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'Phenomenal' Bafta winner hailed an inspiration
Hull's Robert Aramayo won best actor and the Rising Star prize at the 2026 Bafta Awards.

England worse than Wales? - Six Nations half term report
At the halfway stage of the Six Nations, Rugby Special's John Barclay and Sam Warburton dish out their report cards for every team so far and give their predictions for what we could see in the rest of the tournament.

Taylor to retire after Dublin bout later this year
Katie Taylor confirms she will bring the curtain down on her decorated career after a farewell fight in Dublin this summer.

'Exceptionally rare' Roman lead blocks found on farmland
The objects, which were used to produce tools and weapons, were found on grazing land in west Wales.

Scotland fans secure Fifa approval to wear sporrans at World Cup
Thousands of supporters are expected to travel to the US for Scotland's first appearance in the tournament since 1998.

Emperor Penguins moult to survive, but scientists fear it may now be killing them
The birds moult to protect themselves, but in a warming world, it could be endangering them.

Man arrested after 'axe carried into mosque'
Manchester Central Mosque says the "swift actions of its volunteers" had "contained the situation".

Fact-checking Trump's longest ever State of the Union
President Donald Trump said the US "is winning again" - making a series of claims about his record in a speech which lasted almost two hours.

Commons Speaker passed Mandelson flight risk information to police ahead of arrest
Sir Lindsay Hoyle tells MPs he was acting "in good faith as is my duty and responsibility" as he felt information was "relevant".

Summer Paralympic gold medallist set to become Australia’s first Indigenous Winter Paralympian
Amanda Reid is one of the first athletes announced to the Australian team for the Milano Cortina Paralympic Games starting next week.

Is TikTok the new frontier for fashion reinvention?
How a young designer got brought on to help redesign a legacy sports brand following a TikTok post.

What should England do about Jos Buttler?
What are the options facing England amid Jos Buttler's struggles at the T20 World Cup. Could they really drop their former captain?

Chelsea and West Ham fined over 'mass confrontation'
Chelsea and West Ham are fined £325,000 and £300,000 respectively for a "mass confrontation" between players in their match in January.

Courting controversy and befriending Trump - Fifa's 'unlikely saviour'
Gianni Infantino has clashed with unions and European football, but after 10 years as Fifa president he remains in an impregnable position.

Life sentence for man who shook girlfriend's five-month-old baby to death
Thomas Morgan's "rage-filled attack" left the five-month-old boy with catastrophic injuries.

Harry and Meghan visit refugee camp as part of Middle East trip
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex's trip to Jordan is their first international tour as a couple since August 2024.

Will walk-in GP clinics deliver one million extra appointments in Scotland?
The first of 16 new walk-in clinics across Scotland is now open but it is not clear when a target of them delivering one million appointments will be hit.

Analysis: Trump's main themes and who he hoped to win over
Daniel Bush takes a closer look at Trump's focus on the economy and immigration during his State of the Union address.

Bill Gates 'took responsibility' over Epstein ties in staff meeting, foundation says
A newspaper reports Gates apologised to staff over his links to Epstein and said: "I did nothing illicit. I saw nothing illicit."

Man jailed for minimum of 25 years for murder of nine-year-old girl in the street
Lilia Valutyte, 9, was playing outside a shop in Boston when she was stabbed by Deividas Skebas.