Bristol Bears have agreed a deal to sign versatile Scotland international Tom Jordan from Glasgow Warriors at the end of the season. The 26-year-old will join up with his new club in preparation for the 2025-26 campaign. Jordan made 21 appearances as Glasgow won the United Rugby Championship last term. He came off the bench…
Family Harshita Brella was the subject of a domestic violence protection order in the months before her death, police confirmed The mother of a woman who police say was murdered before her body was left in a car boot in east London has told the BBC: “I just want justice for my daughter”. Harshita Brella’s…
BBC The scheme in Wales will launch later than 2027 The Welsh government has decided not to join a UK-wide return scheme for bottles and cans and will run its own instead. While people in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland will get some money back when they return plastic and metal containers to shops from…
President Joe Biden on Sunday visited the Amazon rainforest in Brazil, becoming the first sitting US president to do so. The region, roughly the size of Australia, plays a crucial role in storing carbon dioxide, a key factor in global warming. During his visit, Biden signed a declaration making 17 November International Conservation Day and…
Bentancur’s offence carried a punishment of a six to 12-match ban and, in its written reasons,, external the FA said the player “asked for the matter to be dealt with on the basis of written submissions only”. A response to the charge sent by Tottenham on behalf of Bentancur said: “Rodrigo’s reply was sarcastic and…
Reuters President Joe Biden’s apparent green light for Ukraine to strike Russia with US-made long-range missiles has caused consternation among Donald Trump’s allies. Trump himself has not commented, but he won the election after promising to end the war – and people close to him have condemned the move as dangerous escalation. Biden has committed…
EPA An Israeli strike on the Mar Elias area of Beirut on Sunday night killed two people Efforts for a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah have intensified, with a US envoy expected to return to Lebanon for talks over a possible deal, amid an escalation of Israel’s air attacks across the country. The intensification in…
Getty Images Donald Trump’s team say that deportations will initially focus on public safety and national security threats. Gabriela entered the United States more than two decades ago, gasping for breath under a pile of corn stalks in the boot of a smuggler’s car. Now a housekeeper in Maryland, the Bolivian national is one of…
Getty Images Some observers now say we should not be too quick to dismiss North Korea’s military capabilities When rumours first emerged in October that North Korean troops were about to start supporting Russia’s war in Ukraine, it wasn’t immediately clear what role they would be fulfilling. Their lack of battlefield experience was given as…
shutterstock Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had been requesting to be allowed to fire ATACMS into Russia for months Why has the US allowed Ukraine to use long-range missiles inside Russia? Ukraine has been using ATACMS on Russian targets in occupied Ukrainian territory for more than a year. American munitions and hardware are already being used…
