Can Ireland get revenge on the side that denied them a grand slam a year ago?

Politics

With home prices high, American families are grappling with the prospect that homeownership might remain out of reach for them for a long time

Society

'You could just have a cup of coffee with him and you'd probably be tempted to invest millions'

Economics

Ben Chilwell looks set to finally leave Chelsea, having played just 45 minutes of football since Enzo Maresca arrived as manager, though the left-back will remain in the Premier League

Sport

The charges against a couple in Indiana who 'burned their child's bodies and made necklaces of the ashes' have been dropped as they are released from custody.

Events

Reliving the chaotic 90 minutes running up to launch of Saturday Night Live in 1975, Jason Reitman’s film delivers infectious energy minus the requisite edgeThe behind-the-scenes drama, the high-stakes potential for disaster, the tussling egos, the promise of cultural impact or risk of ignominy: it’s not surprising that live television holds an enduring fascination for film-makers. For the most part, however, it has been news events and weighty current affairs programmes that get the big screen treatment, in films such as Ron Howard’s Frost/Nixon, George Clooney’s Good Night, and Good Luck, and the excellent forthcoming September 5, by Tim Fehlbaum.Jason Reitman’s latest picture, Saturday Night, argues that comedy can make history too, particularly if, as in the case of the very first edition of Saturday Night Live, the cast are fighting, the green room is awash with cocaine, the studio heads are threatening to pull the plug, and there’s a llama backstage and nobody can remember why...

Culture

Prostate cancer is now the most common in England, new research has found.

Science

Our EV editor has an order in for a Tesla Cybertruck. Will he still want one now he’s taken one for a drive?

Transport

Brendon McCullum is understood to have spoken to match referee Javagal Srinath.

Politics

This sassy musical sets Shakespeare to the music of Duke Ellington

Society

The Western Gateway Partnership's Rail Deal, which would be partly funded by central government, would also see half a dozen stations upgraded across the south west of England and south Wales

Economics

Huge showdown in Dublin headlines round one as defending champions eye statement

Sport

Trump’s pick to lead national intelligence has upset foreign policy hawks by not condemning the NSA whistleblowerA smooth path to the pinnacle of America’s intelligence pyramid was never in the cards for Tulsi Gabbard.Dogged by a catalogue of eyebrow-raising past statements about Russia, Ukraine and Bashar al-Assad, accusations of parroting Kremlin talking points, and a lack of experience in intelligence (not even having sat on a relevant congressional committee), Gabbard was always a counterintuitive choice to sit atop the 18 US spy agencies and their roughly 70,000 employees. Continue reading...

Events

Maidstone Borough Council's Planning Committee voted unanimously to expand Marden Primary Academy in the village of Marden, just outside Maidstone, Kent.

Culture

The New Zealander is the man in the middle for the clash in Dublin but also has another job

Politics

The Energy Secretary once threatened to resign over proposals for a third runway, but has been conspicuously quiet since Rachel Reeves 's announcement.

Society

Money saving guro Martin Lewis has revealed four bank providers who are offering huge sums of money to switch with them. The process includes other perks such as free hotel stays

Economics

Tottenham hoped to sign Fikayo Tomori from AC Milan but the five-time England international is understood to have turned Spurs down, just as Bayern Munich striker Mathys Tel did on Friday

Sport

The reserve in Geltsdale in the north Pennines has been expanded by a third after RSPB buys land for £4mIt covers more than 50 square kilometres of blanket bog, heath, meadows and woodland and rises from a valley floor to the 640m summit of Cold Fell in the north Pennines. This is RSPB Geltsdale, and it will now be the organisation’s largest English bird sanctuary when the society announces this week that it has bought land that expands the existing reserve by a third.“This is going to be a reserve on a different scale from many of our other sites in England,” said Beccy Speight, the RSPB’s chief executive. Continue reading...

Events

Councillors ordered the Eagle and Child pub in Ramsbottom, Lancashire, to tear the teepee down last October after rejecting a retrospective planning application for it to remain permanently.

Culture

An aromatic, slow-cooked curry with a fabulous banana relishThirty years ago, my mother-in-law set sail on an around-the-world trip that would see her land on Antigua, where she has remained to this day. On a recent visit, I once again fell for the fish and conch rotis, and mouthwatering jerk chicken, and I particularly love the use of spicing, with turmeric-stained curries scented with allspice, coriander seeds, fenugreek and cinnamon. Those curries are mostly mildly hot, and served with mounds of steaming rice and beans to mop up their juices, as well as chutneys made with local fruit. Sunny flavours for the bleak midwinter. Continue reading...

Politics

Critics have warned government can’t offer or fund Trump’s promised buyouts of federal workers

Society

They tend to do the weekly food shop so notice rising prices sooner, it showed. A lack of understanding of monetary policy and lower financial confidence also dented women's trust in the Bank.

Economics

Patrick Dorgu will arrive in the UK on Saturday ahead of finalising his move to Man United from Lecce.

Sport

Thousands of Tommy Robinson supporters have begun marching towards Westminster. Before setting off, the protestors sang 'Rule, Britannia!' and chanted 'We want Starmer out'.

Events

Elite athletes are competing longer and at a higher level than ever before

Politics

Kehlani live review: US star's world tour lights up O2 Arena in almost-cancelled show  Richmond and Twickenham Times

Society

A failure to produce reports for Parliament has left the committees charged with scrutinising spending in the dark over what Britain needs to buy to defend itself.

Economics

Daunting start to campaign for Steve Borthwick’s side

Sport

Ireland v England is missing both Owen and Andy Farrell for the first time in years

Events

The former Harlequins scrum-half is in charge at Murrayfield today

Politics

In Adam LeBor's new book, The Last Days of Budapest, Ysenda Maxtone Graham unearths the tragic plight of Hungary's Jews.

Society

Winning bid for 49% stake values London Spirit at £295mWelsh Fire stake sold for reported £35m to tech entrepreneurThe Hundred is set to deliver an eye-watering windfall for English cricket that exceeds all projections after a Silicon Valley consortium featuring the chief executives of Microsoft and Google claimed a 49% share in London Spirit for £144m.It was the first of two sales to take place on Friday afternoon, with a 49% stake in Cardiff-based Welsh Fire later sold for a reported £35m. The England and Wales Cricket Board has now raised around £279m after similar stakes in Oval Invincibles (£60m) and Birmingham Phoenix (£40m) were claimed 24 hours earlier. Continue reading...

Economics

Tottenham are in desperate need of reinforcements with nine players still absent for Sunday’s trip to Brentford.

Sport

The TV personality, 33, who shares two children, son Kairo, four, and daughter Kinara, 19 months, with the England defender, 34.

Events

Artist’s fascination with string is focus of show opening next week with works not seen beyond private collectionsFor more than 60 years, Barbara Hepworth’s Winged Figure has loomed over London’s Oxford Street, hanging off the side of its John Lewis store. Made of aluminium and incorporating slender rods, it is one of dozens of “string” sculptures the Cornwall-based artist created during her five-decade career.Unlike Winged Figure, many of these works have never been publicly displayed. That is about to change as they go on show in a London gallery in the first ever dedicated exhibition on Thursday. Continue reading...

Politics

Buses elsewhere often cost more

Economics

Brighton winger Benicio Baker-Boaitey is in advanced talks over a permanent switch to Millwall, who want to make the England Under-20 star their fifth January signing

Sport

More than 250 foreign and Israeli hostages were taken by Hamas in the 7 October attack, according to Israeli tallies

Politics

Samina Ashraf tried to sue David Marsto for sex, racial and religious harassment after he made a speech wishing her well before she went on maternity leave.

Economics

The Argentine forward could present an opportunity for United to boost their flexibility in the transfer market and fend off any problems from PSR, though his talent remains alluring after shining at Old Trafford since graduating from the academy in 2022

Sport

Jamie Fraser’s ghost continues to be shrouded in mystery

Events

Only 7% of primary teachers in England say kids can bring ropes or elastic for jumping games, a drop from 17% since 2019, polls reveal

Politics

Bakerloop to link Waterloo and Lewisham - with three other Superloop express routes also on the way

Economics

Marcus Rashford remains in limbo ahead of Monday's transfer deadline amid interest from Barcelona in the Man United forward.

Sport

Visitors collapse with thorough review required

Events

I’m Alan Partridge may have laid the groundwork for the likes of The Office’s David Brent and Michael Scott but he was certainly more of a prototype than the finished product.

Politics

An inflation gauge closely watched by the Federal Reserve rose slightly last month, the latest sign that some consumer prices remain stubbornly elevated, even as inflation is cooling in fits and starts

Economics

Prince Andrew could face an FBI investigation as Kash Patell, who set to be head of the intelligence agency promises 'to do everything' to uncover those linked to the Royal's friend Jeffrey Epstein. 

Events

Frank Lampard is back in the management sphere and is determined to crack in at Coventry City as he watches fellow England legends dodge the challenges of the dugout

Politics

Live rolling coverage of business, economics and financial markets as Smiths Group leads index after promising break-up of FTSE 100 engineering companyDonald Trump’s White House will invoke emergency powers to introduce tariffs on Canada and Mexico, Reuters reports:Two sources familiar with the matter said that Trump was expected to invoke the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) as the legal basis for the tariffs, declaring a national emergency over fentanyl overdoses that killed nearly 75,000 Americans in 2023 and illegal immigration.The statute enacted in 1977 and modified after the 9/11 attacks in 2001 gives the president broad powers to impose economic sanctions in a crisis. Continue reading...

Economics

"Our thoughts remain with the Huszti family and we are keeping them fully updated following these recoveries.”

Events

Paddy Power is offering new customers the chance to back either Arsenal or Tottenham Hotspur at enhanced odds of 40/1 or 100/1 respectively

Politics

Local authorities in England have been distributing £200 'hardship' payments to help households with living costs - and more areas are expected to roll out the scheme

Economics

Marcus Rashford has been pushing to leave Manchester United for much of the January transfer window and the England star is now finally closing in on an exit from Old Trafford

Events

Under-pressure boss has taken risks in bid to throw defending Six Nations champions off their rhythm in Dublin showdown

Politics

The Bluebirds have issued an update on three key players, who have committed their futures to the club

Economics

Visitors can forge a winning new identity under Maro Itoje but the experienced Irish remain marginal favouritesEvery Six Nations fixture is a grand occasion but some games are bigger than others. Ireland and England both know how crucial today’s Dublin eliminator will be in terms of establishing early championship momentum. Listening to the upbeat pre-match tone of the visitors’ new captain, Maro Itoje – “I think we have a team that’s ready to write our own stories” – this also feels like a pivotal moment for Steve Borthwick’s whole England project.A lot has already been said and written since last March’s corresponding match when Marcus Smith drilled a last-gasp drop-goal through the sticks amid ecstatic Twickenham scenes reminiscent of Meg Ryan in When Harry Met Sally. England have subsequently played eight Test matches and lost six, beating only Japan twice. The majority of those losses have been tight but close doesn’t win any cigars at the elite level. Continue reading...

Events

Our head of beauty Zoe went on a mother-daughter weekend escape to Champneys' Forest Mere spa hotel in search of wellness. But did it live up to expectations?

Politics

It was confirmed this week that households in England and Wales will see an average £123 or 26% increase to their yearly water bill from April

Economics

Exclusive: Chief climate adviser calls on Starmer to make ‘strong, confident’ case for green UK that public can buy intoEnsuring that the costs of decarbonisation are shared fairly across society must be a top priority for ministers or they risk losing public support for net zero, the UK’s chief climate adviser has warned.Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves should be making a “strong, confident” case for decarbonisation as an engine of economic growth, according to Emma Pinchbeck, the chief executive of the Climate Change Committee, the independent statutory adviser. Continue reading...

Events

Luke Cowan-Dickie is England's starting hooker once again with the Sale Sharks star having to overcome huge challenges in his personal and professional life after nerve damage

Politics

The figure matches an earlier investment announced in December for England and Wales to put 13,000 more police officers on the streets by 2029.

Economics

Ash Regan, who is standing for the Alba leadership, said the investigation into SNP finances was "taking a long time".

Events

A new BBC drama explores one of the most vexing acts of sabotage in literary history: the decision by Jane Austen’s sister Cassandra to burn nearly all the writer’s letters after her death. Keeley Hawes and the cast, as well as the series director, talk to Katie Rosseinsky about what might have motivated Cassandra, the perils of being unmarried and female in Regency England and the extraordinary love that existed between the two sisters

Politics

Gunners secure loan for England winger to follow move for USA defender Jenna Nighswonger

Economics

EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: It transpires that Ellen, 67, committed a 'technical breach' when building a single-storey extension to the Cotswolds farmhouse she and her wife now call home.

Events

A questionable male feminist, a closet sadist and a disaffected Twitter addict populate this acerbic story collection that captures the spirit of our doomscrolling ageIn 2019, the Brooklyn-based literary magazine n+1 published a short story that went viral. Titled The Feminist, it follows the life of a man who turns from a bell hooks-reading Supporter of Women into a bitter moderator in an online forum about how feminism is a cancer. Rejection has hardened him over the years. In university, he always supported his friends – predominantly women – throughout their emotional crises, and was surprised to discover that his attentiveness was not rewarded with love or sex. After university, his online dates ghost him. He fears the nerves of his penis have been dulled by vigorous masturbation. The Feminist satirised in witty and lurid detail a familiar type in the online zeitgeist: the staunch male ally, emerging out of the political currents of #MeToo and the movement against Trump. The mo...

Politics

EXCLUSIVE: Lewisham Council is expected to make thousands of pounds from fining motorists by rolling out new controlled parking zones across the borough.

Economics

Rescue services have so far pulled 41 bodies from the Potomac River in Washington after a mid-air collision between an American Airlines plane and an army helicopter that has killed 67 people

Events

Emmerdale's William Ash has been on our screens for years - but fans are only just realising after spotting him in a throwback snap from his time in another soap

Politics

The Public Accounts Committee warned people claiming disability benefits are also getting 'unacceptably poor service' - waiting on average 10 times longer for calls to be answered

Economics

Rana collected three key wickets after replacing Shivam Dube.

Events

Minister says there was error when Manningtree station car park extension was approved under last governmentCampaigners have celebrated an “important victory” in a closely watched case that will determine whether the government will enforce new legislation aimed at protecting national parks and landscapes in England.Dedham Vale is a designated “national landscape” on the border of Essex and Suffolk, home to increasingly rare species including hazel dormice and hedgehogs. Within it is Manningtree station, where the train operator Greater Anglia built an extension to the car park to cope with increased traffic. Continue reading...

Politics

Firefighters believe Palisades fire started from small blaze that may have reignited due to hurricane-force windsAs Los Angeles grapples with the aftermath of the devastating fires that killed dozens and laid waste to entire neighborhoods, the potential causes of the disasters are beginning to come into focus.The siege of wildfires, sparked amid powerful Santa Ana winds earlier this month, created chaos around the city for weeks. They scorched around 60 sq miles (155 sq km) of the city, destroying the Pacific Palisades and Altadena neighborhoods, and killed at least 29 people. Preliminary estimates of the economic losses have exceeded $250bn. Firefighters have only recently managed to achieve near containment of the fires, and residents begin returning to what remains of their communities, looking for answers. Continue reading...

Events

So many pre-election promises: but still a cultural malaise spreads from our schools to museums, galleries and theatresIf a former director of the National Theatre says that “more harm has been done than good” to the arts by the new Labour government, it is safe to say things have got off to a rocky start. It is hard to imagine a slice of British society more sympathetic on principle to Labour than those working in the creative sector. Hopes were high: Keir Starmer made a powerful speech on the arts before the election. The culture secretary, Lisa Nandy, began by doing everyone a service by unilaterally declaring the end of the culture wars – perhaps something not entirely in her gift, though it’s clear she was calling time on the endless spitting and sniping at the “woke” arts favoured by the previous government. And yet: all I hear is disappointment and desperation, and not only from Nicholas Hytner. There is a void where policy and action should be. In a speech in Gateshead in mi...

Politics

In an internal memo, a company executive threatened to terminate those who leak information

Events