9 h. ago Henry Pollock’s rapid rise continues with British and Irish Lions selection

The 20-year-old has been included in a 38-man touring party bound for Australia this summer despite only making his England debut in March.

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17 h. ago Lawrence Dallaglio's estranged wife puts £2.7m home up for sale to save him from bankruptcy

Lawrence Dallaglio's wife, Alice, is attempting to prevent the former England Rugby Union star from going bankrupt by trying to sell their £2.7million home in Richmond

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29 h. ago Pep Guardiola and his wife Cristina Serra 'are still estranged' despite reports that 'all was not lost' after Man City manager spent three days with her in Barcelona

It was claimed last month the couple were trying to give their marriage a second chance after Guardiola and his fashion entrepreneur wife spent three days together at their former Barcelona home.

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32 h. ago Red Roses confirm clashes with Spain and France in World Cup warm

England have added two warm-up matches to the calendar ahead of the Women’s Rugby World Cup

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33 h. ago Maro Itoje set for Lions captaincy with squad named on Thursday

Itoje became the frontrunner for the role after leading England with distinction during the Six Nations.

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35 h. ago Who is Henry Pollock? How England’s young sensation bolted into Lions contention

The 20-year-old flanker is uber-confident and uber-athletic - and has made a compelling case for British and Irish Lions selection

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40 h. ago Lawrence Dallaglio's estranged wife sells their £2.7million former home in bid to save England rugby star from bankruptcy

Lawrence Dallaglio's wife Alice has applied to the High Court for a validation order which would allow the immediate sale of the couple's former home.

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3 d. ago How Britain became Hollywood's biggest threat as Trump threatens movie tariffs

President Trump has announced plans to hit films made outside of the UK with 100% tariffs in a bid to save the US' 'dying' film industry as filmmakers move abroad to keep costs down

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3 d. ago Alleged mushroom murders trial: husband denies asking Erin Patterson ‘is that what you used to poison them?’

Simon Patterson cross-examined by estranged wife’s lawyer as Victorian supreme court trial enters second week Erin Patterson trial LIVEWho are Erin Patterson and the other key figures in Australia’s mushroom murders trial?Erin Patterson’s estranged husband has denied asking her “is that what you used to poison them?” in the days immediately after the deadly mushroom lunch.Patterson, 50, faces three charges of murder and one charge of attempted murder relating to a beef wellington lunch she served at her house in Leongatha in South Gippsland in 2023.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Mushroom chef Erin Patterson's estranged husband denies accusing her of poisoning his parents after deadly lunch

Simon Patterson has denied accusing his estranged wife Erin of poisoning his parents in the days after the deadly lunch. 

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4 d. ago Erin Patterson trial live: estranged husband Simon to resume evidence in mushroom murder trial

Australian woman has pleaded not guilty to charges of murder and attempted murder relating to a beef wellington lunch she served at her Leongatha home in 2023. Follow live updatesWho are Erin Patterson and the other key figures in Australia’s mushroom murders trial?The jury has entered the courtroom for day five of the trial.Erin Patterson’s lawyer, Colin Mandy SC, is continuing his cross-examination of Simon Patterson, Erin’s estranged husband.The court was shown text messages where Simon and Erin communicated about her “forgotten” invitation to her mother-in-law’s 70th birthday. Simon said at this point in time there was “tension” in Erin’s relationship with his parents and between the pair.Simon told the court Erin had “struggled” with mental illness and postnatal depression after the birth of their first child.Simon said his estranged wife “hates” hospitals as he was asked about her discharging herself from Leongatha hospital against medical advice following the lunch. Continue ...

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6 d. ago Russia is making 'new pandemic virus' to save Putin's job, Kremlin source claims

The infamous Kremlin source known as General SVR has claimed that Russia's scientists have made a new pandemic-causing virus, as well as the vaccine, in a bid to save Putin

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8 d. ago Man charged with killing estranged wife in Spain found dead in apparent suicide

David Knezevich was being held at a South Florida federal prison while awaiting trial

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9 d. ago John Mitchell to remain Red Roses coach even if England fail to win home World Cup

The New Zealander is under contract until after next year’s Women’s Six Nations and will remain in post

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1 week ago Florida man charged with killing estranged wife in Spain is dead from apparent suicide, lawyer says

A defense attorney for a Florida businessman charged with kidnapping and killing his estranged wife in Spain says the man was found dead from an apparent suicide in a South Florida federal prison

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1 week ago England coach John Mitchell questions smaller women’s World Cup squad size

Squad sizes are capped at 32 for the women’s tournament, one fewer than men’s sides are permitted to select at the World Cup

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1 week ago Aldcroft holds nerve but England will need to raise level to go all the way at World Cup | Andy Bull

Red Roses were one more mistake away from missing out on the grand slam to France but it should not have been so closeThere’s no such thing as an easy grand slam and, in the very end, England’s turned out to be as hard-won as any of them. One point up with one minute to play after conceding a sixth try at the tail end of one of the great helter-skelter Test matches, their skipper, Zoe Aldcroft, had the smarts to lead the team in a slow march back from the posts to the middle of the pitch as the clock ran on into the red. The Red Roses were, at that point, one more mistake, one more missed tackle, one more France score away from going down to their first defeat since the last World Cup, in their final match before the next one.Twickenham was only half full, but the crowd was as loud as double the number. And in all the tumult, it was the French who folded. Taïna Maka knocked the ball on from the restart. The whistle went, the ball was dead, and the game was won. Continue reading...

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1 week ago John Mitchell explains why England’s Women’s Six Nations close shave was ‘ideal’ for Red Roses

England secured a seventh successive title despite a major scare against France

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1 week ago England survive mighty fright against France to claim Women’s Six Nations grand slam again

England 43-42 France: The Red Roses just about clung on after a thunderous comeback from the visitors at Allianz Stadium, Twickenham

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1 week ago An English rugby team’s stadium plan sparks concern for beavers, bats and UNESCO designation

The city of Bath in southwest England loves its rugby

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