2 h. ago Henry Arundell leads Bath to nervy win against Sale as Borthwick takes note

Bath 28-16 SaleHosts made to work for win by stubborn Sharks sideAlmost everything is going swimmingly for Bath. At long last their long-awaited stadium redevelopment looks likely to happen and, on the field, the champions are two from two after the first couple of weekends. With Finn Russell due back in action next week to pick up the fly-half baton, it is going to take a seriously good side to steal their crown.On a wet and windy night in Somerset, even so, they were made to work extremely hard for it by a stubborn Sale team who stuck in the fight and refused to go away. It was only with three minutes left that Max Ojomoh slid in to score his side’s bonus point try and maintain his squad’s perfect start to the campaign. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Dragons fall short of first league victory in a year following dramatic finish

Filo Tiatia's side couldn't quite manage a victory, ending up with a 17-17 draw against the Sharks

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2 h. ago Sandberg’s superb strike denies Chelsea as Manchester United hold WSL leaders

Chelsea and Manchester United both maintained their unbeaten starts to the Women’s Super League season, although the defending champions’ 100% winning record was brought to an end by an entertaining contest between the top two.The result extended United’s agonisingly long wait for a first WSL victory over Chelsea but they will have taken great encouragement from their performance, on a night when both teams created plenty of chances to win and the home side showed they may well have the qualities to mount a serious title challenge. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Chief Osceola and Renegade have dazzled Florida State fans with tribe's approval for nearly 50 years

Chief Osceola and Renegade make up one of college football's grandest traditions

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4 h. ago Matt Fitzpatrick on Don Rea's apology and how far Europeans were prepared to go over US fans

Englishman opens up on report that Luke Donald’s players were prepared to down tools in New York

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4 h. ago Ospreys let another South Africa lead slip after scoreless second

Mark Jones' side ran out of steam in Cape Town, going down 26-10 at DHL Stadium

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5 h. ago Hegseth says four killed in US strike on alleged drug boat off Venezuelan coast

Pentagon chief says strike – fourth by US military in recent weeks – targeted boat with ‘substantial amounts’ of drugsThe US killed four people in a strike against a vessel just off the coast of Venezuela that was allegedly carrying illegal drugs, US defense secretary Pete Hegseth said on Friday.The strike came a day after Trump officials notified Congress that the US was entering a “non-international armed conflict” with drug cartels. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Santander's WFH boss who stayed home up to two days a week steps down from £3.3m

Mike Regnier, who said previously he would never have taken the role if he was not allowed to work from home, has been chief executive of the lender's British arm since April 2022.

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6 h. ago 'Not a time to stoke tension': PM issues warning over Palestine protest in wake of Manchester terror attack

It comes after Met chief Sir Mark Rowley demanded a pro-Palestine protest planned for Saturday in central London be cancelled

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6 h. ago Taylor Swift eyes new London home as she tires of Trump battles: report

Taylor Swift eyes new London home as she tires of Trump battles: report  The Mercury News

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7 h. ago Aston Martin chief claims Horner is ringing ‘every team owner’ in F1 for a job

Haas and Aston Martin approached by former team chiefMcLaren’s Oscar Piastri tops FP2 time sheets in SingaporeThe former Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has been engaged in a concerted effort to make a return to Formula One, with the Aston Martin team principal, Andy Cowell, asserting that Horner had recently been in contact with “pretty much every team owner”.Horner was dismissed by Red Bull in July and his settlement with the team allows him to return in the early part of next year. Aston Martin are considered a potential destination for Horner, who won 14 titles with Red Bull during his 20 years in charge but Cowell, who is also CEO of the team, insisted they were not interested. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Peter Mandelson stripped of another honour over links to Jeffrey Epstein

Lord Mandelson was sacked as US ambassador by Keir Starmer last month after emails emerged laying bare the depth of his relationship with the paedophile Jeffrey Epstein

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7 h. ago US military under fire in Virginia, but were Trump and Hegseth shooting blanks?

President and his defence chief took aim at the ‘fat generals’, but some doubted there was much substance to the swagger on showThis week marked an inflection point in Donald Trump’s relentless politicisation of the US armed forces, as he delivered a partisan – if scattershot – campaign speech to the very room of people he is not supposed to: the commanders of the most powerful military in the world.For those declaring a five-alarm authoritarian fire in the US, there was plenty of smoke: the anti-woke rhetoric that has become a commonplace of the political right, the threats to summarily dismiss the generals who disagree with him, the transparent pleasure at deploying the military to perform police actions in major US cities. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago NFL's highest paid player 2025: The top 15 richest NFL stars

Here are the NFL’s top 15 highest paid players in the 2025/26 season - including Kansas City Chief’s star Patrick Mahomes.

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8 h. ago Santander's WFH boss who was only in the office two days a week steps down from £3.3m

Mike Regnier, who said previously he would never have taken the role if he was not allowed to work from home, has been chief executive of the lender's British arm since April 2022.

Economics

8 h. ago Met chief calls for rally backing Palestine Action to be cancelled after Manchester synagogue attack

"They are drawing valuable resources away from the communities of London at a time when they are needed most"

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8 h. ago Met chief demands ‘insensitive’ Palestine Action protest called off in wake of Manchester terror attack

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood slammed the demonstration and Nigel Farage called it a ‘celebration of murder’

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10 h. ago Colourful city with £1.23 beer and 28C October weather is perfect autumn escape

The Post Office Money report highlights how Hoi An isn't just a cheap place to visit, but that it's getting cheaper. Across a basket of ten holiday items visitors are likely to buy, Hoi An was the cheapest of the long-haul destinations looked at, and 10% cheaper than it was in 2023

Economics

11 h. ago Glasgow 'not ready' to host Commonwealth Games with city urgently needing 'deep clean'

EXCLUSIVE: Trade union chief Gary Smith said Scotland's biggest city had been "abandoned by the political class for a long time".

Politics

11 h. ago Report finds ‘little evidence’ electric car grants are boosting sales

The new EV market share of models eligible for the grant in September was unchanged from between April and June.

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