70 m. ago Scots tot's swollen eye 'dismissed as hay fever' before devastating cancer diagnosis

"He's out playing football and golf and loves riding his bike. If you didn't know he had cancer, you wouldn't know when you look at him."

Science

2 h. ago Who will be the next Pope? We could see the first black or Asian Pontiff, or the cardinal who called same

After the death of Pope Francis at the age of 88, the world is waiting to see who will succeed him, as the Cardinals gather in Rome for the Papal Conclave.

Politics

2 h. ago M6 crash moment of madness as drivers play football after traffic grinds to a halt

Pictures show people ditching their cars on the M6 following major travel disruption on the motorway in Lancashire due to a crash that brought Easter traffic to a grinding halt

Events

6 h. ago I saw Wolves player's gesture to Tyler Fredricson that summed up his Manchester United debut

Man Utd suffered their 15th defeat of the Premier League season as Ruben Amorim's much-changed side were beaten by Wolves at Old Trafford.

Sport

17 h. ago Brendan Rodgers names 'special' Celtic player and gives 'aye it does' response to tantalising treble poser

Manager revels in prospect of landing third clean sweep at Celtic Park

Sport

17 h. ago Celtic vs St Johnstone player ratings: Constant menace, the key, 8/10 bright spark

How we rated performances of Celtic and St Johnstone players in Scottish Cup semi-final at Hampden Park.

Sport

19 h. ago Arsenal player ratings vs Ipswich: Leandro Trossard stars as Mikel Arteta gets boost to PSG plan

Declan Rice, Martin Odegaard and Mikel Merino all impress in midfield in comfortable away win

Sport

19 h. ago Chelsea player ratings vs Fulham: Pedro Neto screamer secures late derby win as Maresca's substitutes shine

A pair of late Chelsea goals denied Fulham a first-ever league double over Chelsea

Sport

19 h. ago Manchester United player ratings vs Wolves with two 4/10s but youngsters impress in defeat

Man United lost to Wolves in the Premier League and here are how the players rated at Old Trafford on Easter Sunday.

Sport

27 h. ago Guardiola fumes at Man City player who made error he hates most

The moments you may have missed as Manchester City played their final game at Goodison Park in a huge game vs Everton in the Premier League.

Sport

28 h. ago 'Black hair deserves a place': Dove calls for representation of Black hair in emoji library

Dove have partnered with youth empowerment organisation Rise365 and action group Crown Coalition to launch a campaign calling for better representation of Black hair in the Emoji library

Politics

42 h. ago Man City player ratings vs Everton as Nico O'Reilly good but four 5/10s

Manchester City won 2-0 at Everton in a performance where they barely did enough to pick up the win in the Premier League

Sport

44 h. ago 'I won Champions League and Premier League – I know who the greatest player ever is'

Former Manchester United striker Louis Saha has named Portugal icon Cristiano Ronaldo as the greatest to ever play football, describing his former team-mate as a "robot"

Sport

44 h. ago Hearts v Aberdeen player ratings: 8/10 star men, player destined for bigger things and many disappointments

Marks out of ten as Aberdeen beat Hearts to reach Scottish Cup final

Sport

51 h. ago ‘It’s a new world’: the analysts using AI to psychologically profile elite players

Statistics can help assess a potential recruit’s emotional control and leadership, while highlighting red flags“The players didn’t show enough fight.” Listen to any pundit’s post-match reaction and you will hear variations of that soundbite. But can you analyse an athlete’s state of mind, based on their on-pitch body language?In an era when football is increasingly leaning on data to demonstrate physical attributes, statistics offering an accurate indication of a player’s psychological qualities, such as emotional control and leadership, are harder to come by. But Premier League clubs including Brighton are using a technique intended to help in that regard with selection and recruitment. Continue reading...

Sport

52 h. ago 'I was called a 'black c***' while playing football – it has left me paranoid and hurt'

Appalling racism at grassroots football is revealed as an 8-year-old boy calls a black coach a 'monkey' and a Muslim goalkeeper is drenched in beer

Politics

62 h. ago Rangers Player Ratings Europa League 2025: The top 13 highest rated Ibrox stars

How the Rangers players rated across European campaign

Sport

63 h. ago It’s complicated: Awkward marriage of Maresca and Chelsea provides great drama | Barney Ronay

Enzo Maresca loves controlled buildup play from the back. Chelsea fans tend to like forceful, direct football. Conflict of some kind always seemed inevitableThere was a new story this week about a team of a hundred scientists who have spent nine years analysing a single cubic millimetre of mouse brain. The one hundred scientists have finally published their results. And those results are basically: “Whoah, have you seen this stuff?”What they found inside the cubic millimetre of mouse brain was an eternity of wiring, just miles and miles of tiny wire to be untangled, pictured in the accompanying article clumped into a single mass, like a pan of mouse brain vermicelli left overnight in the sink. Continue reading...

Events

66 h. ago Rangers Europa League 24/25 Player Ratings: The top 13 highest rated Ibrox stars

How the Rangers players rated across European campaign

Sport

69 h. ago Doting dad Cristiano Ronaldo shows his softer side as footballer playfully celebrates daughter's 3rd birthday with heartwarming Instagram post

Cristiano Ronaldo has taken to social media to celebrate the third birthday of his daughter Bella. He posted a picture of the pair embraced in a hug together on Instagram to mark the occasion.

Events