56 h. ago Steve Borthwick rolls the dice by recalling Marcus Smith for Wales match

Dropped England stand-off to return at fullbackFreeman picked at centre and Roebuck earns debutMarcus Smith has been recalled to the starting lineup for England’s Super Saturday clash with Wales while Henry Pollock is in line for a debut from the bench with Steve Borthwick rolling the dice as his side seek an unlikely Six Nations title.Smith returns to the side at full-back with Elliot Daly switching to the left wing while Tommy Freeman is deployed at outside centre and Tom Roebuck earns a first start on the right wing. Ben Curry and Luke Cowan-Dickie also come into the side while on the bench Borthwick has included the 20-year-old Northampton flanker Pollock as well as George Ford, who is in line for a first appearance of this year’s championship and a 99th cap. Continue reading...

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56 h. ago Steve Borthwick rolls dice by recalling Marcus Smith for Wales finale

Harlequin returns at full-back for England in CardiffFreeman picked at centre and Roebuck earns debutMarcus Smith has been recalled to the starting lineup for England’s Super Saturday clash with Wales while Henry Pollock is in line for a debut from the bench with Steve Borthwick rolling the dice as his side seek an unlikely Six Nations title.Smith returns to the side at full-back with Elliot Daly switching to the left wing while Tommy Freeman is deployed at outside centre and Tom Roebuck earns a first start on the right wing. Ben Curry and Luke Cowan-Dickie also come into the side while on the bench Borthwick has included the 20-year-old Northampton flanker Pollock as well as George Ford, who is in line for a first appearance of this year’s championship and a 99th cap. Continue reading...

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56 h. ago England spring centre selection surprise as Marcus Smith recalled in backline reshuffle

Tommy Freeman, in good form on the wing, is picked at 13 as Steve Borthwick shakes up his backline combination

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7 d. ago UK snow maps show when 'Beast from Europe' will bring 3cm per hour to Britain

The new maps predict that snow will fall over nearly 200 miles in England just a matter of days before the official start of spring - despite a recent surge in temperatures

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3 w. ago Real Madrid v Manchester City: Champions League playoff round, second leg – live

Champions League, 8pm GMT kick-off (first leg: 3-2)Aston Villa v Liverpool: our Premier League liveblogLive scores | Read today’s Football Daily | Mail MichaelFor Real Madrid, there’s a big boost with the return of Antonio Rüdiger in central defence. The German hasn’t played in nearly three weeks, since the defeat to Espanyol on 1 February. I wonder how fit he is.Just as he did in Manchester, Dani Ceballos is selected in central midfield. Camavinga, Guler and Modric on the bench.Erling trained a bit yesterday but we spoke and he said he didn’t feel good. He is massively important to us but it is what it is. Hopefully we will stay in the game for many, many, many minutes. We know what we have to do in terms of courage. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Neighbours' Harold Bishop star Ian Smith, 86, admits he thought he'd be 'stronger' as he recalls collapsing after being diagnosed with terminal lung cancer

Neighbours star Ian Smith has recalled the moment he collapsed after being diagnosed with terminal lung cancer, admitting that he thought he'd be 'stronger'.

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3 w. ago Neighbours' Harold Bishop star Ian Smith, 86, admits he thought he'd 'stronger' as he recalls collapsing after being diagnosed with terminal lung cancer

Neighbours star Ian Smith has recalled the moment he collapsed after being diagnosed with terminal lung cancer, admitting that he thought he'd be 'stronger'.

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