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Bristol Bears inside centre James Williams has signed a new deal to remain at the club beyond this season. The 28-year-old, who can also play at fly-half, joined Bristol in 2022 from Championship side Hartpury and has gone on to make 56 appearances for the club, scoring 12 tries. Director …

A wild beaver has been filmed on a nature reserve but nobody is sure where it came from or how it got there. Cameras were set up at Pensthorpe Natural Park near Fakenham in Norfolk to confirm suspicions about what had caused damage to a tree. Reserve manager Richard Spowage …

Gloucester stalwart Lewis Ludlow has signed a new contract to stay with the club into the 2026-27 season. Back row Ludlow made his 250th appearance for the Cherry and Whites last weekend in what is his 11th campaign with the club having come through their academy. The 31-year-old was Gloucester …

Sodje is pragmatic, contemplative and positive when talking about every facet of his career to date. He is grateful for the decade spent at City, the team-mates he had, the coaches he learned from and facilities he had access to. His upbringing in a sporting family – his father Bright …

Wrexham have no fresh injury concerns ahead of this weekend’s trip to Lancashire, with the likes of Andy Cannon, Danny Ward and Jay Rodriguez continuing their recoveries. Issa Kabore remains sidelined, although the Manchester City loanee’s fellow wing-back Liberato Cacace is expected to be available later in December. “Libby is …

[ Researchers at the University of Colorado Cancer Center have discovered a novel therapy combination that could offer new hope to ovarian cancer patients who do not respond to existing treatments. Conducted entirely at the University of Colorado Anschutz, this research has advanced from the laboratory to a Phase I …

Former Salford Red Devils winger Mason Caton-Brown has launched a bid to take over the club as part of a consortium. Salford were wound up after 152 years at the High Court on Wednesday over outstanding debts. Former chief executive Chris Irwin said later on Wednesday that he is working …

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Dragons head into the Challenge Cup without a win in the URC, but they did produce a spirited performance in a 24-10 defeat to champions Leinster last week that could have earned a third draw. They were within seven points in the closing stages when lock Levi Douglas was hit …

Anastasia Potapova has switched nationality from Russian to Austrian after her application for citizenship was accepted. Russia has been banned from competing in team competitions since the invasion of Ukraine, prohibiting Potapova from playing in the Billie Jean Cup. The 24-year-old, who represented Russia in that tournament in 2018 and …

Elves at a Royal Mail sorting office in Edinburgh are once again organising hundreds of thousands of letters to Father Christmas from children across the UK. It is part of the annual Santa Letters programme, which has been running for more than 60 years. Children who send their wishlist by …

[ Understanding the shape or morphology of neurons and mapping the tree-like branches via which they receive signals from other cells (i.e., dendrites) is a long-standing objective of neuroscience research. Ultimately, this can help to shed light on how information flows through the brain and pin-point differences associated with specific …

A delegation from Iran will attend the 2026 World Cup draw in the US on Friday after threatening to boycott it over a visa row. Iran applied for nine visas but were issued four, with Mehdi Taj, president of Iran’s football federation (FFIRI), among those rejected. Taj said this week …

The World Darts Championship will be staying at Alexandra Palace until at least 2031 after a new five-year deal was agreed. The tournament, which has been held at the venue since 2007, had 125,000 fans attend its 2025 edition, which concluded in January with Luke Littler winning his first world …

Democrats on the US House Oversight Committee have released a new tranche of materials, including images and video, showing the private island home of the late disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. The images were secured through a subpoena to the US Virgin Islands, where the residence is located. In a statement, …

Reform UK has received a record £9m donation from cryptocurrency investor and aviation entrepreneur Christopher Harborne, new figures from the Electoral Commission show. It is the largest ever single donation by a living person to a British political party. Mr Harborne, who is British but lives in Thailand, has previously …

Rory McIlroy shot a one-over round of 72 in what he felt was a “rollercoaster” opening day at the Australian Open at Royal Melbourne. The Masters champion, who won this tournament in 2013, had an up and down round which included five birdies and six bogeys in tricky conditions with …

Nigel Farage’s Reform UK have received its largest ever donation, with former Conservative donor Christopher Harborne handing the party £9m. The donation – one of the largest in British political history – was made in August this year, according to filings from the Electoral Commission. Mr Harborne, a British businessman …

Aled ThomasLocal Democracy Reporting Service Local Democracy Reporting Service Swindon Borough Council-owned vans were clamped in the authority’s own car park Two council vans were clamped after the local authority failed to secure the correct parking permits for them. Swindon Borough Council had to spend £138,000 to cover County Court …

Harris hopes his professional career can go from strength to strength in Cage Warriors, with his ultimate goal to join the ranks of the UFC. “I had a bit of a tricky start to my pro career, it was hard getting fights,” Harris told BBC Sport Wales. “Hopefully now I’ve …