3 d. ago Rise in local areas in England with at least a third of adults obese

West Lindsey in Lincolnshire had the highest proportion of people aged 18 and over living with obesity in 2023/24.

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3 d. ago When is the British & Irish Lions squad announced? How to watch online and for free

Rugby fans are eagerly awaiting Andy Farrell's British and Irish Lions squad announcement on Thursday afternoon as players hope for a coveted spot on the plane to Australia for this summer's tour

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5 d. ago Rugby commentators in awe as Six Nations star scores incredible 80m try straight from kick

The winger exchanged passes with 33-cap Australia star Pete Samu for a sensational score.

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7 d. ago Manchester United's rising star JJ Gabriel scores again for the academy

Man Utd U18s played their penultimate game of the season on Friday and JJ Gabriel was on the scoresheet again.

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1 week ago Fans mock Arsenal’s ‘rugby’ set piece as VAR disallows goal for ‘obvious’ reason

Fans have mocked Arsenal’s ‘rugby’ style set piece routine after VAR disallowed Mikel Merino’s equalising goal for the most ‘obvious’ reason

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1 week ago Fans mock Arsenal’s ‘rugby’ set piece as VAR disallows goal vs PSG for ‘obvious’ reason

Fans have mocked Arsenal’s ‘rugby’ style set piece routine after VAR disallowed Mikel Merino’s equalising goal for the most ‘obvious’ reason

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1 week ago Rugby fans face extortionate ticket price charge to watch Lions squad announcement

The British and Irish Lions squad announcement will take place in London next week with fans able to watch the big reveal live in person - but they will need to be prepared to pay a hefty price

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2 w. ago 'Worrying' surge in Victorian disease resistant to antibiotics is 'ticking time bomb', expert warns

Cases of a Victorian-era lung disease continue to rise in England and experts warn its growing resistance to antibiotics is a "huge concern"

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2 w. ago Number of school suspensions and exclusions in England has risen in a year

The rise comes amid warnings of challenging behaviour in classrooms following the Covid-19 pandemic.

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2 w. ago Today's rugby news as 'fantastic' Tandy backed for two World Cup cycles and star confirms Wales eligibility

The latest rugby news from Wales and around the world

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2 w. ago Gabriel Martinelli points finger at Mikel Arteta as he makes admission about Arsenal season

Arsenal star Gabriel Martinelli scored the final goal in their famous Champions League quarter-final win against Real Madrid at the Bernabeu, but he has claimed he doesn't like playing on the right flank

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2 w. ago Abuse I received for TikTok video after Women’s Six Nations defeat was crazy | Jaz Joyce

Dance live on the BBC with a club teammate, after Wales had lost to England, provoked a torrent of hate onlineThe abuse and hate messages I received for doing a TikTok dance live on the BBC after Wales’s defeat by England was crazy. On Instagram I received a few DMs saying: “You’re an embarrassment, what do you think you’re doing?”That doesn’t affect me because we get criticism all the time for different things: losing a game, dropping a high ball. I am not hugely active on X and it was not until those of my friends who aren’t big fans of rugby were checking in on me to see if I was OK that I realised the extent of the abuse on social media. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago 'Best rugby try ever' viewed by more than 7 million as stunned fans crack up

It's one of the most viral moments of the past decade.

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3 w. ago Breakthrough as scientists find new antibiotic for STI 'superbug' on the rise in England

Scientists have found a potential antibiotic for drug-resistant gonorrhoea as cases rise

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3 w. ago Rugby fans say same thing after what rising England star did after scoring

England international Henry Pollock scored a brace against Castres but his celebrations have garnered attention

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4 w. ago Abandoned lynx, roaming wild boar, ‘beaver bombing’ – has rewilding got out of hand?

From unauthorised species releases to small groups buying up land, ‘guerrilla rewilding’ is going mainstream. But experts worry that these rogue efforts could do more harm than goodVisions of habitats teeming with nature are powerful, particularly so in an age of extinction. Rewilding, which offers the promise of such transformations, was once something most would have imagined happening far away, carried out by people unlike them, but times are changing. The wilderness is getting closer to home and more personal.In the past few months, there have been two suspected lynx releases and one of feral pigs in a small area of the Cairngorms, along with reports of a rise in “beaver bombing” on England’s rivers, and wild boar roaming Dartmoor. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Teachers in England vote to reject Government offer of 2.8% pay rise

Overall, 93.7% of NEU members who responded to the preliminary ballot voted to reject the Government’s recommendation of a 2.8% pay rise.

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last month ‘It’s time to move on’: Tearful Dončić drops 45 in first game at Dallas since trade

Lakers star scores 31 of 45 points before halftime in winDončić shed tears during lengthy pre-game tribute videoLuka Dončić scored 45 points in his first game in Dallas since being traded to the Los Angeles, helping the Lakers wrap up a playoff spot with a 112-97 victory over the Mavericks on Wednesday night.Dončić’s emotional return came two months after a seismic trade out of nowhere that sent the five-time All-Star to Los Angeles. The 26-year-old star from Slovenia spent his first five and a half seasons with the Mavericks, and still had two seasons left on his contract. Continue reading...

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