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Wales are playing a week later than other nations, with all last weekend’s games played outside World Rugby’s international window.The window is a designated three-week period, which starts this weekend, where international matches take precedence over club fixtures and all players are made available.The likes of Ireland, Scotland and England chose to stage matches a week before the window opened.The extra games are organised to raise revenue for governing bodies with the success of the fixture depending on how many tickets are sold.The Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) has opted to play their extra match on the weekend after the window…
Scunthorpe United defender Jonathan Gjoshe is in hospital after the mass stabbing on a train in Cambridgeshire on Saturday, the club have said.The Englishman has non-life-threatening injuries, with a statement confirming that he was continuing to receive treatment. The 22-year-old signed with Scunthorpe United in September 2025 on a non-contract basis.Before joining Scunthorpe, he played for several other clubs, including Corinthian Casuals.The attack took place on a high-speed LNER train as it departed Peterborough station | GETTYA club statement read: “Scunthorpe United can confirm registered player Jonathan Gjoshe was one of the victims affected by the shocking attack on an…
Nigel Farage has blasted the Government for delivering “another depressing, tax-raising budget”, accusing ministers of lacking “the courage to cut public spending”. He warned Britain was “slipping down the global league tables” and said mass migration and excessive borrowing were masking the true state of the economy. Mr Farage claimed “the average Briton has become poorer” as productivity collapses and manufacturing declines. He also predicted an “austerity budget within two years” and an economic crisis leading to a general election by 2027.
Andrew Mountbatten Windsor could make the move to Abu Dhabi, as the 65-year-old may attempt to escape the public eye.He has been served notice on his lease at Royal Lodge and will now move to a private residence on King Charles’s Sandringham Estate.However, experts have claimed that the disgraced former Duke of York will now look to move abroad to escape scrutiny over his links to Jeffrey Epstein.Andrew is a friend of Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, after they met in 2001 when he was a trade envoy.Andrew Mountbatten Windsor seems set for a life in Abu Dhabi according…
More than 700,000 retired civil servants could see their pension payments disrupted after a major government contract ran into trouble, unions have warned.The £239million deal, which would hand control of the Civil Service pension scheme to consultancy firm Capita for the next decade, is now in doubt after the Cabinet Office failed to confirm whether the December handover will go ahead.The Public and Commercial Services Union has warned that serious problems have emerged during the handover of the Civil Service pension scheme, raising fears of payment delays and service disruption across the £8 billion-a-year system.With less than five weeks to…
Manchester has launched a charter which aims to put the voices of babies and young children at the heart of council policy. For several years Manchester has been clear in its ambition to become a UNICEF Child Friendly City. By centring children and young people the Council wants to build a city and a future for the next generation and beyond, ensuring that everyone has the right to a happy, fulfilling and prosperous life. To achieve this, the Council has recently run and completed a pilot programme under the banner of ‘Bee Heard in Early Years’. …
Drivers have been warned of a spike in major road offences, which could see motorists hit with fines and parking charges.Number plate cloning has been spreading across the UK, with experts now warning of a 41 per cent rise from last year, prompting urgent Parliamentary action.The offence sees drivers unknowingly having their vehicle registration plates placed onto other cars for fraudulent or anti-social reasons. The cloned plates are then used by criminals to commit offences, including running red lights, illegal parking, speeding, or even robbery. Offenders have primarily targeted vehicles with no previous offences, speeding fines, or parking tickets, with…
Jennifer MeierhansBusiness reporterPA MediaThere will be increased visible patrols at mainline stations over the coming days, the Transport Secretary saidThere will be a review of rail security in the UK following a mass stabbing on a train, Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander has said.A man has been charged with 10 counts of attempted murder after the knife attack on a Doncaster to London service on Saturday night.Alexander told the the government would “review security arrangements” and respond “swiftly and in a proportionate way”.But she did not think airport scanning technology “is the right solution for stations in the UK”.Home Secretary Shabana…
Ex-Three Lions manager Sir Gareth Southgate believes England has an opportunity to “change the narrative” amid concerns the country is becoming less united when asked about the debate about flying the St George’s flag.READ MORE: ‘I worry about unity’ – Southgate on St George’s flag
A 32-year-old man has been charged with 11 counts of attempted murder following a mass stabbing attack on a train.Anthony Williams, from Peterborough, was arrested following the attack on the London North Eastern Railway (LNER) train in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, on Saturday evening.He has now been charged with 10 counts of attempted murder, one count of actual bodily harm and one count of possession of a bladed article in connection to the incident, British Transport Police said.He is further charged with another count of attempted murder and possession of a bladed article in connection to an incident at Pontoon Dock DLR…