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David DeansWales political reporter Getty Images Leaders of Welsh Labour, Plaid Cymru and Welsh Conservatives fired the starting gun on the 2026 election with heated exchanges in the Senedd on Tuesday. Plaid’s Rhun ap Iorwerth claimed his party – which according to polls is vying with Reform for first place …

Greenland’s prime minister has said his people would choose Denmark over the US if they were asked to make such a choice “here and now”. Jens-Frederik Nielsen’s remark at a joint news conference with Denmark’s prime minister is the strongest by a representative of the semi-autonomous Danish territory since US …

A doorbell cam caught the moment a sonic boom was heard in the skies over Norfolk and Suffolk, while another video showed a man being startled by the sound. David Shenton had been filming himself to promote an event at Norwich Arts Centre when the boom suddenly interrupted the recording. …

The UK government has summoned the Iranian ambassador in response to the ongoing “brutal” killings of protesters in the country, the foreign secretary has said. Thousands of people are feared dead or have been detained after a crackdown on anti-government protesters across Iran in recent days. Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper …

Gloucester have signed World Cup-winning South Africa lock Jean Kleyn for the 2026-27 season, after 10 years playing for United Rugby Championship side Munster. Klein has been capped 10 times by the Springboks since his debut in 2023 and came off the bench for the World Cup final win against …

Yvette Cooper has confirmed the government has summoned the Iranian ambassador in a statement to the Commons. The foreign secretary has said her colleague, the Middle East minister, Hamish Falconer, summoned the Iranian representative in the UK “to underline the gravity of this moment and to call Iran to answer …

Ireland scrum-half Craig Casey’s shoulder injury will be assessed ahead of Munster’s Investec Champions Cup game with Castres. Casey, 26, was forced off in the second half of the defeat by Toulon on Sunday and head coach Clayton McMillan said post-match that the injury looked “reasonably serious”. However, the injury …

Former Great Britain sprinter Reece Prescod says he will not take performance-enhancing drugs despite signing up for the controversial Enhanced Games. The competition, scheduled to take place in Las Vegas in May, will allow athletes to take substances, under medical supervision, that are banned in mainstream sport. The 29-year-old, who …

Tight-head prop Luke Green has become the latest Northampton Saints player to sign a new contract with the Prem leaders. Green, 24, joined the club before last season after a spell in the United States playing for San Diego Legion. He made 24 appearances in 2024-25, scoring his first try …

More than 300 Metropolitan Police officers and staff have declared their involvement in the Freemasons or other “hierarchical associations” after the force required them to do so last month, a High Court judge has said. The Met announced in December that membership of the Freemasons or similar organisations would be …

Michael Carrick has agreed to become Manchester United interim head coach – and former England assistant manager Steve Holland is set to be his number two. Jonathan Woodgate, Jonny Evans and Travis Binnion will also be part of Carrick’s staff. Former United and England midfielder Carrick agreed a deal on …

“Even the short time I was back at Hearts, there was no money there at the time. It was going the other way. They were losing money. And there was no money at Raith Rovers. “It would be interesting if I was at a club that had a blank cheque …

Josh Cavallo, who made history in 2021 when he became the first man to come out as gay while playing elite football, has accused his old club of being “homophobic”. In an Instagram post, the 26-year-old Australian star, who recently moved to the UK to play for Stamford AFC, said …

While her senior players were away before Christmas at the Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) in Australia, Edwards was in the UK. She worked with others from her recent squads but also those next in line and the Under-19s. In place of fixtures, England have arranged three training camps over …

Celtic target Mohamed Bamba was dropped from the Lorient squad at the weekend for a “lack of discipline”, the 24-year-old striker’s head coach, Olivier Pantaloni, has revealed. (The Herald), external Kilmarnock are in discussions with Rangers over a loan move for 19-year-old winger Findlay Curtis. (Rangers Review), external Kilmarnock are …

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Joshua Cavallo – the first man to come out as gay while playing top-tier football – has alleged he was pushed out of his former club due to “internal homophobia”. Cavallo, who recently joined Stamford AFC after leaving Adelaide United in May last year, made global headlines in 2021 when …

Donald Trump has announced fresh tariffs on Iran’s trading partners in an apparent response to the rising number of people killed during recent protests. The US president wrote in a post on Truth Social that any country “doing business with the Islamic Republic of Iran” will pay a 25% tariff …

US President Donald Trump on Monday said he has imposed a 25% tariff on goods from countries with commercial ties to Iran, a move that could put pressure on Tehran as anti-government protests enter a third week. Trump said on social media that the tariff was “effective immediately”, without offering …