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Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar is set to stand down to become a minister in Andy Burnham’s government.Official confirmation is expected in the coming hours.It would mean Sarwar leaving the Scottish Parliament and his leader role then taking up a seat in the House of Lords.Sarwar publicly called for Sir Keir Starmer to resign in February, provoking a political near death experience for the then prime minister.It is thought Sarwar – who was at the event last Friday in London when Andy Burnham became the new Labour Party leader – will be made a business minister.Scottish Labour won just 17…

Cardiff head coach Corniel van Zyl believes Halfpenny’s achievements, including scoring 801 points while winning101 Wales caps and being a highly respected three-time Lions tourist, are invaluable attributes.Van Zyl said: “It is clear and evident from last year’s work that all of our kickers improved. He is so professional and diligent in everything he does, so now moving into a full-time role I am excited to see the impact he will have.”He will work with all of our kickers from goal-kicking and touch-kicking etcetera to our scrum-halves and their technique, but he will also work within the academy, which will…

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The Princess of Wales has disclosed that she relied on colouring as a therapeutic outlet while undergoing chemotherapy, after finding herself unable to concentrate on reading or other tasks.During a visit to the Christie cancer care hospital last month, Catherine, 44, spoke candidly with patients about the cognitive challenges she faced during treatment.”I don’t know about you, but I didn’t have the ability to read or really focus on anything,” she told them, in footage that surfaced on social media on Tuesday.She described the activity as “[just] a way of playing and losing yourself,” explaining that it appealed to her…

The typical Premium Bond holder waits three and a half years before winning their first prize, fresh analysis has revealed.Research by financial planning app Octopus Money found around one in three Premium Bond holders expect to win within their first six months despite the average wait being significantly longer.More than 60 per cent of the 510,061 Premium Bond accounts opened during the 2025-26 financial year did not win a single prize before the year ended.The findings raise questions over Britain’s most widely held savings product, which is managed by Treasury-backed National Savings and Investments (NS&I).Around 22.5 million people currently hold…

Freddy Brazier, the 21-year-old youngest son of the late Big Brother star Jade Goody and television presenter Jeff Brazier, has been taken to hospital after being attacked by his own bulldog, Pablo.The frightening incident is understood to have occurred at the London home of his grandmother, Jackiey Brazier, with the young reality TV personality sustaining bite wounds severe enough to need stitches.Sources say the attack took place earlier today.He was rushed to hospital for emergency treatment following the ordeal, which has sent shockwaves through his family and fanbase.Freddy Brazier was taken to hospital after being attacked by his pet bulldog,…

Andy Burnham has promised to lead a “cost of living government,” as he chaired his first cabinet meeting as prime minister.He told his newly-assembled top team that he wanted to make living expenses a key priority, and give people a “sense that help is coming” on costs.It comes after he announced a VAT cut to household energy bills from October, in his first major announcement since taking office.But his plan to pay for the policy by scrapping Sir Keir Starmer’s digital ID scheme led to an early row over whether the plan was properly funded.Downing Street said the estimated £850m…

Remco Evenepoel cut Tadej Pogacar’s lead at the top of the general classification by 28 seconds with a dominant victory in the time-trial on stage 16 of the Tour de France.Olympic champion Evenepoel completed the 26.1km course along the shores of Lake Geneva in 32 minutes and 19 seconds.It was the 26-year-old Belgian’s second successive stage victory after he triumphed on Sunday’s mountainous 15th stage.Slovenia’s Pogacar crossed the line in 32min and 47secs as his overall lead was trimmed to 4min 32secs.The rest of the field finished more than a minute back, with Denmark’s Mattias Skjelmose taking third.Evenepoel acknowledged it…

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