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Australia opener Travis Head says he reached out to England counterpart Ben Duckett after a video emerged on social media prior to the Melbourne Test appearing to show the batter drunk.England began an investigation after reports of players drinking excessively during a break in the beach town of Noosa between the second and third Tests.One video, which has not been verified by the BBC, appeared to show England opener Duckett drunk, and led to a further increase in scrutiny on the team and Duckett in particular.”I get on with Ducky well and reached out to him to see if he…
Peter DerbyDave Derby took up metal detecting in the 1960s, after discovering a Georgian coinSome metal detectorists dream of making the find that changes history and 90-year-old Dave Derby has done just that – twice.His first major discovery was of a grand Roman villa estate near Northampton, and that was followed by an Anglo-Saxon cemetery.Archaeologist Stephen Young says Mr Derby “embodies the best of what it means to be a metal detectorist and an archaeological enthusiast”.Yet, for Mr Derby, from Kislingbury, near Northamptonshire, the greatest joy is finding ancient artefacts.”You pick it up and think, ‘What was the person like…
Jonny HumphriesNorth WestThe moment Rawal Rehman is arrested for killing a three-year-old girlIn the hours after his drug-fuelled driving killed a three-year-old girl in Manchester, Rawal Rehman holed up in a cafe over the county border in Lancashire and made plans to flee the country.The 37-year-old was scrolling through his phone in a makeshift bedroom upstairs when police stormed the building and chased him into a storeroom. Rehman had been hunted by a specialist fugitive team – the Force Critical Wanted Unit (FCWU) – formed by Greater Manchester Police (GMP) in the aftermath of the hunt for serial murderer Dale…
The Wales men’s international side is regarded as the pinnacle of Welsh rugby. Having not recorded a Test victory in 2024, two wins this year against Japan and staying in the world’s top 12 to avoid a harder World Cup pool draw might be deemed as progress.Not really. In 2025, Wales have had three men’s head coaches, extended their unwanted record against tier one countries to 18 successive Test defeats, suffered a second successive Six Nations clean sweep of defeats and been humiliated in Cardiff with record home losses against England, Argentina and South Africa.Played 10, lost 10. That was…
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Arsenal’s victory over Brighton felt like a match that had been played multiple times already this season. The Gunners dominated play, missed chances and had to deal with injuries to key players – something that has tested their squad since the opening match of the campaign, with forward Kai Havertz missing with a knee injury since then. On Saturday, Arsenal were without the injured Jurrien Timber and lost Riccardo Calafiori in the warm-up, meaning left-back Myles Lewis-Skelly stepped into the starting line-up at short notice. There was some good news, with centre-back Gabriel returning as a second-half substitute following his…
Cynics have wondered exactly what the point of the event is.Sabalenka and Kyrgios insist it is to attract a different audience to the sport, with an emphasis on fun, entertainment and celebrity culture.”There are question marks – and that scares people,” Kyrgios said.”For us, it is exciting and gives us that thrill. I think events like this need to happen more in the tennis world.”The event, being held at the 17,000-seater Coca-Cola Arena, is on track to be sold out. Tickets range from about £100 in the upper tier stands to upwards of £600 on courtside benches.”Sport and entertainment is…
Shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick has criticised Sir Keir Starmer for welcoming the arrival of an Egyptian pro-democracy activist to the UK – after historical social media messages emerged showing the campaigner apparently calling for Zionists to be killed.Alaa Abdel Fattah, who is a dual British national, left Egypt earlier this week after being released from prison following a presidential pardon.He was convicted in 2021 of “spreading fake news” after sharing a Facebook post about torture in the country.The prime minister said he was “delighted” to hear the activist had landed in the UK to be reunited with family and…
Emery may deflect title talk, but his body of work at Villa and the Midas touch he displays – match-winner Watkins described his manager as a “tactical genius” – means they are now right at the heart of the conversation at the top of the table.Villa’s acid test may just come in their next game, when they face league leaders Arsenal at Emirates Stadium on Tuesday, 30 December (20:15 GMT) but Emery has made a habit of making life difficult for his former club.He ticks every box for an elite manager, taking Villa into the Champions League last season, only…
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has imposed visa restrictions on a country for the first time after it refused to take back criminals and illegal migrants.Labour has taken tough action against the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) after it failed to co-operate with attempts to fix Britain’s migration crisis.Two other African countries, Namibia and Angola, changed their position and agreed to accept deportees from the UK after being threatened with similar measures.The action is possible under to legislation introduced in 2022 by the Conservatives, but had not been used up to now.Ms Mahmood first warned the three nations last month she…