BBC News The WRU says it will bring together the leadership of all the professional teams, and other stakeholders, after Wales’ Nations Championship matches in November. It intends to thrash out the finances of the regions’ proposals and assess the interests of the quartet in taking up the new licences. “This will allow an orderly […]
BBC News The Duke of Sussex and other high-profile claimants who lost their High Court privacy case against the publisher of the Daily Mail face a potential legal bill of millions of pounds. The group – which includes Sir Elton John, Baroness Doreen Lawrence and Elizabeth Hurley – sued Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL) over claims […]
BBC News Following the furore surrounding Saltburn Cricket Club over an alleged cheating scandal, the club’s second team’s Wednesday evening match has been cancelled. The scandal involved complaints over alleged ‘finger clicking’ during Saltburn’s match on Monday, with footage of the game going viral on social media. Saltburn have conceded Wednesday’s fixture – a cup […]
BBC News Fifa would receive a huge influx of cash in one go if the plan is approved, and the proportion earmarked for national federations would be made available from 1 January 2027, according to a letter sent to each country by Infantino. He added: “The decision whether or not to proceed with this proposal […]
BBC News Burnham first proposed a universal system of social care in England in 2009, when he was health secretary under former Prime Minister Gordon Brown. He suggested a compulsory levy to fund the system and Brown’s government also floated the idea of allowing people to defer the payment until after they died, leading to […]
BBC News Former top US health official Anthony Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment during a hearing before a Republican-led Senate committee about the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic. The amendment to the US Constitution states that no individual can be “compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself”. Fauci’s refusal to answer […]
BBC News Nottingham Forest are close to completing a deal for Sporting Lisbon defender Ousmane Diomande. The 22-year-old is viewed as a key target for new Forest boss Oliver Glasner, and talks have progressed in recent days. While a final agreement still needs to be reached, sources indicate a deal between the clubs is now […]
BBC News Blankety Blank, Celebrity Mastermind and Live at the Apollo have been cancelled by the BBC, as the corporation makes further financial savings. The main Mastermind series will continue, with Clive Myrie remaining as host, but the celebrity spin-off will end after the next series, which has already been filmed. In a statement, the […]
BBC News The unexplained deaths of four people who were living at a homeless shelter in Cornwall at the same time as triple killer James Desborough are being reviewed, police have said. The 40-year-old was found guilty of murdering two other men he met while staying at Sandy Lodge in Newquay on Tuesday. Earlier this […]
