17 h. ago England's Lilli Ives Campion is relishing opportunity of possible home Rugby World Cup

The Red Roses second row made her first Test start for England during the Guinness Six Nations and is part of the 42-player squad that is currently preparing for the 2025 World Cup.

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33 h. ago Lionesses in seventh heaven as Euro 2025 preparation completed with Jamaica rout

Defending champions head to Zurich for first group game

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40 h. ago Spain’s Aitana Bonmatí discharged from hospital after viral meningitis treatment

Midfielder will rejoin teammates on eve of Euro 2025Spain kick off Euro 2025 against Portugal on 3 JulyThe Spain midfielder Aitana Bonmatí has been discharged from hospital after receiving treatment for viral meningitis and will rejoin the national team in the coming days as they prepare for Euro 2025.The Ballon d’Or winner was absent from Spain’s final warm-up match against Japan on Friday, a game she watched from her hospital bed. World Cup winners Spain’s first game of the tournament comes on Thursday when they face Portugal in Bern. Continue reading...

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43 h. ago Glastonbury 2025 live: Rod Stewart prepares for Legends slot ahead of Olivia Rodrigo headline set

Final day of festival arrives after huge performances from Neil Young, Charli xcx, Doechii and Pulp

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66 h. ago F1 Austrian GP live: Qualifying start time as Lando Norris eyes pole position in qualifying

Follow live updates from the Red Bull Ring as the drivers prepare for round 11 of the 2025 season

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3 d. ago Glastonbury 2025 live: Highlights as The 1975 prepare to headline Pyramid Stage

Latest updates as Scottish singer-songwriter Lewis Capaldi makes an emotional return to festival, Alanis Morissette, Wunderhorse and Busta Rhymes deliver powerhouse sets, and Matty Healy’s band prepare to make their headline debut

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3 d. ago Glastonbury 2025 live: Highlights so far as The 1975 prepare to headline Pyramid Stage

Latest updates as Scottish singer-songwriter Lewis Capaldi makes an emotional return to festival and Matty Healy’s band prepare to make their headline debut

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5 d. ago Trump hails ‘big win’ as Nato states agree to raise defence spending to 5% of GDP

US president appears relaxed and reaffirms commitment to military alliance – though Spain criticisedA relaxed Donald Trump said Nato’s decision to increase defence spending to 5% of GDP was a “big win” for western civilisation in a digressive press conference at a summit in The Hague where he reaffirmed the US’s commitment to the military alliance.There was every sign that the careful setup of the summit – in which most allies in Europe and Canada committed billions more on defence – had worked to keep Trump bound in to the alliance, with the US president praising Mark Rutte, its secretary general, and a night where he “slept beautiful” in the Dutch king’s palace. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Trump praises Nato states as summit prepares to lift defence spending target

‘Nato’s going to become very strong with us,’ says US president, as secretary general calls him ‘daddy’Europe live – latest updatesDonald Trump praised Nato countries for being willing to lift defence spending to 5% in his first public remarks at the military alliance’s annual summit, and said that he expected the US to be fully in support.The president was speaking at a preliminary press conference in The Hague that was dominated by his rejection of overnight reports that Iran’s nuclear sites were not destroyed in US bombing, and where he was also praised by the Nato chief, Mark Rutte, for being the “daddy”. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Rod Stewart’s health struggle and his drastic action to get through Glastonbury

As Rod Stewart prepares to take Glastonbury 2025's coveted Legends slot, the 80-year-old crooner has overcome recent health issues and made a steep investment to make sure the gig goes ahead

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6 d. ago Britain must prepare for possibility of attack on UK soil, government warns

The government’s new security strategy said it has to actively prepare for potential wartime scenariosBritain needs to prepare for the possibility of being attacked on its own soil, the government has warned in its security strategy, laying out in stark terms the range of threats ministers say the UK now faces.Russia’s military buildup and Iran’s increasing attacks on dissidents abroad mean the country could soon find itself involved in a domestic war, the review says. Continue reading...

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1 week ago The US is woefully underprepared for wildfire season, say insiders: ‘The stakes are life and death’

‘Efficiency’ cuts across offices have left teams understaffed, firefighters underpaid and uninsured, and without adequate equipmentSummer temperatures are rising and the US is bracing for another hot, dry and hectic wildfire season. But with the promise of extreme conditions in the months to come, federal fire crews are also growing concerned that a series of changes brought on by the Trump administration have left them underprepared.Severe cuts to budgets and staff have hamstrung the agencies that manage roughly 640m acres of the nation’s public lands, leaving significant gaps in a workforce that supports wildfire mitigation and suppression. The administration’s crackdown on climate science and the dismantling of departments that provided world-class research and weather forecasting, may also undermine early warning systems, slowing response and strategic planning. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Preparatory work to identify remains of 800 infants at Irish mother and baby home begins

Excavation crews begin sealing off site in Tuam, Co Galway, before full-scale dig starts on 14 JulyPreliminary work aimed at identifying the remains of nearly 800 infants is starting on the site in Tuam, Co Galway, as Ireland continues to wrestle with the traumatic legacy of its mother and baby homes scandal.Catherine Corless, a local historian who first sounded the alarm about the dark past of the institution run by nuns from the Bon Secours order, uncovered the names of 796 infants who are believed to have been buried there between 1925 and 1961, some in a disused subterranean septic tank. There were no burial records. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago All the headliners for BST Hyde Park 2025 as Olivia Rodrigo prepares to kick off summer festival

The central London event takes place over several weekends and should be one of next summer’s best festivals

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3 w. ago Sarina Wiegman shuts out ‘noise’ after chaotic 10 days as Lionesses prepare to go on attack at Euro 2025

Wiegman insists England remain on track for Euros defence despite retirements and withdrawals

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4 w. ago Forfar care home invite local community to attend carnival summer fete as part of Care Home Open Week 2025 celebrations

HC-One Scotland’s Finavon Court Care Home in Forfar, Angus, is preparing to celebrate Care Home Open Week 2025 with a fun-filled day with the local community at its Carnival Summer Fete event on Saturday, June 21, 2pm – 4pm.

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