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“The roar at the end was incredible” Fin Baxter insists England are determined to back up their seismic upset of France after reigniting their RBS 6 Nations title bid with a dramatic 26-25 victory at Allianz Stadium. England ended a run of seven successive defeats to top tier opposition by finally closing out a match that was there for the taking, having fallen in a host of near misses over […]

He cried “happy, childlike tears” when his was the winning bid Robbie Williams has said he purchased Eric Morecambe’s glasses and pipe at auction as he has always seen the comedian as an “uncle of sorts” whose “spirit has been salve for my soul”. The singer said he cried “happy, childlike tears” after winning the bidding war last month with a final offer of £20,000, far exceeding the £2,000 to […]

The FA Cup was in full swing on Saturday as Manchester City overcame a potential scare to beat Leyton Orient, while Newcastle left it late to defeat Birmingham in their tie. Premier League teams Fulham, Bournemouth, Ipswich and Brighton all reached the fifth round along with EFL teams Burnley, Cardiff, Preston and Millwall. In the women’s competition, current holders Manchester United eased into the quarter-finals with a thumping victory over […]

The families of two of the three girls murdered at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport last summer have spoken of the moment they were told “something awful has happened” as they paid tribute to their daughters. In their first interviews, Jenni and David Stancombe, parents of seven-year-old Elsie Dot, and the parents of Bebe King, six, who cannot be named for legal reasons, spoke to The Sunday Times […]

A Labour MP who was sacked as a minister by Sir Keir Starmer over comments made in a WhatsApp group has said he regrets the “badly misjudged” remarks. Andrew Gwynne, the MP for Gorton and Denton, has been sacked as health minister and suspended from the Labour Party. He reportedly posted sexist comments about Angela Rayner, racist remarks about Labour MP Diane Abbott and joked about an elderly woman dying […]

Hundreds of people have gathered to march through Sheffield in memory of 15-year-old Harvey Willgoose who was stabbed to death at his school. Harvey died on Monday after being knifed at All Saints Catholic School in Granville Road in the city. Since his death, dozens of people have paid tribute to him with flowers and messages left outside the school. Harvey was an avid Sheffield United supporter and floral tributes, […]

Demi Moore has continued her winning streak at the Critics Choice Awards during a ceremony which also saw Anora take home best picture. Following on from her Golden Globe best actress win last month, US star Moore picked up the same award for her performance in horror The Substance on Friday at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica. The ceremony saw The Substance, Emilia Perez and Wicked each win three […]

The families of the Nottingham attacker’s victims will meet the Prime Minister next week to push for a judge-led statutory inquiry into the killings. Valdo Calocane killed 19-year-old students Barnaby Webber and Grace O’Malley-Kumar and 65-year-old caretaker Ian Coates before attempting to kill three other people in a spate of attacks in the city in June 2023. A report released this week set out in detail the contact he had […]

Hamas-led militants have released three more hostages, all Israeli civilian men, to the Red Cross – and Israel is set to free dozens of Palestinian prisoners as part of a fragile agreement that has paused the war in the Gaza Strip. US President Donald Trump’s stunning proposal to transfer the Palestinian population out of Gaza, welcomed by Israel but vehemently rejected by the Palestinians and most of the international community, […]