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Former England squad member Hepher has now been given a performance coach role to develop players from the age of 16, as well as “input” in identifying prospects below that age. He held a comparable position at the start of his coaching career with Northampton Saints, who he played for …

Getty Images Workers harvest trees at a number of different locations A former nursing home in Aberdeenshire is to be turned into housing for seasonal tree workers. Artur Wandycz of AK Christmas Tree Contractors lodged plans to turn the former Glenesk House care home, in Turriff, into a base for …

Beauty chain Lush has shut its UK shops, website and factories in protest at the Israeli government “preventing urgent humanitarian assistance from entering Gaza”. In a statement, the firm said more action was also needed by the British government “to bring an immediate stop to the death and destruction, including …

Kerr said Somerset have no injury issues heading into the weekend, with seam-bowler Riley Meredith – who is the top wicket-taker in the competition so far – among those available after playing for Welsh Fire during the Hundred. “He’s a real X factor for us,” Kerr said, of the Australian. …

BBC Steven Mill, left, will join Amy Irons for The Saturday Show Presenters Amy Irons and Steven Mill have been reunited to kick-start a new weekend programme on BBC Radio Scotland. The pair will front The Saturday Show from late September, giving the station a fresh new sound. Irons and …

Ed Sheeran has announced he will perform two shows in Coventry and Manchester as part of a run of European arena shows for his new album. The singer-songwriter will only play two dates in the UK on the tour, taking to the indoor arena at the Coventry Building Society Arena …

BBC Lindsey Oil Refinery workers are calling for the government to step in and stop the site from being split up Workers are rallying outside Parliament in an attempt to save the future of a Lincolnshire oil refinery. Lindsey Oil Refinery in North Killingholme was placed in liquidation in June …

Julian O’NeillBBC News NI crime and justice correspondent UK Parliament/PA Hilary Benn appeared before a sitting of the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee on Wednesday The UK and Irish governments are “close” to a new agreement on dealing with the legacy of the Northern Ireland Troubles, a committee of MPs has …

The Haberdashery The Haberdashery hosted events without planning permission A Glasgow wedding venue has been told it can no longer host events after operating without permission for three years. Glasgow City Council ruled that celebrations at the Haberdashery in Sauchiehall Street were creating too much noise. A council planning committee …

Unfortunately for stateside readers, Acer has no current plans to ship its Amadana branded products below in the US. The 27-inch 27ART0 P1 desktop monitor — whose display is just 8mm thick — and the 16-inch, 1.4-pound 16APM1QJ portable monitor, are headed to EMEA regions in Q1 for €169 and …

Manchester United are in talks with local rivals Manchester City over a potential move for England midfielder Jess Park. The 23-year-old has 20 appearances for England and was part of the squad who retained their title at Euro 2025. She has been at Manchester City for eight years, impressing in …

Kelleher made 67 appearances for Liverpool but had to content himself with being the understudy to the Reds’ Brazil keeper Alisson. His transfer to Brentford saw him join a mini Irish contingent that includes international team-mate Nathan Collins, with former Republic of Ireland player and coach Keith Andrews now managing …

US President Donald Trump has doubled down on plans to send the National Guard to Chicago, Illinois to address crime. The deployment would follow similar arrangements of the National Guard in Washington DC and Los Angeles, California. “We’re going in,” Trump told reporters when asked about Chicago on Tuesday. “I …

While Williams is watching from Gloucester, former Wales and Ospreys forward Jonathan Thomas has returned from England. The 42-year-old will lead Swansea in Super Rygbi Cymru after previously coaching at Bristol, Worcester and Ealing Trailfinders. Thomas was at the Whites at the start of the regional rugby era in 2003 …

David LumbBBC Midlands Today BBC Michelle and Khushy Bhogal had assumed they would never see Henry again A cat which went missing three years ago has been reunited with his owners – after being found in a McDonald’s car park where he was reportedly living off scraps. The 17-year-old feline, …

A council, which had previously denied responsibility for a wall separating residents’ properties from a river that collapsed, has “concluded” it does own it and will fix it. The wall, which bridged the gap between the gardens of four homes in Ystradgynlais, Powys, and the River Tawe, collapsed in February …

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Enda McClaffertyBBC News NI political editor Standards commissioner Dr Melissa McCullough is due to step down this week after serving five years as the Assembly’s commissioner for standards Stormont’s outgoing standards commissioner has said she was left “frustrated” by some elements of the accountability process at the Assembly. Dr Melissa …

On any other day, Townsend, playing at her home major, would have been the crowd favourite. On Sunday, the Louis Armstrong Stadium rode every high and low as she spurned eight match points before losing to Barbora Krejcikova in three sets to exit the women’s singles in the last 16. …

This happened once before when Slaughter briefly returned to her office months after Trump claimed to fire her, when US District Court Judge Loren AliKhan found her dismissal unlawful. Trump broke with decades of Supreme Court precedent known as Humphrey’s Executor, preventing presidents from firing independent commissioners without cause. But …