2 h. ago All you need to know about England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland's World Cup games

The draw for the 2026 World Cup has now been and gone, with a following draw for the schedule and timings of matches and their host cities all decided, meaning there is an idea of how the competition could play out.

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36 h. ago Exact dates snow forecast to hit England, Scotland and Wales as

Advanced weather maps show snow could land in the UK within hours, with heavy rain expected to sweep across some parts of the country as well

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45 h. ago World Cup 2026 draw simulator: Predict who Wales, England and Scotland will get next summer

Use our free simulator to predict England, Wales and Scotland's groups before the official ceremony in Washington at 5pm on Friday

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3 d. ago Exact dates snow forecast to hit England, Scotland and Wales in December

UK weather maps show that Brits are set for an Arctic blast later this month with icy temperatures and widespread snow in a spell of unsettled weather ahead of Christmas

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3 d. ago Rugby World Cup 2027 draw: England learn pool stage opponents

NIK SIMON: England have been drawn in the same pool as Wales for the 2027 World Cup and have a potentially dream route to the final. 

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3 d. ago England will face Wales in the 2027 Rugby World Cup group stages, as Scotland and Ireland also drawn in tough pool

NIK SIMON: England will face Wales in the group stages of the 2027 Rugby World Cup, with Ireland and Scotland also drawn in the same group. 

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3 d. ago England to face Wales in group stage at 2027 Men’s Rugby World Cup

Ireland and Scotland and hosts Australia and New Zealand were also drawn together.

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4 d. ago Brits braced for White Christmas as psychic predicts mad end to 2025

Celebrity astrologer Inbaal Honigman has used tarot cards to predict festive snow in Scotland on Christmas Day, with patches remaining across England and Wales from earlier December cold snaps

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5 d. ago Multiple wet weather alerts in place as UK set for soggy start to the week

Dozens of flood alerts are in place for England and Wales.

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6 d. ago Met Office issues 'danger to life' amber weather warning with a month's worth of rain set to batter Britain in 24 hours

Met Office says 'fast flowing or deep floodwater is possible, which could cause a danger to life' in the majority of South Wales, while North Wales, England and Scotland all received heavy rain alerts.

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6 d. ago Danger to life warning in Wales as areas may see nearly a month of rain in a day

Yellow rain warnings have also been issued in parts of England and Wales from the early hours of Monday to 3am on Tuesday.

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8 d. ago Lisa Nandy issues powerful pledge as UK submit bid to host 2035 Women's World Cup

Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy writes for the Mirror on another bid for glory as England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland hope to stage the 2035 Women's World Cup

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8 d. ago The 22 stadiums included in the UK’s joint bid for the 2035 Women’s World Cup

There are 22 stadiums across 16 cities included in the bid, with games to be played across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

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8 d. ago The 22 stadiums included in UK’s joint bid for 2035 Women’s World Cup

There are 22 stadiums across 16 cities included in the bid, with games to be played across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

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1 week ago Christmas driving warning as police chiefs call for stricter drink

The proposal would reduce the legal limit from 80 milligrams to 50 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood, bringing England, Wales and Northern Ireland into line with Scotland

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1 week ago More then 2,000 trafficked children and lone child asylum seekers missing from UK councils’ care

Charities say vulnerable young people are being failed by local authorities, the police and central governmentMore than 2,000 children who have been trafficked or who arrived in the UK alone to claim asylum disappeared from social services’ care last year, according to freedom of information data shared with the Guardian.The authors of a report, Until Harm Ends, submitted FoI requests to children’s services departments in councils across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland asking for information about trafficked children and those who arrived alone in the UK and claimed asylum, who then went missing after being taken into care. Continue reading...

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1 week ago More than 2,000 trafficked children and lone child asylum seekers missing from UK councils’ care

Charities say vulnerable young people are being failed by local authorities, the police and central governmentMore than 2,000 children who have been trafficked or who arrived in the UK alone to claim asylum disappeared from social services’ care last year, according to freedom of information data shared with the Guardian.The authors of a report, Until Harm Ends, submitted FoI requests to children’s services departments in councils across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland asking for information about trafficked children and those who arrived alone in the UK and claimed asylum, who then went missing after being taken into care. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Temperatures could drop to minus 12C before cold snap gives way to sunshine

Temperatures dropped below freezing across the country on Friday morning,

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2 w. ago Football Daily | Fifa bingo! World Cup playoff draw checks all boxes as Irelands and Wales plot paths

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!An audience full of middle-aged and elderly men almost certainly preoccupied with what’s for lunch? Check. Constant reminders that football unites the world? Check. A charming hostess and former Miss Switzerland, Melanie Winiger? Check. Numerous ornate plinths bearing see-through bowls, a trophy or a football. Check. More montages from World Cups passim than were strictly necessary? Check. A dizzying array of acrylic multi-coloured draw balls? Check. “Fifa legends” Christian Karembeu, Marco Materazzi and Martin Dahlin? Checkity-check-check. A shiny floor? Check. Fifa competition manager Manolo Zubiria explaining protocol? Check. Self-important claptrap from an increasingly obsequious and craven “haunted cue-ball” Fifa president? Check.I was 34, I’d spent nine years at Arsenal and there had been a fair amount of discussions with the club. I wanted to go back to France with my family. There were deteriorated relationships with people ...

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2 w. ago Wales, Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland discover World Cup play

As England and Scotland qualified directly for the 2026 World Cup - held in the United States, Canada and Mexico - Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland had to settle for the play-offs

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