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Northern Ireland have appointed Kris Lindsay as interim manager for their first pair of 2027 Women’s World Cup qualifiers in March. Tanya Oxtoby left the post to manage Newcastle United in November after two years in charge and, with no permanent replacement appointed, Lindsay will take charge of games away …

Bundee Aki has not travelled with the Ireland squad for their Six Nations training camp in Portugal, with the Connacht centre the subject of a misconduct complaint after his side’s defeat by Leinster on Saturday. The 35-year-old, a World Rugby player of the year nominee in 2023, is “alleged to …

Captain Kathryn Bryce shone with bat and ball as Scotland defeated Ireland by 39 runs in the Super Six stage of Women’s T20 World Cup qualifying in Nepal. Bryce made 30 from 23 balls as Scotland posted a total of 160-5 from their 20 overs, with her sister Sarah – …

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists have moved the Doomsday Clock closer to midnight than ever before. The clock is now 85 seconds to midnight, the closest it has come to catastrophe since its debut 80 years ago. Last year, the clock was set at 89 seconds to midnight. Alexandra …

👉Listen to The World with Richard Engel and Yalda Hakim on your podcast app👈 It’s been a month since a wave of protests spread across Iran, followed by a brutal government crackdown. With the country under an internet blackout, it’s still unclear how many have been killed – Richard and …

With City chasing a seventh Premier League title in 10 seasons under Guardiola, one might expect a player’s career to go downhill once they leave Etihad Stadium. That is not necessarily true. There are numerous examples of players going on to flourish elsewhere after failing to nail down a regular …

Ulster head coach Richie Murphy feels the province’s increased representation in Ireland’s Six Nations squad “shows we are progressing and moving in the right direction”. Last year, just four Ulster men were selected, including development player James McNabney, but returning head coach Andy Farrell initially selected seven from the northern …

The offer for Kieron Bowie from Hellas Verona that was rejected by Hibernian was for about £4.3m plus £870,000 of adds-ons, but the Serie A strugglers are likely to improve their offer in the coming days for the 23-year-old Scotland striker. (Daily Record), external Hellas Verona have moved on to …

Marc WaddingtonBBC North West Investigations BBC Dr Faisal Maassarani, seen here in a BBC health programme in 2018, spent £3.5m buying an asylum seeker hotel More than 100 people were threatened with eviction from their homes to make way for asylum seekers after companies linked to a prominent GP went …

PA Media Jude is officially the youngest person to ever to perform the two trick shots A two-year-old snooker prodigy has secured multiple Guinness World Records by becoming the youngest person to perform two trick shots. Manchester toddler Jude Owens successfully executed a pool bank shot at two years and …

Ukraine’s DSNS emergency service/Kharkiv region At least one carriage of the passenger train was burning after the Russian drone attack in north-eastern Ukraine Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has condemned as “terrorism” a Russian drone attack on a passenger train that local officials say killed at least four people. Zelensky said …

Sir Keir Starmer has created, from nowhere, a pivotal by-election by his own hand. He owns the outcome, because of his decision to block Andy Burnham – someone voters on the streets of Denton and Gorton thought by far to be the strongest candidate. And nobody can anticipate the result, …

Over the last few months of 2025, Meta spent $6.4 million on an ad campaign running in cities across the country, from Sacramento to Washington, with a clear mission: win over viewers on the construction of new data centers. As the New York Times reports, the ad campaign is anchored …

Brighton have turned down an approach from Nottingham Forest for Lewis Dunk, Chelsea consider Cole Palmer to be “untouchable” and Raheem Sterling is expected to leave the Stamford Bridge club. Brighton have turned down an approach from Nottingham Forest for 34-year-old England defender Lewis Dunk. (Sky Sports), external Chelsea consider …

Ipswich Town have signed Everton centre-back Kenzie Weir as they continue their battle for points at the foot of Women’s Super League 2. Weir has joined on loan for the rest of the season, the fourth signing by Town this month and second from a top-flight club following Tottenham’s Kit …

Trump sends Border Czar Tom Homan to Minnesota after second shooting President Donald Trump sends Border Czar Tom Homan to Minnesota amid scrutiny over ICE operations and rising political concern in Minneapolis. A person suffered critical injuries after being shot during an incident involving the United States Border Patrol in …

BBC The River Otter reached its highest ever recorded level on Tuesday People have been rescued, homes have been flooded and schools have been closed as Storm Chandra brought more heavy rain to Devon and Cornwall. A new yellow warning for rain is in place until 23:59 GMT for parts …

A former oil minister in Nigeria accepted bribes, including the use of multimillion-pound properties and “a life of luxury in the United Kingdom”, from industry figures interested in government contracts, a court in London has heard. Diezani Alison-Madueke, 65, is alleged to have been provided with a chauffeur-driven car, travel …

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has told reporters he stands behind his speech in Davos calling out unconstrained super powers, after a Trump official said he had “aggressively” walked it back in a call with US President Donald Trump. “To be absolutely clear, and I said this to the president, …

Mikel Arteta explained he held a meeting with Arsenal‘s players after the defeat by Manchester United to “bring the temperature down” – as he promised “beautiful” things lie ahead. A 3-2 loss against United on Sunday was Arsenal‘s first home defeat of the season and just their third in the …