cup winner with Argentina in 2022, having joined Villa for £17m in 2020, he has been one of the club’s best performers. This season, though, the cracks have begun to …

BBC Kirsty McArthur is a Glasgow-based freelance artist Ask Kirsty McArthur what she does for work and she’ll tell you: “I’m an artist.” After a brief pause, she’ll add: “And lots of other things.” Like so many freelance creatives, Glasgow-based McArthur has juggled her visual art practice with various sources …

Ken BanksNorth east Scotland reporter, Aberdeen BBC Christopher Stuchbury, Donald Dinnie and Brett McCullough died in 2020 A fatal accident inquiry into a train derailment which killed three men in the north east of Scotland is due to begin. The Aberdeen to Glasgow train came off the rails at Carmont …

EPA Volunteers and church staff handed out coffee, snacks and hand warmers at this church in Minneapolis on Sunday At the Calvary Baptist Church in Minneapolis, the doors swung open and shut as locals sought refuge from the biting cold on Sunday. The 140-year-old building sits just blocks away from …