A terminally ill boy’s wish to see Santa for a final time is set to come true after an “amazing” response to his mum’s social media appeal. Ten-year-old Jacob from Sefton in Merseyside was diagnosed with a rare metabolic disorder known as non-ketotic hyperglycinemia and is due to move into …
Read More »NFL: New York Jets’ Kris Boyd back in hospital to continue recovery after shooting
Boyd was listed as being in a critical but stable condition when taken to hospital after the shooting and said he was “starting to breathe on my own now” on 19 November. “The last that we heard is he had an issue and he had to go back into the …
Read More »Kilmacud Crokes v Moneyglass: Niamh McIntosh says St Ergnat’s will ‘relish the opportunity’
McIntosh is no stranger to the big stage, having been part of the Antrim team that won the 2022 All-Ireland junior title. The Saffrons fell short in this year’s final against Louth with Aine Devlin, Sarah O’Neill, Aoife Kelly, Maria O’Neill and Bronagh Devlin further Moneyglass representatives on the team. …
Read More »Hugo Keenan: Ireland full-back targeting January return after hip surgery
Full-back Hugo Keenan is aiming to be fit for Ireland’s Six Nations campaign after being sidelined by a hip injury. Keenan has not played since the British and Irish Lions’ victorious tour of Australia in the summer. The 29-year-old scored the decisive try in the second Test to secure the …
Read More »Scottish gossip: Rangers, Celtic, Aberdeen & Dundee
Rangers have shown an interest in Freiburg left-back Berkay Yilmaz, but French club Toulouse and others in the Bundesliga, Serie A and La Liga are also eyeing the 20-year-old Turkey youth international currently on loan to Nuremberg in Germany’s second tier. (Bild), external Luis Palma’s good form for Lech Poznan …
Read More »Wales v South Africa in Cardiff to be announcer’s last match
Getty Images The pre-match entertainment has changed under the roof at the Principality Stadium – but has it turned into a disco? Rugby match days in Cardiff need to be “more Welsh” and not “some kind of disco”, believes the retiring stadium announcer. Iestyn Garlick, 73, will hang up his …
Read More »Why are Tottenham struggling at home in Premier League?
Spurs have scored seven goals in six home league games this season, while only Burnley have had fewer shots on target than their 18. Frank’s midfield selections have come under fire for being too defensive. Remarkably, Spurs have made four throughballs this season. Leaders Arsenal have made 43. “When you …
Read More »The Ashes: Ben Stokes says calling England arrogant is ‘too far’
England had given themselves an outstanding opportunity after four sessions of the first Test. At 65-1 in their second innings, the visitors had a lead of 105 runs. But England lost their last nine wickets for 99 runs, including a calamitous spell of 3-0 when all of Ollie Pope, Harry …
Read More »Drug combination sidesteps resistance in aggressive childhood neuroblastoma models
[ A discovery from Australian researchers could lead to better treatment for children with neuroblastoma, a cancer that currently claims 9 out of 10 young patients who experience recurrence. The team at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research in Sydney, Australia, found a drug combination that can bypass the cellular …
Read More »Melbourne Renegades Women v Melbourne Stars Women – Cricket
Sat 29 Nov 2025,Weber Women’s Big Bash League Melbourne Renegades Women vs Melbourne Stars Women, scheduled 04:10 Melbourne Renegades Women Melb Renegades Women Melbourne Stars Women Melbourne Stars W Venue: CitiPower Centre, Melbourne Teams will be announced at the toss BBC News
Read More »Stranraer-Ayr rail line closes for £1m upgrade to cut flood risk
A rail route across south-west Scotland has closed for nine days to allow a £1m upgrade to be carried out to reduce the risk of weather-related disruption. The line between Stranraer and Ayr will be shut until 8 December with replacement buses running. Network Rail said teams would work “around …
Read More »Guinea-Bissau coup called a ‘sham’ by West African political figures
Senegal’s prime minister and Nigeria’s former president have both said they do not believe the ousting of Guinea-Bissau’s president by the country’s military was a genuine coup. Former President Umaro Sissoco Embaló’s apparent removal came a day before authorities were due to announce election results. The military has since suspended …
Read More »Doncaster Council’s Reform UK leader quits over ‘vitriolic’ texts
Harry HarrisonLocal Democracy Reporting Service BBC Councillor Guy Aston says he was disappointed to receive abuse “from my own side” The leader of Reform UK on Doncaster Council has stepped down, claiming he had received “vitriolic texts that border on abuse” from members of his own party. Guy Aston resigned …
Read More »Historic Castle of Old Wick opens again to public
The historic Castle of Old Wick, located south of the Caithness town, has reopened to the public. Known locally as the Old Man of Wick, the landmark has undergone masonry inspections and repairs by Historic Environment Scotland (HES). The surviving four-storey tower stands on a narrow rocky headland that extends …
Read More »‘We never stop’ – Scotland leave it late to salvage damp squib friendly
Who knows what the football gods are playing at with all this late drama in Scotland internationals, but they could save us all a few years if they showed a bit of kindness. Andreatta said earlier in the week her players were “inspired” by the heroics of Steve Clarke’s side …
Read More »Warrington Wolves: Forward Kelepi Tanginoa joins on two-year deal from Hull KR
Warrington Wolves have signed forward Kelepi Tanginoa from Hull KR on a two-year contract, with the club having the option of an extra 12 months. Tanginoa, 31, spent two seasons with Hull KR, playing 59 games and scoring 16 tries for the Robins after five seasons with Wakefield Trinity. The …
Read More »What’s going on with fan disorder at European games?
Given Young Boys’ history, and that the club’s last major offence took place in Manchester, there will be questions about why the club were free to have an allocation at Villa Park but Maccabi Tel Aviv were not. Switzerland, whose teams played 116 fixtures, are among the worst-behaved in Europe, …
Read More »Antoine Dupont: France captain set for Toulouse return after eight months out
France captain Antoine Dupont will make his return from a serious knee injury in Toulouse’s Top 14 match against Racing 92 on Saturday (20:00 GMT). Scrum-half Dupont, 29, has been out since March after rupturing cruciate ligaments in his knee in France’s Six Nations win over Ireland in Dublin in …
Read More »Hula Hoops KP workers to strike amid shortage threat
A union has said there could be a crisp shortage this Christmas as workers making Hula Hoops, McCoy’s, Pom-Bear and Disco snacks voted to strike in a pay dispute. The GMB union said almost 50 of its members working at KP Snacks’ factory in Billingham, Teesside, had voted to take …
Read More »Eve Muirhead: How bagpipes helped led to Winter Olympic gold and Team GB post
In November, she announced she was launching the Muirhead Curling Academy, having six months earlier being named Team GB’s chef de mission for Milano Cortina. Muirhead hopes to impart her knowledge of everything from the “really different environment” experienced in the athletes’ village to expectations of success bearing down on …
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