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👉Listen to Politics at Sam and Anne’s on your podcast app👈 After a weekend tariff assault by President Trump on the UK and Europe – triggered by the fallout from the U.S. ambition to buy Greenland – the Prime Minister rips up the agenda to hold an emergency news conference …

The trophy kickstarted a successful spell for Roy Coyle’s side, who went on to win the League Cup the following season before competing in the Uefa Intertoto Cup shortly after. The years around the millennium proved to be challenging for the side who lost their home ground, Castlereagh Park, in …

“Most teams that play against Celtic are comfortable to leave them with possession as long as they don’t play through the lines,” former Celtic defender Jackie McNamara said. “They force them wide and say ‘we’ll deal with it’ because they don’t have a target man in the middle to win …

Rail passengers have been warned of disruption on Monday morning as weekend engineering work overruns. Work has been taking place on Brighton Mainline between Gatwick Airport, Redhill and Reigate, Purley and East Croydon. National Rail said on Sunday the work was not expected to be finished in time, with disruption …

Ospreys head coach Mark Jones says he does not regret his selection after his side lost 31-26 to Montpellier in the Challenge Cup in Bridgend on Saturday. The defeat meant Ospreys will now face an away trip in the last 16 when a victory against the French side would have …

Arsenal may have left Nottingham Forest on Saturday night regretting a missed opportunity. The reality is they will actually never have a better chance of ending a Premier League title drought stretching back to ‘The Invincibles’ of 2004. Mikel Arteta’s side have emerged from the weekend with an advantage stretched …

Historically, earning home advantage for as far into the competition as possible gives the best chance of winning it. Holders Bordeaux, who again top the seedings after four bonus-point wins, reached the final with three comfortable knockout wins last year. They have continued their fine European form and once again …

In 2021, Josh Wardle launched the wildly popular word game Wordle, and then the New York Times bought the game in 2022. If you’re unfamiliar with Wordle, it asks players to figure out a five-letter word in six or fewer guesses (we have a two-step strategy to help you solve the puzzle every time). …

Glasgow Warriors continued their fine form in the Investec Champions Cup with victory over Saracens to set up a home last-16 tie against the Bulls. A dazzling first-half display saw Warriors roar into a 21-3 lead against their English visitors, with Ollie Smith, Kyle Steyn and George Horne crossing for …

The private equity firm which owns a controlling stake in Asda is closing in on a £275m deal to buy a division of the listed cybersecurity company NCC Group. Sky News has learnt that TDR Capital is in late-stage talks to buy Escode, which has been the subject of acquisition …

A police officer has been injured after being dragged along a pavement while trying to stop a quad bike being ridden “dangerously” in a town. Essex Police said officers were called to Wickford High Street, in the town, at about 18:30 GMT on Saturday following reports of quad bikes being …

The BBC has called on the makers of The Apprentice to carry out stricter background checks on contestants, after one due to appear on the forthcoming series was found to have made offensive posts on social media. The messages from candidate Levi Hodgetts-Hague included racist remarks towards Muslims and sexist …

A Conservative Member of the Senedd has criticised UK party leader, Kemi Badenoch, and said the party “needs to change”. James Evans refused to engage with questions of whether he was going to follow his “very strongly principled friend” Robert Jenrick and defect to Reform UK. Jenrick told the BBC’s …

Williams had not played for more than a year when she returned to WTA Tour action at the Washington Open in July 2025. She beat fellow American Peyton Stearns in her opening match of that event but has lost her subsequent six matches at tour level. That run includes first-round …

The government will this week unveil plans for a radical overhaul of the way mergers are scrutinised in Britain including reforms that observers say will entrench the power of the competition regulator’s boss. Sky News has learnt that the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) is to announce the abolition …

Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has said she is confident disagreements with campaigners over a new law designed to stop cover-ups can be resolved before it returns to Parliament on Monday. The Hillsborough Law would introduce a legal obligation for public authorities to cooperate and tell the truth in inquiries. However, …

In a parallel universe, Francesca Jones might now be sitting at home preparing applications for university courses. Instead, the 25-year-old Briton is preparing for the Australian Open after a life-changing season that has pumped new energy into her tennis career. Jones, who has a rare genetic condition which means she …

Spurs have posted seven wins and two draws in 12 WSL games and have made their ambitions clear during the January transfer window. “I wouldn’t have joined if the club’s ambition didn’t match mine,” Ho said. “Since arriving, the ownership has invested heavily in the team – in players, staff, …

Police have appealed for witnesses after the rider of an e-bike died after being found lying in a road. Officers were called to a report of a man, who had been riding an e-bike, in the road on Rowley Lane in Borehamwood at about 16:25 GMT on Tuesday. Hertfordshire Police …

Syrian troops fighting Kurdish forces in north-eastern Syria have seized the country’s largest oilfield. The Omar facility and nearby gas fields are under army control after the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) pulled back, officials and monitors say. Earlier the army captured the strategic Tabqa dam on the Euphrates river. …