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Do you know what really stuck out as Maro Itoje sat chatting in the O2 Arena after the British & Irish Lions squad announcement? His biceps. This year’s Lions jersey is tight enough on the shoulders and sufficiently short on the arms to make their already well-muscled captain look like Popeye on steroids. Say what […]

Ian Wilkinson sat in the witness box, a crucifix within an ichthys pinned over his heart, and told the supreme court about four people he shared lunch with on 29 July 2023. Three of those people are dead, and the other is accused of killing them. Wilkinson gave evidence this week in Erin Patterson’s triple […]

When Marisa Abela landed the role of Yasmin, Industry’s traumatised heiress, she was still at drama school. Now, she’s a breakout star of the hit BBC/HBO series about the cut-throat world of finance. While the past couple of years have been stratospheric for the 28-year-old – she played Amy Winehouse in Sam Taylor-Johnson’s 2024 biopic […]

Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature CHESTER 2.05 RESULT: All the way for Al Wasl Storm 1. AL WASL STORM 9-1, 2. Orionis 7-1. Share Off and running in the 2.05 at Chester … Al Wasl Storm is first around the home turn first time .. The […]

An art dealer who has appeared as an expert on the BBC programme Bargain Hunt has admitted failing to report his dealings with a suspected Hezbollah financier. The court heard that Oghenochuko Ojiri sold artwork to Nazem Ahmad but did not tell the authorities despite knowing Ahmad had been under US sanctions over links to […]

Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Northants, who had the better of the match at Old Trafford, trembling before the Lancs attack at home. Lancs, without Saqib Mahmood and John Turner, have Northants 44-3. Share Thanks to Hoppsy (below) for occasional nuggets from Chelmsford as and when […]

Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Content, content, content. The broadcasters want more for their buck. Share Sam Turner writes in. I admire his brighter outlook on life: It’s important to remember what the sport is about and why you enjoy it, the agony and the ecstasy […]

Minister claims trade deal will save 150,000 jobs The UK-US trade deal was urgently needed to protect as many as 150,000 livelihoods, a senior government minister said, as he insisted the agreement would be “really good for Britain”. According to the PA news agency, Darren Jones, chief secretary to the Treasury, was resolute about the […]

Putin speaks at Moscow parade Russian president Vladimir Putin has just delivered a fairly brief (for his standards) speech at the Victory Day parade in Moscow. From second right: Turkmenistan President Serdar Berdimuhamedow, Tajikistan’s President Emomali Rakhmon, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping watch the Victory Day military parade in Moscow, Russia. […]

“Yes, this is true,” says Mohammad Abbas, matter-of-factly, during a chat at Trent Bridge. The question concerns the time Manchester City supposedly asked for Pep Guardiola to be billeted in the penthouse at Hampshire’s on-site hotel before a match in Southampton – only to be told a more important guest was in town. “I didn’t […]