41 m. ago UK to see ‘severe weather’ on Sunday before conditions improve, Met Office says

Yellow warnings for wind and rain have been issued for Sunday, with weather conditions expected to improve slightly from Monday, the forecaster said.

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95 m. ago ‘Revenge porn’ abusers allowed to keep devices with explicit images

Prosecutors in England and Wales are failing to obtain orders requiring the deletion of intimate content shared without consent, analysis revealsPerpetrators of “revenge porn” offences are being allowed to keep explicit images of their victims on their devices, after a failure by prosecutors to obtain orders requiring their deletion.An Observer analysis of court records in intimate image abuse cases has found that orders for the offenders to give up their devices and delete photos and videos are rarely being made. Of 98 cases concluded in the magistrates courts in England and Wales in the past six months, just three resulted in a deprivation order. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago England v Scotland referee Pierre Brousset was pulled from Six Nations game at last minute

Pierre Brousset will finally make his tournament debut in a huge clash at Twickenham on Saturday

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10 h. ago Time is running out for England's and Scotland’s Lions hopefuls to state their case | Ugo Monye

All the way across the field there are mouthwatering head-to-heads with players pushing for the tour to AustraliaFor British & Irish Lions hopefuls, time is running out. Three Test matches left to stake their claim, to catch Andy Farrell’s eye and book a place on the plane. Farrell is due to be at Twickenham on Saturday and he will be analysing everything. As a player that’s precisely where you want to be.At this stage of the Six Nations, England against Scotland feels all the more pivotal for Lions hopefuls. We can safely say that there will be a large Ireland contingent and, unless something dramatic happens in the coming weeks, a relatively small group of Wales players. That congested middle is full of England and Scotland players and that makes Saturday’s match all the more mouthwatering. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Scotland rugby star Finn Russell 'spent three days boozing' – and still pulled off magic

Finn Russell has been named in the Scotland side to face England at Twickenham on Saturday, and one former Six Nations winner has hailed his impact – even after three days of drinking

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11 h. ago England v Scotland start time and TV channel for Six Nations

Scotland are hoping to extend their winning run against England in the latest edition of the Calcutta Cup this weekend

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16 h. ago Six Nations table: Latest standings and results for 2025 tournament

Wales host Ireland in round three before England face Scotland and France head to Italy

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26 h. ago Fact check: Around half of prisoners say they grew up with both parents

The Conservative Party did not explain where a figure that its leader cited came from.

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29 h. ago Weather warnings issued across all four nations amid heavy rain and strong winds

The Met Office has warned of possible flooding for parts of the UK as heavy rain and strong winds are forecast for the weekend ahead.

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34 h. ago ‘We’ve had enough’: anger threatens Zambian football after election controversy

The Zambian FA’s president Andrew Kamanga was re-elected unopposed after eight nominees were disqualifiedZambia’s victory at the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon remains one of football’s most compelling stories. Returning to the country where most of the Chipolopolo squad had been killed in a plane crash almost two decades earlier en route to a World Cup qualifier in Senegal, Zambia defeated the heavy favourites Ivory Coast in the final on penalties to become African champions for the first time. But you won’t find any trace of that famous triumph at the Football Association of Zambia’s headquarters in Lusaka.“If you walk into Football House today, you will never find a single picture of what is our greatest achievement,” says Godfrey Chikumbi, a journalist and the vice-president of Mansa Wanderers in Zambia’s northern Luapula province. That, he says, is down to Andrew Kamanga, who in 2016 succeeded Kalusha Bwalya, one of the few surviving members of the 1993 squad, as president...

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34 h. ago Chess: Carlsen wins again as he qualifies for the $1.5m Saudi Esports World Cup

The Norwegian world No 1 is in pole position at the Chessable Masters despite endgame lapsesMagnus Carlsen’s dominance of online chess has continued this week as the world No 1 is in pole position for the concluding stages of the Chessable Masters, the first leg of the annual Champions Tour which the Norwegian has won every year since it was launched in 2020. For 2025, the tour is also a qualifier for the Esports World Cup at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in July-August, where the chess prize fund will be $1.5m.Carlsen began with a smooth 3-1 victory against Russia’s Andrey Esipenko, then defeated China’s Yu Yangyi by 2.5-0.5. He was leading 2-1 in his semi-final against India’s world No 5, Arjun Erigaisi, when they reached white king at f8, white rook at g7 and white pawn at g5 against black king at f5 and black bishop at c4. Now 1 g6 Kf6 2 Rc7! attacking the bishop and following up with 3 g7 wins, but Carlsen missed it, only drew with rook against bishop, allowed Erigaisi to equ...

Economics

50 h. ago Suspended sentences for blade possession hit decade high, figures show

Possession of a bladed article made up the highest proportion (68.5%) of all knife and offensive weapon offences recorded in latest Government data.

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52 h. ago England rugby star asked to choke fan's husband – 'It was getting a bit weird'

Becoming a Gladiator is a dream job for many athletes, but one former England international has found the transition came with certain obscure (and even disturbing) requests

Sport

3 d. ago Thomas Tuchel issues verdict as England confirm games against Senegal and Wales

Three Lions will play at Nottingham Forest’s City Ground for first time since 1909

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3 d. ago England to host Wales at Wembley as Thomas Tuchel builds towards World Cup

England will also play Senegal at Nottingham Forest’s City Ground in June

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3 d. ago England to face Wales at Wembley as old rivals limber up for 2026 World Cup qualifiers

England will take on Wales at Wembley in the second international break of next season, with the pair meeting for the first time since the 2022 World Cup in Qatar

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3 d. ago Wales to play England at Wembley as two friendly fixtures announced

Wales have announced two friendly fixtures for the end of 2025

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3 d. ago UK snow maps reveal blizzard bringing seven inches will last an entire WEEK

Snow looks set to fall across the UK for an entire week as advanced weather modelling maps show several storm fronts moving in from the Atlantic and hitting England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland

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3 d. ago Police warn of burglary tactic used to check if homes are empty over half

England and Wales's police forces received 238,893 crime reports about burglary in 2024

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4 d. ago Clue in mystery bowel cancer epidemic: UK children hit by debilitating gut condition that's linked to disease

A 60 per cent rise was seen in primary school age children in England and Wales in the past decade. Experts warn the condition can have serious health consequences.

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