13 h. ago Sean Lynn urges Wales to embrace mighty England challenge in front of record crowd

The Principality Stadium will play host to the round two fixture in the Women’s Six Nations

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14 h. ago MP calls to nationalise water firms that repeatedly pollute rivers and seas

Clive Lewis says his Water Bill would operate a ‘three strikes and you’re out’ policy for private water companies.

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20 h. ago UK weather: 'Beast from the East 3' to batter Brits with two inches of snow per hour

GFS weather modelling maps predict snow could start to fall in the early hours of April 8, bringing intense flurries to the south-west of England, southern parts of Wales, and eastern parts of Northern Ireland

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30 h. ago England star says 'it's worse that I speak Welsh' ahead of Wales Six Nations clash

Megan Jones had a memorable chat with her Welsh father about choosing her international allegiance.

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32 h. ago UK weather: Snow forecast as 2 inch per hour storm to sweep England and Wales

A monster snow storm is set to sweep across parts of England, Wales and Northern Ireland - advanced weather modelling maps suggest snow could be falling at a rate of around two inches per hour

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32 h. ago Richard Wigglesworth: ‘I’ll be honest and think of nothing but the Lions’

Newly selected British & Irish Lions assistant on his journey as a coach, picking Steve Borthwick’s brain and Andy Farrell breaking the newsRichard Wigglesworth was in the garden with his five-year-old daughter, two days after England’s thumping win over Wales, when the phone rang. It was Andy Farrell and as much as Margot was not happy that her father was on the phone, it was a call he had to take. England’s storming finish to the Six Nations may not be the only reason Wigglesworth has been seconded to the British & Irish Lions but it can only have helped, and so the 41-year-old completes Farrell’s lineup, the first England coach to do so since Steve Borthwick in 2017.It is easy to forget that more than two years ago, Wigglesworth was still playing for Leicester Tigers. He was a player-coach when Borthwick got the call from England in December 2022 and as a result, Wigglesworth immediately hung up his boots and took interim charge at Welford Road. Continue reading...

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34 h. ago Ellie Kildunne to win 50th England cap in Women’s Six Nations clash with Wales

Mitchell makes 13 changes to starting XV from Italy winCardiff match to break Welsh women’s attendance recordEllie Kildunne will win her 50th cap for England when she starts against Wales at the Principality Stadium in the Women’s Six Nations on Saturday as one of 13 changes to the starting XV. Kildunne, who made her England debut in 2017 and has scored 36 tries for her country, will start at full-back after making an appearance off the bench on the wing in England’s 38-5 win over Italy last Sunday.“She is outstanding, she is the girl that everyone is looking up to at the moment,” said England’s forwards coach, Louis Deacon. “She is such an exciting player. To achieve 50 games for the Red Roses is an outstanding achievement but she has got so many more games to come down the line as well.” The wings Abby Dow and Jess Breach will round off the back three either side of Kildunne while Megan Jones and Tatyana Heard feature for the first time this tournament in the centre partnership wi...

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37 h. ago Cases of dengue fever in people returning from abroad reach new high, data shows

The mosquito-borne infection is not found in the UK and you cannot catch it from another person.

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47 h. ago Full list of most affordable places to buy a home in England and Wales

New information has been released from the Office for National Statistics

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50 h. ago Figure of 262,000 transgender people in England and Wales in the latest census was wrong, ONS finally admits

Bosses at the Office for National Statistics said data suggesting there were 262,000 trans individuals 'should not be used' as an exact reflection of the population.

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56 h. ago WRU confirm contact with young England star who can also play for All Blacks

Players leaving Wales for England has been a big problem in recent years

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63 h. ago Local census trans numbers should not be used, says official statistics body

The data was downgraded last year amid concern some respondents may not have understood the question properly due to language barriers.

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3 d. ago Assisted dying law thrown into doubt as rollout likely delayed until at least 2029

Timeline for implementation in England and Wales likely to be pushed back a further two years, meaning it may coincide with general electionThe introduction of assisted dying in England and Wales is likely to be pushed back by a further two years in a delay that supportive MPs fear could mean the change of law is never realised.The deferral was proposed by Kim Leadbeater, the Labour MP piloting the assisted dying bill through parliament. It means the initial timeline of two years for implementing the law will now stretch to four. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Assisted dying law thrown into doubt as plans for rollout delayed by two years

Timeline for implementation in England and Wales pushed back until 2029, meaning it may coincide with next general electionUK politics live – latest updatesThe implementation of a new assisted dying law in England and Wales has been delayed to 2029, throwing its future into question as its introduction coincides with the next general election.In a change put forward by Kim Leadbeater, the Labour MP who is sponsoring the assisted dying bill, the timeline for its implementation has been pushed back from two to four years. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago England and Wales's most and least affordable towns revealed

Our analysis shows 93 of 318 local authorities across England and Wales have housing affordability ratios above 10, while in Kensingon and Chelsea it is a huge 27.

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4 d. ago ‘More abusers whose victims die by suicide will be charged with manslaughter’

Suicide was the most common cause of death among victims of domestic abuse for the second year running, police figures suggest.

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4 d. ago Hits Radio to pull out of Swansea ending half a century of history

Popular breakfast hosts, Leigh and Claire will leave the station on June 6 as the network will broadcast a single breakfast show across England and Wales instead

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4 d. ago Full list of housing affordability in 2024 by local area in England and Wales

The most affordable local authority in 2024 was Blaenau Gwent in Wales.

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4 d. ago From The Simpsons to Werner Herzog: the coolest, craziest, scariest Nessies ever

Loch Ness Monster hunters have included the Chuckle Brothers – and even David Lean. As the Scottish icon is honoured in a new stamp and a stirring musical, we separate the classy from the crackpotIt is the UK’s largest body of fresh water, its volume totalling more than all the lakes of England and Wales combined. It is also the UK’s greatest source of daft stories. For the best part of a century, Loch Ness has used its monster-adjacent status not only to finance a healthy tourist economy, but also to generate a small industry in Nessie-related fiction, from the inspired to the crackpot. The Simpsons sent Mr Burns to do battle with the creature in an episode called Monty Can’t Buy Me Love. From the pen of poet Ted Hughes came Nessie the Mannerless Monster, who was tired of being told she does not exist. And indie folkster Matilda Mann has a song called The Loch Ness Monster, containing this advice: “Stay right down there.” Not wanting to be left out, the Royal Mail has just honoured...

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5 d. ago England and Wales set to be battered by Atlantic storm carrying snow and downpours

The UK is set to be hit by an Atlantic storm bringing snow and rain in a matter of days, according to the latest weather charts from Netweather and Windy.com

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