2 h. ago All you need to know about England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland's World Cup games

The draw for the 2026 World Cup has now been and gone, with a following draw for the schedule and timings of matches and their host cities all decided, meaning there is an idea of how the competition could play out.

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3 h. ago MPs probe Crown Estate after it rakes in £1.1billion profit from offshore wind farms

The estate, which owns the seabed around England, Wales and Northern Ireland on behalf of the monarch, recorded profits of £1.1billion in each of the past two financial years

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6 h. ago TikTok influencer's Wales being part of England remark sparks row

TikTok influencer's Wales being part of England remark sparks row  BBC

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11 h. ago Wales captain on the verge of leaving Welsh rugby for England

The Wales captain is close to signing for a big English club amid the uncertainty in Wales

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20 h. ago Floods feared across UK as thunderstorm looms TODAY — see full list of all warnings

Forecasters at Netweather say violent thunderstorms are likely across Wales, the Southwest of England and other regions as a band of low pressure is sweeping eastwards

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34 h. ago Wales star back on transfer market as England tunnel fight verdict announced

The rugby stories making headlines in Wales and around the world on Friday, December 5.

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35 h. ago Exact dates snow forecast to hit England, Scotland and Wales as

Advanced weather maps show snow could land in the UK within hours, with heavy rain expected to sweep across some parts of the country as well

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45 h. ago World Cup 2026 draw simulator: Predict who Wales, England and Scotland will get next summer

Use our free simulator to predict England, Wales and Scotland's groups before the official ceremony in Washington at 5pm on Friday

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49 h. ago Teens hoping to get around Australia’s social media ban are rushing to smaller apps. Where are they going?

As Meta begins deleting accounts and the deadline looms, children have already begun to flock to platforms not included in the banned list, like Coverstar, Lemon8, Yope and RednoteAustralia social media ban explained: everything you need to knowGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAs Australia prepares to block under-16s from accessing 10 of its largest social media platforms, less prominent companies have begun courting the teen market – in some cases paying underaged influencers to promote them.One teenaged TikTok influencer said in a paid “collab” video for the app Coverstar: “The social media ban is fast approaching, but I found the new cool app we can all move to.” Continue reading...

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57 h. ago Why is it called the Ashes? What is inside the urn that England and Australia play for?

The second Test of the Ashes series takes place across the weekend as England look to fight back against Australia

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63 h. ago Labour MP warns of huge Commons revolt against scrapping jury trials as he brands David Lammy a 'liar' and 'stark raving barmy'

The Justice Secretary this week unveiled proposals to set up so-called 'swift courts' in England and Wales, where cases will be heard by a judge alone.

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65 h. ago Prison population set to hit 100,000 a year later than projected – figures

Newly published estimates project the rise in the number of prisoners will reach between 98,000 and 103,6000 by March 2030.

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3 d. ago Exact dates snow forecast to hit England, Scotland and Wales in December

UK weather maps show that Brits are set for an Arctic blast later this month with icy temperatures and widespread snow in a spell of unsettled weather ahead of Christmas

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3 d. ago Rugby World Cup 2027 draw: England learn pool stage opponents

NIK SIMON: England have been drawn in the same pool as Wales for the 2027 World Cup and have a potentially dream route to the final. 

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3 d. ago The Sarah Everard report part two: a catalogue of repeated and preventable failures | Joan Smith

So many reviews, so much hand-wringing, yet misogyny in England and Wales’s police forces and impunity for offenders remains the normHow do we get sexual predators out of the country’s police forces? It was one of the most urgent questions asked in 2021 when a serving police officer, PC Wayne Couzens, was charged with the abduction, rape and murder of Sarah Everard. In the first report of Elish Angiolini’s inquiry into this dreadful sequence of events, published in February last year, she made the eminently sensible recommendation that any individual with a caution or conviction for a sexual offence should be rejected during police vetting.It seemed the very least that should happen, yet we’ve learned from Lady Angiolini’s second report this week that the recommendation has yet to be implemented. She reveals that it took 18 months after publication for police chiefs to agree a blanket ban on recruits who have convictions, and even then it wasn’t included in draft Home Office regulat...

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3 d. ago Hillary Clinton claims TikTok misinformation is influencing young people’s views on the Israel–Palestine conflict

Former secretary of state complains young Americans being swayed by unreliable media on TikTok, making it difficult to have a ‘reasonable discussion’ about events in the Middle East

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3 d. ago All Blacks meet hosts Australia in mouthwatering clash as England face Wales at 2027 Rugby World Cup

Ireland will take on Scotland in the pool stage while reigning champions South Africa could meet New Zealand in the quarter-finals

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3 d. ago Hosts Australia to face New Zealand in Rugby World Cup pool as England draw Wales

Champions South Africa face Italy, Georgia and RomaniaIreland and Scotland in pool with Uruguay and PortugalThe host nation Australia will face their traditional rivals New Zealand at the men’s Rugby World Cup in 2027 after the draw was made in Sydney on Wednesday. The Wallabies, hosting a second men’s tournament, were guaranteed to face a top-ranked nation in Pool A due to a current world ranking of seventh, and the renewal of their fierce rivalry with the All Blacks is perhaps the most appetising possible outcome from the draw.The potential for a “Bledisloe Cup” opening match to kick off the global showpiece, on 1 October 2027 in Perth, will be a hugely attractive prospect for fans. Chile, playing at a second Rugby World Cup after their debut in France in 2023, and debutants Hong Kong are also in Pool A. England, who won the men’s tournament in Australia 22 years ago, have been pitted against their Six Nations rivals Wales, with Tonga and Zimbabwe the other sides in Pool F. Wales ...

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3 d. ago Prisons 'will be overwhelmed by slashing jury trials' as Labour MPs and peers vow to kill David Lammy's plan

Justice Secretary David Lammy has unveiled proposals to set up so-called 'swift courts' in England and Wales where cases will be heard by a judge alone.

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3 d. ago England will face Wales in the 2027 Rugby World Cup group stages, as Scotland and Ireland also drawn in tough pool

NIK SIMON: England will face Wales in the group stages of the 2027 Rugby World Cup, with Ireland and Scotland also drawn in the same group. 

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