3 h. ago Sale Sharks and England star Ben Curry reflects on 'nuts' journey ahead of second Argentina tour

Aged just 18, Ben and twin brother Tom Curry were bold selections from Eddie Jones eight years ago when England travelled to Argentina deprived of a host of players on Lions duty.

Politics

22 h. ago Cuba’s students call for resignations and strikes after brutal internet price hike

Students say rise in prices was trigger but underlying anger was communist government’s increasing reliance on USDHaving endured electricity blackouts, water shortages, transport failures and the spiralling cost of food, Cuba’s students appear to have finally lost patience with their government over a ferocious price hike for the country’s faltering internet.Local chapters of Cuba’s Federation of University Students (FEU) have been calling for a slew of measures, including attendance strikes, explanations from ministers and even the resignation of their own organisation’s president. Continue reading...

Events

23 h. ago Ben Curry reflects on England journey ahead of second Argentina tour: 'It's pretty nuts'

Aged just 18, Ben and twin brother Tom Curry were bold selections from Eddie Jones eight years ago when England travelled to Argentina deprived of a host of players on Lions duty

Politics

25 h. ago Eddie Jones calls in university student to Japan squad ahead of Wales tour

The 21-year-old recently featured for Japan U23s on their tour of Australia in April

Society

43 h. ago Bomb squad descends on Llanelli street as homes evacuated and roads closed

A 100m cordon has been set up in New Dock Road in Llanelli and residents have been asked to stay away from the area

Events

67 h. ago Alex Cooper’s documentary details fallouts and teenage years – here’s how to watch

The ‘Call Her Daddy’ host reveals a shocking revelation about her university years

Culture

3 d. ago Scottish Handball launches ‘Handball Scholarship’ programme in Edinburgh

The Scottish Handball Association (SHA) is teaming up with Oriam, Scotland's Sports Performance Centre at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, to start an exciting new program called the ‘Heriot-Watt University Handball Scholarship Programme’

Politics

4 d. ago Can I donate blood and how do I do it? Urgent call for donors amid low stocks

There is also a ‘critical’ need for more donors who have the so-called universal blood type – O negative blood

Events

9 d. ago New research challenges everything we know about the Big Bang

A new theory has emerged, called the black hole universe, that offers a radically different view of cosmic origins

Politics

9 d. ago Bomb squad carry out controlled explosion after Welsh high school evacuated

Pupils were evacuated after a 'potentially harmful chemical' was found at the school

Events

1 week ago Renewed call for Edinburgh University bosses to be grilled by MSPs over £140m cuts plan

A trade union letter cited the potentially ‘devastating’ impact of the cuts

Economics

2 w. ago Craig Bellamy announces Wales squad for World Cup qualifiers as uncapped Cardiff City teen included

Wales take on Liechtenstein and Belgium in their two upcoming World Cup qualifiers

Politics

2 w. ago ‘Whatever it takes,’ Fed chair defends universities, calls on Princeton students to save democracy in Trump swipe

President Donald Trump has been insulting Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell for weeks because the national banking head won’t lower interest rates

Politics

2 w. ago Hong Kong targets ‘top talent’ as Harvard faces international student ban

Hong Kong has called on the city’s universities to open their doors to those affected by Donald Trump’s attempted ban on foreign studentsHong Kong’s education bureau has called on the city’s universities to “attract top talent” by opening their doors to those affected by the Trump administration’s attempt to ban Harvard from enrolling international students.Last week the Trump administration revoked Harvard’s Student and Exchange Visitor Program certification, effectively banning the university from accepting foreign students. A US federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked the government from enforcing the ban, which would have reportedly forced students currently enrolled and not graduating this year to transfer to another institution or lose their legal status and visa. Continue reading...

Society

2 w. ago White House doubles down on stance on Harvard and calls university’s lawsuit ‘frivolous’ – live

Harvard’s president says school’s ‘refusal to surrender’ behind Trump administration’s ‘unlawful’ and ‘unwarranted’ latest actionFresh attack on Harvard intensifies chaos for international students in USHarvard University has sued the Trump administration over its decision to revoke the Ivy League school’s ability to enrol international students, a move the school called unconstitutional and retaliatory.Reuters reports that in a complaint filed in Boston federal court, Harvard called the revocation a “blatant violation” of the US constitution’s first amendment and other federal laws.HHS alleged that Columbia violated Title VI, which prohibits those receiving federal financial assistance from discriminating in its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, or national origin -- including discrimination against individuals based on their actual or perceived Israeli or Jewish identity or ancestry.The notice, both from HHS and the Department of Education, “articulates extensiv...

Society

3 w. ago Armed police called to Glasgow hospital after man enters with crossbow

Firearms officers among those dispatched to Queen Elizabeth university hospital and 29-year-old man arrestedArmed police have been called to a hospital in Glasgow after a man entered the building carrying a crossbow.Police were alerted to the incident in the atrium of Queen Elizabeth university hospital at about 6.30am on Friday. Continue reading...

Events

3 w. ago Tonight's rugby news as star's Welsh rugby exit announced 24 hours after Wales squad blow

The latest headlines from Wales and around the world

Politics

3 w. ago The likely Wales team that will now be picked to play Japan after squad announced

Wales will tour Japan this summer

Politics

3 w. ago The reason each of the 21 missing Wales Six Nations players has not been picked

There are some familiar faces missing from Wales' summer squad

Sport

3 w. ago Matt Sherratt Q&A: My toughest call and the player I'm so excited to work with

Wales' stand-in coach has named his 33-man squad for Japan as they look to end their 17-Test wait for a victory

Sport