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The Breakdown | Perennial eligibility debate over rugby’s project players rears up again
There was no disputing the most iconic rugby image of the weekend. Maro Itoje hoisting the Calcutta Cup might normally have secured the crown but did you see that magnificent picture of Bundee Aki in Cardiff, complete with heroically battered nose and blood-stained Ireland shirt? As the BBC commentator Andrew …
Trans athletes on Trump’s executive order: ‘Stripping us of sports is devastating’
On 5 February 2025 – coinciding with Women and Girls in Sports Day – Donald Trump signed an
barring trans athletes from competing in women’s sports. The move marked yet anotheraggressive shift
of his legislative agenda, as he doubled down on anti-trans rhetoric, …Tuesday briefing: Farmers prepare to give minister chilly reception as Labour seeks to mend fences over inheritance tax
Good morning. It’s a time-honoured tradition: the minister arriving to speak to a conference hall full of people who absolutely hate him, and getting roundly pilloried as he sticks to the government line. Today, it might be the environment secretary Steve Reed’s turn. His adversaries: a large number of implacably …
Sayeeda Warsi and Mishal Husain back new lobby group for British Muslims
Prominent British Muslims in politics, media, business and sport have come together to influence government policy on behalf of 4 million British Muslims.
The minister for faith Wajid Khan, the Tory MP and deputy speaker Nusrat Ghani, the former Conservative party chair Sayeeda Warsi, the broadcaster Mishal Husain, the ex-England …
Ben Stokes to skip the Hundred in order to focus on England’s Ashes tour
Ben Stokes and Moeen Ali have both withdrawn from this year’s Hundred. England’s Test captain has chosen to focus on his fitness and his duties with the red ball, and Moeen has decided to retire from county cricket so he can grasp the opportunities offered by global franchise leagues.
The …
Blow to British hopes as injury forces Emile Cairess out of London Marathon
Emile Cairess’s hopes of becoming the fastest British runner over 26.2 miles have been put on hold after he was forced to pull out of the London Marathon with an ankle injury.
finished third in the race last year
beforecoming fourth in the …
Prop Will Stuart has become the cornerstone of England’s scrum
Not all heroes wear capes and Will Stuart is not the type you would expect to see in shining armour, but the time has come to recognise England’s unsung tighthead prop. Crisis? What crisis? It was not so long ago that the Rugby Football Union was wringing its hands at …
Elon Musk congratulates AfD’s Alice Weidel on far-right gains in German election
Elon Musk called the co-leader of Germany’s far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) to congratulate her on the party’s performance in Sunday’s election after it doubled its support from the last election.
Alice Weidel hinted she had slept through an overnight attempt to reach her by the Trump adviser and Tesla …
Calls to toughen Lords rules as it is revealed one in 10 peers are paid for political advice
Ninety-one members of the House of Lords have been paid by commercial companies to give political or policy advice, amid concerns that their activities are not being properly regulated.
Analysis by the Guardian shows that more than one in 10 peers have taken payments from businesses such as lobbyists and …
Revealed: how members of House of Lords benefit from commercial interests
A Guardian investigation into the House of Lords raises questions over the accountability of parliament’s second chamber, with revelations about how a string of peers are benefiting from commercial interests.
One in 10 members have been hired to give political or policy advice, according to their own declarations, and others …