Welsh scrum-half Tomos Williams was good off the bench in the defeat by Argentina a week ago and he was building wonderfully on that performance against the Force, scoring twice, before he came off with what is being called a “tight hamstring”. How tight? Head coach Andy Farrell tried to play a straight bat in […]

Senate Republicans are racing to pass a budget bill that is pivotal to President Donald Trump’s second-term agenda ahead of a self-imposed 4 July deadline. Party leadership have been twisting arms for an initial vote on the “Big Beautiful Bill” by Saturday afternoon, following the release of its latest version – all 940 pages –

Google Staff at Greenfold Systems in Dunfermline have been warned their jobs are at risk Nearly 100 workers at a Fife firm that supplies parts to bus manufacturer Alexander Dennis have been told they are at risk of being made redundant. Dunfermline-based Greenfold Systems told 90 members of staff on Friday that their jobs could

Day four of Glastonbury Festival is in full swing – Kaiser Chiefs have opened the Pyramid Stage, with Raye and headliner Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts still to come. Over on the other stages, Charli XCX and Doechii are amongst the acts expected to draw big crowds. Kneecap’s set on The Other Stage will

Lando Norris put in a sensational performance to take pole position for the Austrian Grand Prix by more than 0.5 seconds on one of the shortest laps of the year. Norris beat Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc by 0.521 seconds, with McLaren’s Oscar Piastri, the championship leader, a further 0.062secs behind. Lewis Hamilton put the second Ferrari

Dan Martin BBC News, East Midlands Derbyshire Police Luke Elliott-Shircore was found dead at his home on Wednesday, police say A murder inquiry is under way following the death of a man in Ilkeston. Derbyshire Police said Luke Elliott-Shircore was found dead at his home in the town on Wednesday. The force said it was

Bernd Debusmann Jr BBC News, at the White House Getty Images Donald Trump’s week began with an on-air expletive as he lost his cool over his mounting frustrations with Iran and Israel’s shaky ceasefire. It ended with a beaming US president holding court at the White House – not once, but twice – as he

Carsley does not pretend to be someone he is not either. He is genuine and honest, with excellent man management skills, traits similar to Southgate who he worked so closely with, having joined his staff for Euro 2024. He brings the balls out for the warm-ups, not a usual responsibility for the head coach, but

Reuters Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits a site in Israel hit by Iranian missiles Back in March, as he turned his back on a ceasefire process that was delivering results, the Israeli prime minister took a decision described by some commentators as akin to “political suicide”. The Gaza ceasefire deal, brokered by Donald Trump’s envoy

A Budapest Pride march is expected to go ahead on Saturday, defying Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s legal threats against LGBTQ rights activists. The march organisers hope for record attendance this year, despite mounting pressure from nationalist conservative politicians and police to stop any display of pro-LGBTQ material. Police have issued a ban, in line