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Ukraine says the Paralympics should not have lifted its ban on Russia – disputing its claim it is no longer clear that sport is being used to promote the war. Only Russians entered as neutrals are allowed at the upcoming Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics. But the Paralympics could now see athletes …

Senior Tories claim the government is in retreat on its controversial Chagos Islands handover, after the latest showdown in parliament was unexpectedly postponed. The government has withdrawn a debate and votes in the House of Lords due on Monday in the latest round of parliamentary “ping pong” on the Chagos …

The company announced Tuesday that its US service is now part of the separate TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC, with parent company ByteDance holding just a 19.9 percent stake in that new entity. The rest is owned by Oracle and investment firms Silver Lake and MGX, as well as smaller …

The prime minister’s condemnation of Donald Trump’s remarks about the war in Afghanistan are his strongest public criticisms of the president yet. They come in a week where circumstances have led Sir Keir Starmer to conclude three times that it was necessary to publicly rebuke a man he has ploughed …

Matavesi knows all about being a youngster at Camborne. His father Sireli played for Cornwall and Camborne in the 1980s after moving to the county to work as a miner. Sireli’s three boys, Josh, Sam and Joel, have all become professionals with Sam playing for Cornish Pirates, Northampton, Toulouse and …

Kenny picked up his calf issue during Thursday’s 2-2 Europa League draw with Bologna, but O’Neill’s striking options are bolstered by the return to training of Kelechi Iheanacho, who has not featured since limping off in the Premier Sports Cup final defeat by St Mirren last month. “It might be …

A solar park the size of 160 football pitches will be built after a government inspector granted planning consent – overturning the local council’s refusal. The 23 megawatt Swallett Energy Park, which will be built between Dauntsey and Christian Malford in Wiltshire, and will cover 114 hectares (281 acres). A …

Available for over a year Jonathan Pearce joins John Murray & Ian Dennis to talk football, travel & language. John is back from Bodø, Jonathan tells tales of changing football on the radio, his thoughts on the Cantona kung-fu kick commentary & Robot Wars reflections. Plus which commentary phrase will …

Derbyshire have signed Pakistan spinner Sufiyan Muqeem and Afghanistan’s Mohammad Ghazanfar for this summer’s T20 Blast. Muqeem, 26, will fill an overseas role for their first six matches before returning teenager Ghazanfar replaces him, having been the club’s leading Blast wicket-taker in 2025 with 16 in 14 games. Ghazanfar will …

Osho played 21 times in all competitions for Auxerre having joined the top-flight French team when his Luton contract expired in July 2024. Returning to the EFL with Cardiff 13 months later he says he would not have joined “any other team in League One”. Dropping from Ligue 1 to …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! “Top Chef” winner Kelsey Clark was arrested in her Alabama hometown Wednesday night after she drove into a mailbox, police said. The 35-year-old was taken into custody for allegedly being under the influence of alcohol while driving through a neighborhood in Dothan, …

A commuter train has crashed into a construction crane in southeastern Spain, the fourth rail incident in the space of a week. Emergency services in the Murcia region said four people suffered minor injuries as a result of the incident near the port city of Cartagena. A spokesperson added the …

Police in the southern Indian state of Kerala have arrested a woman in connection with the suicide of a man she had accused of touching her inappropriately on a bus. The arrest followed a complaint by the man’s family, who alleged that he faced online harassment after a social media …

Nicola Haselerin Letchworth Garden City Nicola Haseler/BBC Graham Phillips said pharmacies were well placed to advise on diet and cutting back medication A community pharmacy is encouraging patients to make changes to their diet and lifestyle before turning to medication for many preventable diseases. Graham Phillips, who owns the Letchworth …

Gymnast Alice Kinsella, who won Olympic bronze in the team event at Tokyo 2020, speaks to BBC Sport about returning to training after having son Parker in the summer. BBC News

Watford have signed former Roma and Fiorentina midfielder Edoardo Bove on a five-and-a-half-year deal. The 23-year-old collapsed on the pitch two years ago during a loan spell with Fiorentina and was taken to intensive care. He was later fitted with a cardiac defibrillator, and has not played a senior game …

Apple is planning a big Siri overhaul that will transform the voice assistant into an AI chatbot built directly into its iPhone and Mac, according to Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman. The update is reportedly coming later this year and will replace the existing Siri interface, allowing users to interact with …

Australia have continued their rugby league recruitment drive before next year’s home Rugby World Cup with the capture of National Rugby League star Angus Crichton. The 29-year-old, who has represented New South Wales and the Kangaroos during a hugely successful decade in the 13-man code, will move to the Waratahs …

Pacemaker William Lloyd-Lavery arrives at court for the fifth day of his trial on Wednesday A former history teacher on trial for historic sexual abuse of teenage girls at a south Belfast school has told a jury that the allegations against him are “ludicrous” and “lies”. William Lloyd-Lavery, 77, of …

A “priceless” manuscript held in a school library has been confirmed as the only surviving complete version of a work by an early medieval writer. Shrewsbury School said it was gifted a copy of Richard Rolle’s Emendatio vitae – or The Emending of Life – in 1607 and it had …