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Harlequins see off Glasgow to reach Champions Cup knockout stages
A Champions Cup of modest returns for the English was at least given a fillip by Quins. This reasonably comfortable win over Glasgow across the road from where the Calcutta Cup will be contested next week put the home team through to the last 16. No one will particularly relish …
Chloe Kim, Maddie Mastro make history with double cork 1080s at Laax Open
Chloe Kim and Maddie Mastro became the first women to land a double cork 1080 in snowboard halfpipe competition during a US one-two finish at the Laax Open on Saturday in Switzerland.
, secured her fifth Laax …The inside story of how an unlikely alliance of Trump and Biden led to historic Gaza ceasefire deal
It was a subtle, but significant flex of power by
Donald Trump’s new envoy to the Middle East
. Ten days before tomorrow’s presidential inauguration, he called Israel to announce he was coming to Tel Aviv to meet Benjamin Netanyahu.Trump had demanded a deal to release Israel’s …
‘Finally it’s happening. I know he’s still alive’: Families of Israeli hostages await nervously the return of their loved ones
For over a decade the world seemed to have forgotten Avera Mengistu.
An Israeli Jew of Ethiopian heritage, who reportedly had mental health issues, Mengistu was 28 when he entered the Gaza Strip voluntarily on 7 September 2014 after a dispute with his mother.
Mistaken for an Israeli soldier and …
Revealed: Conservatives spent £134m on never-used IT systems for failed Rwanda scheme
Director and composer Claire van Kampen dies aged 71
The director and composer Claire van Kampen, the wife of the actor Mark Rylance, has died at the age of 71 after being diagnosed with cancer.
She died in the central German town of Kassel surrounded by her family on Saturday morning, a statement shared on behalf of Rylance and …
Trump says he will likely grant TikTok a 90-day reprieve from US ban when he takes office
All change for England: Borthwick plots full-back role for talisman Marcus Smith
Steve Borthwick is giving strong consideration to shifting Marcus Smith to full-back and deploying Freddie Steward on the wing as he plots a course to England’s Six Nations opener against Ireland in Dublin.
Smith has started England’s last seven Tests at fly-half and was their most eye-catching performer during a …
Northampton edge out battling Munster in Champions Cup thriller
Saints had the team that won the Champions Cup back in 2000 out on the field at half-time of this match, for an anniversary lap of honour. It’s maybe long odds that this current squad will be doing likewise in 25 years time given the strength of the competition, but …
UK to introduce digital driving licences to ‘transform public services’
The UK is to introduce digital driving licences this year as the government looks to use technology to “transform public services”.
The digital version of driving licences will be available in a virtual wallet in a government app, instead of being added to existing Google or Apple wallets. It could …