4 h. ago Women’s Rugby World Cup roundup: France blitz South Africa to set up Ireland quarter

Emilie Boulard and Joanna Grisez score two tries eachItaly score 12 tries in one-sided win over BrazilFrance enjoyed a one-sided 57-10 victory over South Africa at Franklin’s Gardens to take top spot in Women’s Rugby World Cup Pool D, scoring nine tries with two each for Emilie Boulard and Joanna Grisez. They will take on Ireland at Sandy Park in Exeter next Sunday in the last eight.The scrum-half Pauline Bourdon Sansus earned a second straight player of the match award for orchestrating France’s highest score over the Springbok Women in front of a sellout crowd of 15,000. Continue reading...

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37 h. ago Crowd chants ‘shame on you’ as police make arrests at huge Palestine Action protest in Parliament Square

Up to 1,000 people are expected to defy terror laws by showing their support for the banned group

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7 d. ago 'I spent weeks cleaning up major festival site and uncovered treasures left behind'

A man has shared the "treasures" he found after spending four weeks litter picking after Glastonbury Festival, which drew a crowd of 210,000 to see acts including Neil Young and Olivia Rodrigo

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8 d. ago Women’s Rugby World Cup needs jeopardy to stay in Monday morning conversations | Andy Bull

One-sided nature of matches so far is a problem and structural change is needed but there has still been plenty to enjoyAfter all these years of asking for more, it’s churlish to complain when the Women’s Rugby World Cup delivered so much in one weekend. England’s victory pulled in two-and-half million prime time viewers on the BBC, 85,000 fans turned out across the four grounds, including a record-breaking 42,000 crowd in Sunderland, five hat-tricks, four packed fan zones, free concerts, and all those fireworks. It had almost everything anyone could have wanted. Almost. The one thing missing was a tight finish. The closest of the eight games was settled by three tries and change.The success of the World Cup isn’t just going to be measured by what happens on the weekends, but in the days in between them. World Rugby wants people to be talking about this tournament when they go into work on Monday morning. And for that to happen it needs some jeopardy. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Kneecap cancel all US tour dates over clash with court hearing in London

Band member Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh faces terrorism charge in UK for alleged display of Hezbollah flag mid-performanceThe Irish hip-hop trio Kneecap have cancelled their scheduled US tour dates in October, citing the proximity to a court hearing in London involving band member Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh’s alleged mid-performance display of a Hezbollah flag.Ó hAnnaidh, who performs under the stage name Mo Chara, was charged with a terrorism offence in the UK in May after being accused of displaying a flag in support of Hezbollah during a concert in London last November. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Netflix fans rave over 'simply fantastic' period drama hailed as 'a beautiful piece of storytelling' with huge Hollywood star in lead role

Netflix fans have been raving over a 'simply fantastic' hidden gem series featuring huge Hollywood stars.

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2 w. ago Bands boycott music festival after Irish group was hauled off stage following pro

The Last Dinner Party, Cliffords and The Academic announced on Saturday that they would no longer be performing at the Portsmouth music festival following Friday's incident.

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2 w. ago Barry Can’t Swim brings crowd to its feet on second weekend of All Points East

The festival in Tower Hamlets drew a crowd of about 40,000 people.

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2 w. ago Irish band are hauled off stage at UK festival after starting pro

An Irish folk music band were pulled off stage at a UK festival after starting a pro-Palestine chant.

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2 w. ago Questions persist over airshow finances and benefit to local businesses

A report showed that just 424 people out of a crowd of more than 250,000 were surveyed about financial impact as some councillors remained unconvinced.

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2 w. ago Kneecap press on with European tour despite Hungary ban and cancelled gigs

Rap trio will face intense scrutiny from French authorities when they play Rock en Seine festival on SundayThe Belfast hip-hop trio Kneecap are ploughing ahead with their European tour despite a ban on entering Hungary, the cancellation of a string of concerts in Austria and Germany, and the intense scrutiny of authorities in France.The Irish-language group will this Sunday play in front an expected 40,000 spectators at the Rock en Seine festival west of Paris, one of France’s biggest live music events of the year, just days after one of their members appeared at a London court on a terrorism charge. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago England Women at full strength for Rugby World Cup opener against the US

Emily Scarratt to win 119th cap at Stadium of Light in fifth World CupJohn Mitchell names unchanged side from 40-6 warm-up win over FranceEngland have named a full-strength side to open their Rugby World Cup campaign against the US on Friday, with Emily Scarratt in line to win her 119th cap off the bench and appear at her fifth World Cup at Sunderland’s Stadium of Light.John Mitchell has named an unchanged XV from the team’s 40-6 win over France in their final warmup game earlier this month. There are no injury concerns for the world No 1s as they start their pursuit of a trophy they are favourites to win in front of a record crowd for an opening game, with 40,000 tickets sold. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago England Women at full strength for Rugby World Cup opener against the USA

Scarratt to win 119th cap at Stadium of Light in fifth World CupMitchell’s side unchanged from warm-up win over FranceEngland have named a full-strength side to open their Rugby World Cup campaign against the USA on Friday, with Emily Scarratt in line to win her 119th cap off the bench and appear at her fifth World Cup at Sunderland’s Stadium of Light.John Mitchell has named an unchanged XV from the team’s 40-6 win over France in their final warmup game this month. Holly Aitchison, Helena Rowland and Claudia Moloney-MacDonald are out injured but the world No 1s will look familiar as they start their pursuit of a trophy they are favourites to win in front of a record crowd for an opening game, with 40,000 tickets sold. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago World Cup final tipped to smash attendance record for women’s rugby match

RWC 2025 chair Gill Whitehead reckons the Twickenham showpiece will “easily” surpass the 66,000 crowd for the opening sevens at last year’s Olympics.

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2 w. ago Adam Thomas says 'was a first' as he melts fans' heart with adorable Manchester 'date night'

The 37-year-old actor shared his night at Wythenshawe Park to see Sam Fender perform live

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2 w. ago John Swinney accused of joining 'smear campaign' against Kneecap over TRNSMT axing, emails show

The First Minister was accused of supporting an "act of censorship" after the controversial rap group were dropped from Scotland's biggest music festival.

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3 w. ago Urgent appeal to find missing man last seen at Wythenshawe Park

Mason was last seen on August 16

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3 w. ago Sam Fender has me feeling a bit left out at Wythenshawe Park

It's a victorious night in Manchester for the Geordie

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3 w. ago Richarlison scores 'goal of the season contender' with 'insane' scissor kick vs Burnley

Richarlison scored a stunning scissor kick effort to double Tottenham’s lead against Burnley as the Brazilian makes a huge impact in Thomas Frank’s Spurs league bow

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3 w. ago Fontaines D.C. stray into the political in epic Wythenshawe Park gig that shows band is a force to be reckoned with

Fontaines are the future festival headliners we've all been searching for as they perform to 26,000 adoring fans in Manchester

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