4 h. ago ‘Gold standard’: training centre could be gamechanger for football in US

On a 200-acre site in Fayette County, Georgia, US Soccer hopes to build the best facility of its like in the worldThirty minutes away from the hustle and bustle of downtown Atlanta, the land becomes greener, the trees are taller and builders are working in the intense Georgia sun to ensure US Soccer’s new National Training Center is ready for action in time for the men’s World Cup next year.It is an enormous site, spanning more than 200 acres in Trilith, Fayette County, and the hope is it will be the best training facility in the world when it opens. Funding has partly come from Arthur M Blank, who owns three sports teams in Atlanta, and executives are confident everything is on schedule for the doors to open in April. Continue reading...

Sport

4 h. ago Mauricio Pochettino handed huge boost ahead of USA's 2026 World Cup on home soil

The USA are set to host the 2026 World Cup and boss Mauricio Pochettino will be boosted by a state-of-the-art new training centre, which will open just before the tournament starts

Politics

9 h. ago The Gold Season 2: what happened to John Palmer? The ending explained

The show’s ending served up plenty of twists and turns in its story of the Brink’s-Mat gold

Politics

37 h. ago Wales women head for Euro 2025 wanting to scale heights and leave legacy

Undaunted by being drawn in a formidable group, Rhian Wilkinson’s side go to Switzerland determined to create opportunities for girls back homeThe rain cascading down on the Vale of Glamorgan is so heavy, so incessant, that the hotel’s reception has run out of umbrellas for guests to borrow and frustrated golfers crowd the lobby. Only two sets of residents seem oblivious to the weather; those heading to the spa and the Wales Women squad. It is late May and with Rhian Wilkinson’s players flying to Switzerland for Euro 2025 at the end of June far too much is at stake for anyone wearing a national tracksuit to be at a loose end.Charlie Estcourt has travelled to the sprawling Vale Resort from the United States where she plays for Washington’s DC Power, but the midfielder is not about to succumb to jet lag. Instead, she is focused on impressing Wilkinson as the team trains at the Welsh’s FA’s centre of excellence within the hotel’s verdant grounds. “We have a no-excuses culture now,” say...

Politics

4 d. ago Grooming gang survivors make plea to ‘put politics aside’ ahead of new inquiry

Exclusive: Telford survivors say people are ‘exploiting the exploited’ and push for women to shape investigationThe political “tug-of-war with vulnerable women” abused by grooming gangs must stop ahead of a new national inquiry into the crimes, survivors have told the Guardian.Holly Archer and Scarlett Jones, two survivors who played a key role in a “gold-standard” local inquiry into the crime in Telford, have urged politicians and those without experience of abuse to allow women to shape the investigation. Continue reading...

Events

5 d. ago Alesha Dixon fans stunned as she surprises commuters with impromptu rap performance

Alesha Dixon, the former Mis-Teeq star and Strictly Come Dancing judge, left fans in awe after she started rapping in a central London train station in a video that has now gone viral

Politics

6 d. ago Kenneth Noye is back! What happened to the criminal after The Gold S1?

The criminal is back on our screens once more

Events

7 d. ago Inside Jalisco New Generation Cartel training centre where killers are made

Since 2021, the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) used the Izaguirre Ranch in Teuchitlán in Jalisco, central-western Mexico, for recruitment and training, it has been confirmed

Events

9 d. ago Inside look at West Lothian heritage centre project as work continues

The transformation of a historic West Calder Co-op bakery into a new national heritage centre will eventually create jobs and new training opportunities in the village.

Politics

9 d. ago How to watch CONCACAF Gold Cup: TV channel and live stream as tournament begins

Defending champions Mexico kick off competition as problems mount for Mauricio Pochettino and the USA

Society

1 week ago Gold from toilet stolen from Blenheim Palace ‘may have been smuggled abroad’

Thames Valley Police has not ruled out the chance that the gold was moved away from the UK.

Politics

1 week ago Child Q told she ‘may be arrested’ if she did not consent to search, panel hears

The girl, known as Child Q, was strip searched by officers in Hackney, east London, on December 3 2020 after being suspected of carrying cannabis.

Events

1 week ago Major emergency at Cardiff Central station as person hit by train

Transport for Wales says delays are to be expected

Events

1 week ago Serious incident at Cardiff Central station as person hit by train

Transport for Wales says delays are to be expected

Events

1 week ago John Palmer: the true story of The Gold Season 2’s Tenerife criminal

From running a timeshare empire to commanding a bevy of thugs known as The Sharks, Palmer’s life was certainly colourful

Events

2 w. ago The Gold Season 2: what’s true and what’s false as the hit BBC show returns

Get ready for more hijinks and bullion-related skullduggery

Events

2 w. ago The Gold Season 2 on BBC One review: still a criminally good time

Despite being based purely off speculation, this tale of ill-gotten gains still fascinates

Events

2 w. ago Black schoolgirl, 15, ‘demeaned and physically violated’ by police strip search

The schoolgirl was strip searched by police while on her period after being wrongly suspected of carrying cannabis in December 2020.

Events

3 w. ago New Royal Mint gold bars can be authenticated by ‘rotating them in the light’

The Britannia bullion bar range features advanced security technology already available on the Royal Mint’s coins.

Politics

3 w. ago SNP accused of 'student union politics' after refusing to fund Scottish shipbuilding training centre

SNP ministers refuse to allow public money to be spent on anything they class as "munitions" - despite the defence industry being a major employer north of the Border.

Politics