23 m. ago Arne Slot issues refusal on Liverpool star as he awaits summer transfer

Liverpool are set to lose Trent Alexander-Arnold on a free transfer this summer, with the England star set to join Real Madrid, and must figure out how best to replace him over the summer

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1 hour ago Believe the hype: make Pollock the Lions midweek captain and watch him flourish | Ugo Monye

Northampton flanker brings energy and excitement and can thrive if given the honour and responsibility by Andy FarrellA couple of months ago, after Henry Pollock scored his first Premiership try against Sale in what is sure to be a contender for try of the season, I got a little excited. I called Phil Dowson – someone I have known since he was 19 – to speak to him about this star in the making. I asked if I was getting carried away with myself. Phil said he is a good kid who works hard on his game, and the next day I’m thinking about Pollock as a midweek captain for the British & Irish Lions.Fast forward two months and I’m of the same opinion. This isn’t me getting swept up in the hype, and that certainly isn’t to say Pollock cannot force his way into the Lions Test team or squad, but just give him the responsibility and let him flourish. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago British & Irish Lions starting XVs to face Australia: Our experts' picks

The Lions selection battle has only just begun. After Andy Farrell named a squad of 38 (or should that be 40?) to tour Australia this summer on Thursday, the next step is picking a starting team.

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11 h. ago Greater Anglia set to be nationalised in October in effort to save £150 million as Labour vows to fix railways

The operator, which runs trains across the East of England and into Liverpool Street, will brought under public ownership later this year

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12 h. ago British cardinal reveals Pope Leo's reaction upon being elected and suggests he 'won't be afraid of tyrants' after notoriously secretive papal conclave

Cardinal Vincent Nichols, leader of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales, was one of 133 cardinals involved in the Conclave and described how 'every step was followed'.

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13 h. ago Pollock a proud Lion after ‘nailing it’ for Northampton and England

A call-up from Andy Farrell for the young flanker crowns a remarkable breakthrough year with club and countryThese are good times at Franklin’s Gardens. Five days after the squad celebrated one of the great victories against Leinster, four of them were picked by the British & Irish Lions. The atmosphere around the old ground has been electric ever since. And while you would expect the quartet, Fin Smith, Henry Pollock, Tommy Freeman, and Alex Mitchell, to be overjoyed, what’s more telling is how happy everyone else at the club seems to be on their behalf. The video of the team celebrating the news has already gone viral, and it turns out that on the night after the squad announcement, Fraser Dingwall had them all around to his house for a celebration dinner.Dingwall, of course, had an outside shot at making the Lions squad himself, but swallowed whatever disappointment he felt after being left out and opened a couple of bottles of champagne for the occasion. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago British & Irish Lions: Henry Pollock 'hype' after solo try made him believe in call

Henry Pollock was named as a British and Irish Lion on Thursday and the Northampton sensation begun believing he might get the call after a phenomenal try away at Sale

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14 h. ago Freddie McCann returns with a bang after hitting century for Nottinghamshire

McCann was stood down when England star Ben Duckett made a brief return to the side in their previous match, but the 20-year-old made 138 on Friday.

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15 h. ago UNC: Belichick's girlfriend 'welcome' at football facilities after report she had been banned

North Carolina says the girlfriend of football coach Bill Belichick is “welcome” at its football facilities amid a report that 24-year-old Jordon Hudson had been banned

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15 h. ago Henry Pollock vows to be himself as Lions pick sparks comparison to Luke Littler

Pollock has been selected just three months after competing in the Under-20 Six Nations for England.

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15 h. ago AP PHOTOS: Statue of late Motorhead frontman Lemmy unveiled in English hometown

A decade after his death, Lemmy, the frontman of the legendary British heavy metal band Motorhead, will stand tall and proud in his hometown in the north of England.

Culture

16 h. ago England open to hosting IPL after border hostilities prompt suspension

ECB has reached out to BCCI after IPL halted PSL also suspended with UAE unwilling to step in as hostThe England and Wales Cricket Board is open to hosting the remainder of the Indian Premier League in September after escalating cross-border tension between India and Pakistan prompted the suspension of the world’s most lucrative Twenty20 tournament on Friday.In a chaotic 24 hours matches in both the IPL and the Pakistan Super League were cancelled or abandoned, schedules torn up and foreign players told to start packing and book flights home. The Pakistan Cricket Board announced that the last eight fixtures of its tournament were being relocated to the United Arab Emirates, only for the Emirates Cricket Board apparently to reconsider its decision to host because it was “wary of being perceived as an ally of the PCB”, leading to that tournament also being suspended. Continue reading...

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16 h. ago Murder trial jury shown photos of ‘gravesite’ in Satchwell home

A Garda photographer described photographing the site in Tina Satchwell’s home where her remains were found.

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16 h. ago Christine Lampard admits she worries her children could be exposed to sexual content online and confesses it's 'extremely unsettling'

The Loose Women presenter, 46, shares two kids with her football legend husband Frank - Patricia, six, and Freddie, three - after marrying the former England captain in 2015.

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17 h. ago Christine Lampard admits she is worried her and Frank's young children might be watching sexual content online and confesses it's 'extremely unsettling'

The Loose Women presenter, 46, shares two kids with her football legend husband Frank - Patricia, six, and Freddie, three - after marrying the former England captain in 2015.

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18 h. ago Advertising assisted dying would be inappropriate, says MP behind Bill

May 16 will see MPs debate and likely vote on various amendments as part of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill’s report stage.

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19 h. ago Picture Satchwell painted for years ‘very different’ from evidence, court hears

Richard Satchwell told gardai in 2023 that his wife’s threats to leave him made him feel ‘miserable’.

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19 h. ago England Lioness Leah Williamson launches special treat in time for Women's EURO 2025

England and Arsenal star Leah Williamson has launched her own limited-edition ice cream sundae, coinciding with the UEFA Women's EURO 2025

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19 h. ago Poor care and long A&E trolley waits becoming ‘normalised’, new NHS England chief warns

NHS leaving elderly people in corridors for hours has become ‘normalised’, admits Sir Jim Mackey

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19 h. ago Meet Chinese Donald Trump as impersonator who nails president’s accent goes viral

Chen Rui is a marketing executive in China who has never been to America or studied abroad, but has absolutely nailed the voice and mannerisms of US President Donald Trump

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