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Reuters Former Home Secretary Suella Braverman has become the latest Conservative MP to defect to Reform UK. Leader Nigel Farage made the surprise announcement at a rally for party activists in central London. Announcing that she had resigned as a Tory MP, she told Reform supporters: “I feel like I’ve …

Bank of Scotland (BoS) has been fined by a regulator for breaking sanctions related to Russia’s war in Ukraine. The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) said ‌a penalty of £160,000 had been imposed over financial transactions dating back to 2023. The body said the bank processed 24 ​payments in …

Northern Ireland’s Dan Harper has won the iconic, fog-hit Daytona 24-hour race from the back of the grid. Harper was racing in the GTD Pro class alongside Max Hesse, Neil Verhagen and Connor de Phillippi in the #1 BMW, run by Paul Miller Racing. The car was disqualified from qualifying …

Microsoft’s first update for Windows 11 in 2026 has been a buggy mess, to say the least. After reports of shutdown issues on some machines, Microsoft issued an emergency update to fix its January 2026 Windows 11 update last weekend. Now, exactly a week later, the software maker has been …

This month Gary Neville urged Manchester United to “stop experimenting” and appoint a manager who “fits the club’s DNA”. But can a football club really have DNA – and while we’re at it, can you ever tell two clubs’ DNA apart? What about club ways and club philosophies? We thought …

Ireland head coach Andy Farrell has called Cormac Izuchukwu and the uncapped Billy Bohan into his squad for their Six Nations opener against France in Paris on 5 February. Izuchukwu was described as “not currently available” when Ireland named their original 37-man panel on Wednesday and he did not feature …

Available for 29 days Man Utd beat leaders Arsenal to blow the title race wide open. Hear from Michael Carrick and Mikel Arteta as Rick Edwards is joined by former Liverpool and England goalkeeper David James and BBC Sport senior football correspondent Sami Mokbel. Also hear from Andoni Iraola and …

Latest scorecard from the SA20 final between Pretoria Capitals and Sunrisers Eastern Cape at Newlands, Cape Town. BBC News

Available for over a year Kate Cross and Alex Hartley are actually in the same room recording a podcast! They discuss all the big changes coming to The Hundred in 2026 with huge rebrands, players already being signed, and an auction to look forward to! Plus, they give their thoughts …

When trying to find a vegan meal delivery service, several factors should be considered to find your perfect fit.  Prepared meals versus meal kits: Prepared meals come ready to heat in the microwave or in a pan on the stovetop. Meal kits, on the other hand, provide all the ingredients …

Adam Azim’s light-welterweight contest with Gustavo Lemos has been postponed after both fighters sustained hand injuries. Azim and Lemos were set to headline the event at London’s Copper Box Arena on Saturday, 31 January, which is being shown across the BBC. Promoter Boxxer said Argentina’s Lemos was first to injure …

Crowds gathered in freezing temperatures in Minneapolis, near the scene where a man was shot dead during an altercation with federal agents on Saturday. People who gathered to lay flowers and light candles chanted Alex Pretti’s name, and there were also angry scenes as protesters voiced their anger. The 37-year-old …

The Met Police say they have detained a group of protesters who “breached prison grounds” at Wormwood Scrubs jail in west London on Saturday evening. The group were demonstrating in support of an alleged Palestine Action prisoner on hunger strike, the Met said, and are alleged to have threatened police …

With a ‘never count out Wrexham’ mantra, the club’s latest comeback victory puts Phil Parkinson’s side firmly in the Championship promotion picture. BBC News

Latest scorecard from the second Twenty20 international between Ireland and Italy at Dubai’s Sevens Stadium (external site). BBC News

American middle-distance runner Josh Hoey has broken the long-standing men’s 800m indoor world record by running a blistering time at Saturday’s Indoor Grand Prix in Boston. The 26-year-old finished in one minute 42.5 seconds to beat the previous record of 1:42.67 set nearly 29 years ago in March 1997 by …

PHOTO PROVIDED Imagine a bull’s eye around the flagstick. Imagine a bull’s eye around the flag stick when chipping. The further away, the bigger the circle. Try lagging the chip to the imaginary target as if you were tossing a ball to the target area. Just simply chipping to the …

Firefighters are battling a blaze on the top two floors of a high-rise building in New York City. The fire, which started in the early hours of Saturday morning local time spread to multiple flats, according to a statement from the New York City Fire Department. More than 200 fire …

Gloucester: Barton; Hathaway, Edwards-Giraud, S. Atkinson, Thorley; C. Atkinson, Williams (c); Rapava Ruskin, Crane, Fasogbon; Gwynne, Alemanno, Venter, Ludlow, Trenholm. Replacements: Knowles, Knight, Gotovtsev, Jordan, Mann, Austin, Byrne, Cotgreave. Sin bin: Knight (72) Bath: Carreras; Hennessey, Harris, Ojomoh, Muir; Russell, Spencer (c); Van Wyk, Frost, Griffin, Hill, Roux, Bayliss, Staddon, …

I have rarely seen Sir Keir Starmer angry. He is a politician who keeps his emotions buttoned up – in public, at least. But he was clearly brimming with anger as he called US President Donald Trump out for his “insulting and frankly appalling” remarks over non-US troops that served …