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Saracens prop Bryony Cleall has announced she will retire after Saturday’s Premiership Women’s Rugby Cup final against her former club Harlequins at StoneX Stadium. Cleall, 33, won two Six Nations titles with England and two league titles with Sarries. “After an incredible 27 years, with a fair few injuries along …

PA Media Fayaz Khan has been found guilty of threatening to kill Reform UK MP, Nigel Farage A man who came to the UK on a small boat has been found guilty of threatening to kill Nigel Farage in a video posted on TikTok. Fayaz Khan, 26, posted a video …

PA Media Hamit Coskun was convicted at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in June A man who was fined for burning a copy of the Quran outside the Turkish consulate in London has won his appeal against his conviction. Hamit Coskun, 51, shouted abusive comments about Islam as he held the flaming …

Getty Images Robbie Williams is returning to the city in 2026 Robbie Williams is coming to Glasgow to kick off his latest tour to support his new album. The singer’s Long 90’s Tour begins at the Barrowlands Ballroom in the city on 4 February, 2026 – two days before the …

A Minecraft Movie is getting a sequel, and according to a post on X, the new film will debut in theaters on July 23rd, 2027. Jared Hess, who directed the first film, is returning for the second, Deadline reports, but Warner Bros. Discovery hasn’t yet said who from the first …

Jonah FisherEnvironment correspondent Dean Lomax Ichthyosaur experts Dr Dean Lomax and Professor Judy Massare with the 185m year old skeleton A near-complete skeleton found on Dorset’s Jurassic coast has been identified as a new species of ichthyosaur, a type of prehistoric marine reptile that once ruled the oceans. The dolphin-sized …

Cruz plans to introduce the bill in the coming weeks, he told The Wall Street Journal in an interview. The bill would introduce new procedures for cases where people believe they’ve been censored by the government, making it easier for them to sue for monetary damages. It would include exceptions …

David KnoxBBC Scotland News BBC Jim Robertson, a farmer from Langholm and chairman of British Wool, is hopeful of a further recovery in prices Fashion’s almost forgotten fabric is on the way back as fleece prices enjoy record rises. British wool’s value plummeted during the 1970s and 80s with the …

In more positive news, Taulupe Faletau and Leigh Halfpenny are both nearing a return to fitness after calf problems and are expected to feature before the autumn international break. Their availability would provide a welcome boost as Cardiff look to manage a challenging early-season injury list. “Similar to last week, …

As Israel and Hamas finally strike a deal aimed at bringing an end to the war in Gaza, we take a look at the hostages still believed to be alive and who are set to return home any day now. Israel says that of the 250 initially taken captive in …

Gloucestershire head coach Mark Alleyne has signed a new three-year deal to remain with the county until 2028. In his playing days, including seven years as captain, Alleyne won nine trophies with Gloucestershire as well as a promotion to County Championship Division One. After returning in 2024 for a second …

Snoeijs is healthy now, aside from a few niggling hip injuries, and her heart is screened every few years. Having two legs of different lengths might be expected to cause an issue for someone training to become a professional footballer. Yet Snoeijs never felt restricted and only now realises what …

A meeting focused on preserving security and stability in the western Balkans, and tackling organised immigration crime, will take place in Northern Ireland later on Thursday. Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper will host the Western Balkans Summit Foreign Ministers’ meeting in Hillsborough Castle. Cooper will unveil a new £4m project to …

The parents of Tom Phillips, who vanished with his three children into the New Zealand wilderness in 2021, have made a public apology – their first comments since Phillips was shot dead by police on 8 September. “We would like to send our sincere apology… for all the trouble, inconvenience, …

Amazon is hosting a lot of good deals during October Prime Day, but it can’t compete with Dell when it comes to its sale on the Alienware AW2725Q. The 27-inch 4K QD-OLED gaming monitor that a couple of Verge staffers have tested is $699.99 right now, which is $200 off …

Helen CattPolitical correspondent Getty Images The number of Liberal Democrat party members has almost halved in the last five years, according to BBC analysis of available figures. The figure has fallen from just under 118,000 in 2020, when Sir Ed Davey became leader, to 60,000. That is despite the Lib …

Dashcam footage has emerged of a bus crash in central London. The video, sent to the BBC, appears to show a Number 3 double decker bus turning right into a road near Westminster and immediately hitting a black taxi waiting at the junction. The taxi is then seen being pushed …

Beth Mooney’s masterful century rescued Australia from one of the biggest shocks in World Cup history and set up an ultimately resounding 107-run victory over Pakistan. The defending champions were floundering at 76-7 against Pakistan’s spinners but the unflappable Mooney hit 109 to drag her side to 221-9, turning a …

Restrictions have been placed on content on some social media platforms in Afghanistan, Taliban government sources told BBC Afghan. Filters have been applied to restrict certain types of content on sites including Facebook, Instagram and X, the sources at the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology said. It is not …

Curry has twice seen a specialist and had scans for the issue since returning to Sale from England’s tour to Argentina and the USA over the summer. Sanderson stressed that no decision had yet been made as to how to proceed and that one option includes surgery while the other …