Brighton v Nottingham Forest: FA Cup quarter-final – live | FA Cup

Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Looks like the lens of the expensive-looking goalside camera bothered by Baleba’s powerful drive has been sheared clean off. Pity the poor photographer, who is nevertheless having a wry chortle about his misfortune with a pal, a piece in each hand. […]

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Wales v England: Women’s Six Nations rugby union – live | Women’s Six Nations

Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature 21 mins: An England offside gives George the chance to kick downfield and get Wales a foothold in the territory battle. Share TRY! Wales 7-21 England (Bern 19′) In the next passage of play, England do strike again, rolling to within […]

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Wigmore Hall’s principled stand over public funding is music to my ears | Rachel Cooke

The news that Wigmore Hall in London is to turn its back on an annual subsidy of £345,000 from Arts Council England (ACE), after a successful campaign to raise £10m from individuals and the private sector, is almost as beautiful to my ears as the last thing I heard there, which was the Dunedin Consort […]

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Turkish opposition rallies against jailed Istanbul mayor in mass protest | Turkey

Turkey’s main opposition has rallied in defence of the jailed Istanbul mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, in a move to sustain the largest anti-government demonstrations in years. Hundreds of thousands of people attended the protest called by the head of the opposition Republican People’s party (CHP) in a spot far from the Istanbul city centre. The party […]

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Leeds v Swansea, Bayern Munich v St Pauli, and more: football – live | Soccer

Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Of course, we also have some FA Cup action to enjoy this weekend. Crystal Palace currently boast a 3-0 lead over Fulham in the first match of the quarter-finals. Brighton then host Nottingham Forest this afternoon. Tomorrow, Aston Villa travel to […]

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Partial solar eclipse live: moon blocks part of sun for people in northern hemisphere | Solar eclipses

Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Thanks for joining Our live stream has ended and we’ll be closing this blog shortly, thanks for joining us. Here are a few more photos from around the world: A traditional Greenlandic home is silhouetted during a partial solar eclipse in […]

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Magnificent, rare worm with its own campaign song: the giant Gippsland earthworm | Invertebrates

The giant Gippsland earthworm already has an upbeat campaign song. “I am a real worm, I am an actual worm,” bangs the chorus of Doctor Worm, a late-90s novelty hit by the American indie rock band They Might Be Giants. Of course, Gippsland’s worms definitely are giants – some reportedly stretching as long as 2 […]

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Fulham v Crystal Palace: FA Cup quarter-final – live | FA Cup

Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Preamble It’s FA Cup quarter-final weekend, with the first of these four slightly unlikely ties – Manchester City apart – coming in the form of a London derby at Craven Cottage. Fulham and Crystal Palace are both chasing history in this […]

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Adolescence’s Erin Doherty: ‘When did I last cry? Oh when was the last time I didn’t?! I cry all the time’ | The Crown

Born in West Sussex, Erin Doherty, 32, studied at the Guildford School of Acting and Bristol Old Vic theatre school. She played Princess Anne in The Crown and the lead in Amazon Prime’s thriller Chloe. In 2022, she starred in The Crucible at the National Theatre and, in 2024, she was in Death of England: […]

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Myanmar and Thailand earthquake live: race to find survivors as huge rise in death toll confirmed | Myanmar

Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature The south-east Asian bloc Asean recognises the urgent need for humanitarian assistance for Myanmar after a major earthquake and is ready to support recovery efforts, its foreign ministers said on Saturday, reports Reuters. “Asean affirms its solidarity and will work closely […]

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