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Newcastle Red Bulls have further strengthened their squad for next season by signing George Turner from Harlequins. The 33-year-old hooker, a veteran of 50 caps who is part of Scotland’s squad for next month’s Six Nations, has agreed a one-year contract with the option to extend for a further year. …

Mayur Ranchordas, professor of sports nutrition and exercise at Sheffield Hallam University, believes there is still a misconception that pickle juice can be used to prevent muscle cramps. There is no evidence to suggest that drinking the juice before a sports event would have any benefit. Instead, athletes should be …

“The cage was locked for most of the match, and I was the furthest one along – I couldn’t get out to use the toilet until half time and I don’t know what I would have done if there was a fire or something. I felt quite claustrophobic. It was …

Sir Keir Starmer is visiting China to improve the UK’s economy, Harriet Harman has said. The former Labour cabinet minister told Beth Rigby on the Electoral Dysfunction podcast that the prime minister’s trip to the world’s second-largest economy was intended to improve the financial situation of voters in the UK. …

Regan Grace has suffered another setback in his quest to make a mark in rugby union. The 29-year-old joined English Prem side Sale Sharks on a short-term deal in November 2025 that is due to expire in February 2026. However, as that contract draws to a close, Grace has told …

The prime minister is also front and centre of the Telegraph, which features a photograph of Sir Keir attending a ceremonial welcome in the Chinese capital, paired with the caption “Starmer among friends”. The paper has also launched a “Campaign for democracy”, and leads with a “revolt” over cancelled local …

During a meeting with the Santa Clara City Council, a man dressed as Batman confronted city officials over the presence of Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE) agents at the upcoming Super Bowl at Levi’s Stadium. He told council members they had months to prepare for the event and said the …

He had the assembled media pack giggling away as he told certain newspaper journalists he had been seeing their faces in his sleep, such is the interest around potential transfers at Parkhead. And it is not only the media he has charmed, but his players, too. Where they were finding …

He allegedly told jail officers that he had paperwork “signed by a judge” to free the accused killer, a complaint states. BBC News

“I’m now fully focused on the league,” Rohl told the media just a few minutes after the final ball had been kicked in Portugal. “We have a mission and for this, we have all our energy now.” Perhaps it will end up being a blessing for the Rangers head coach. …

A man has been charged with impersonating an FBI agent after he turned up to a New York jail claiming to have a court order to release Luigi Mangione, authorities have said.  Mark Anderson, 36, from Minnesota, was arrested at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn where Mangione, 27, is …

A seven-year-old girl is missing after she was “swept away by a wave” in Morocco, an MP has said. The girl, who is from Blackburn in Lancashire and was named locally as Inaayah Makda, on holiday with her family in the coastal city of Casablanca when she vanished on Wednesday. …

A 19-year-old woman denies committing arson in an attack on an 82-year-old’s home last year. BBC News

St Johnstone have confirmed the signing of Queen’s Park striker Josh Fowler, the Scottish Championship’s top scorer this season. Fowler, 24, joins the league leaders for an undisclosed fee after scoring 19 goals in 25 appearances for the Spiders. The McDiarmid Park move marks the latest step in a remarkable …

Rath, co-founder of the Alberta Prosperity Project, a grassroots organisation pushing for an independence referendum, told the BBC on Thursday that his group has travelled to Washington on three occasions in the last year, as private citizens on a “fact-finding basis”. BBC News

A Waymo self-driving vehicle hit a child pedestrian near an elementary school in Santa Monica, California, on Friday. Waymo addressed the incident in a Wednesday blog post, noting it “voluntarily contacted the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that same day.”  NHTSA told Waymo it plans to investigate the incident, …

Crystal Palace‘s £50m move for Wolves striker Jorgen Strand Larsen is in the balance after the Eagles communicated their intention to walk away from the deal. The two Premier League clubs had agreed a deal in principle for 25-year-old Strand Larsen to move to Selhurst Park. That was subject to …

Exeter have agreed a deal to sign Bath centre Will Butt on a three-year contract. The 26-year-old will move to Sandy Park in the summer after spending his entire career with Bath. Butt, who came up through their academy, has played 46 times since making his senior debut in October …

DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, Top official vows shift in operations after killings of US citizens, but says Trump not ‘surrendering’ mission. Tom Homan, United State President Donald Trump’s so-called ‘border czar’, on Thursday indicated a shift in immigration enforcement operations in Minnesota, but doubled down on the administration’s efforts to crack …

Brighton are set to reject a £20m offer from Nottingham Forest for midfielder Yasin Ayari. Relegation-threatened Forest want to strengthen their squad before the transfer window closes on Monday and have bid for the Sweden international, but sources have told BBC Sport the offer will be turned down. Ayari signed …