Marcus Smith is set to start at full-back and Fin Smith at fly-half for England in Saturday’s Six Nations match with France at Allianz Stadium. If confirmed, it will be a first Test start for Northampton’s Fin Smith, 22, after winning his previous seven caps from the bench. It means Marcus Smith is poised to…
On this day 40 years ago, and in a charming little stint of political theater, the mayor of Rome, Ugo Vettere, and his counterpart Mr. Chedli Klibi in Carthage, Tunisia, met on a mission of goodwill to officially end the Third Punic War, which concluded with the destruction of Carthage 2,132 years ago. The agreement…
Victoria Scheer BBC News, Yorkshire Facebook Harvey Willgoose was fatally injured at All Saints Catholic School in Sheffield on Monday A teenager has been charged with murder after the fatal stabbing of a 15-year-old boy at a school in Sheffield. Harvey Willgoose suffered serious injuries at All Saints Catholic High School, in Granville Road, at…
The Philippines’ parliament has voted to impeach Vice-President Sara Duterte following complaints about alleged corruption. Duterte, the daughter of former president Rodrigo Duterte, has been accused of misusing millions of dollars in public funds and threatening to have President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr assassinated. She has denied the charges and alleged she is the victim…
Rio Ferdinand looks back at the career achievements of his former Manchester United team-mate, Cristiano Ronaldo ahead of the Portuguese star’s 40th birthday on 5 February. Source link
The BBC’s Analysis Editor takes a look at the latest round of tariffs announced by President Trump – and what the US has got in return. Source link
The US Postal Service (USPS) says it has temporarily stopped accepting parcels from mainland China and Hong Kong. Letters will not be affected by the suspension, according to a statement on the company’s website. It said the suspension will be in place “until further notice” and did not offer a reason for the decision. USPS…
The government’s idea of re-designating areas as “grey belt” land in its bid to build more homes is “largely redundant”, a House of Lords committee has said. Ministers had said that, if a council’s housing targets ccould not be met, some protected land known as green belt would be re-labelled grey belt and thereby freed…
PA Media A three-year time limit for child sexual abuse victims to sue for damages will be removed in England and Wales under “long overdue” government reforms, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has said. The MoJ said laws would also be refined to encourage employers to apologise for the actions of current or former employees,…
Getty Images Banning phones in schools is not linked to pupils getting higher grades or having better mental wellbeing, the first study of its kind suggests. Students’ sleep, classroom behaviour, exercise or how long they spend on their phones overall also seems to be no different for schools with phone bans and schools without, the…
