Norway and Graham Hansen prove class apart against Northern Ireland
One way of making sure the best teams compete at major tournaments, regardless of qualification hiccups, is to seed a playoff draw. Northern Ireland are
Leicester man who assaulted girlfriend then slept as she died sentenced to life
A man who murdered his girlfriend by punching, kicking and stamping on her before falling asleep and leaving her to die has been sentenced to
At least 27 people dead and 100 missing after boat capsizes in Nigeria
At least 27 people have died and more than 100 are missing after a boat capsized in northern Nigeria, authorities have said. About 200 passengers
Canadian media companies sue OpenAI in case potentially worth billions
Canada’s major news organizations have sued tech firm OpenAI for potentially billions of dollars, alleging the company is “strip-mining journalism” and unjustly enriching itself by
Met accidentally reveals names of alleged Westminster ‘honeytrap’ victims
The Metropolitan police revealed the names of alleged victims of the Westminster “honeytrap” scandal in an accidentally sent email, it has emerged. A police officer
MPs back landmark bill to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales
MPs have taken a historic step toward legalising assisted dying in England and Wales by backing a bill that would give some terminally ill people
Band Aid 40 fails to reach UK Top 40 in opening week
The 40th anniversary version of Band Aid’s Do They Know It’s Christmas? has failed to enter this week’s Top 40, reaching No 45. The new
Jim Abrahams obituary
The 1980 disaster movie spoof Airplane! was a flyaway success. Made for $3.5m, it grossed over $170m and forged a new style of film comedy.
‘More brains than brawn’: will the new Captain America be hamstrung by his lack of superpowers?
There’s a weird thing about superheroes. They tend to be a little bit more intriguing when they actually have superpowers. Yes, there is the odd
‘Ridiculous’ to criticise Barbra Banda for BBC award, Emma Hayes insists
Emma Hayes has criticised the “ridiculous” treatment of Barbra Banda, after the Orlando Pride and Zambia forward was named the BBC women’s footballer of the