Rugby World Cup winner Lark Atkin-Davies announces she is pregnant with her first child.

Lark Atkin-Davies holding the Rugby World Cup trophy

World Cup winner Atkin-Davies announces pregnancy

An espionage thriller set in Pakistan, Dhurandhar has provoked a sharp debate over its political messaging.

A scene from Dhurandhar in which Bollywood actor Akshaye Khanna, dressed in all black, is saluting people in a brick room while grooving to the music

A new Bollywood film is dividing opinions in India and Pakistan 

Chairman Russell Brown says the trip to Ibrox will make a huge financial difference to the club.

A picture of Annan fans waving scarves in the air at Galabank

Annan hoping for six-figure windfall from Rangers tie

Scotland's Christmas Home of the Year is back, with five finalists hoping to win the 2025 title 

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Scotland's Christmas Home of the Year finalists revealed

The five schoolboys have performed the hit on TV, but still found time to give back in their community at a local hospice.

The Denny Boys sitting on a couch in front of a Christmas tree.

Denny Boys enjoying stardom after Last Christmas doorbell video

Tough economic forces are bearing down on whisky producers and the sectors which rely on them.

Stacked whisky casks and a man in a high vis jack rolling a cask in the foreground

Whisky industry faces bleak midwinter as tariffs bite and exports stall

Blackwood Homes and Care declared a major incident at MacLehose Court earlier this week.

Rona McClure and Margaret Clark sitting outside, against wall. They are smiling into the camera.

Disabled woman was left to sit outside flat for hours during flooding

Crystal Palace want Tottenham winger Brennan Johnson, Chelsea lead the way for AZ Alkmaar's teenage midfielder Kees Smit, while AC Milan want Niklas Fullkrug, plus more.

Tottenham winger Brennan Johnson leads the BBC Sport football gossip column 

Palace want Johnson from Spurs - Saturday's gossip

Christmas card appeal for terminally ill mum

Clare Jones wants to make the festive season "a bit more magical" after realising it would be her last Christmas.

A woman with a buzzcut smiles at the camera. The table in front of her has loads of cards and letters. She has a green, blue and white patterned shirt on.

Clare Jones gets thousands of cards after a plea to make her last Christmas "special" goes viral.

Clare Jones has very short grey hair cut short close to her head. She has bright blue eyes and smiles at the camera. She wears a navy and brown patterned shirt. Behind her, there are several vases of flowers lined up along the kitchen counter, as well as Christmas cards dotted among them. 

Terminally ill mum gets thousands of cards for her last Christmas after plea

Katie Yates wants to warn women to be wary of strangers posing as "nice guys" on dating apps.

Katie Yates has blonde hair and is looking at the camera with thick eyebrows. Next to her is Jason Smith. It is a black and white image. 

'I thought I'd struck lucky on a dating app but invited a monster into my life'

Oliver Burke scores the opener as Union Berlin get the better of second-placed RB Leipzig with a surprise 3-1 victory in the Bundesliga.

Oliver Burke celebrates for Union Berlin 

Scotland's Burke scores stunner as Union beat RB Leipzig

Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca says there is "not any sense" to Cole Palmer's ongoing groin injury - and hopes it does not prove to be a season-long issue.

Cole Palmer complaining to the referee during a match against Bournemouth

Palmer's groin problem makes no 'sense' - Maresca

A deal to sell TikTok has remained elusive, despite earlier claims that a deal was done.

The TikTok logo on a phone in a person's hand.

US TikTok investors in limbo as deal set to be delayed again

Sherrone Moore was fired and arrested after the university alleged that he engaged in an inappropriate relationship with a staff member.

Sherrone Moore was fired and arrested on Wednesday

Fired University of Michigan football coach charged with stalking 

Cole Sanford's overtime goal seals a dramatic win for Cardiff Devils in the Elite League at Glasgow Clan.

Sanford seals Devils' overtime win at Glasgow Clan

Fire crews were called to reports of an explosion at about 18:10 GMT in the garden of the property.

A narrow country lane with trees and grassy verges either side.

Two people killed after house explosion

Leinster fight back from nine points behind at half-time to beat a determined Leicester Tigers side 23-15 in the Champions Cup pool stage.

James Lowe carries the ball for Leinster against Leicester

Leinster rally to beat Leicester in Champions Cup

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) dispatched crews to the Inverclyde town on Friday evening.

Large fire engulfing several buses in a dark outdoor lot at night, with thick black smoke rising into the sky.

Firefighters tackle blaze at bus depot in Greenock

Thousands gather to mark the end of the town's year of celebrations for its 800th anniversary.

The Spark! LED drum band. They are drummers dressed in costumes that are lit up in blue LED lighting. Their steel drums are also lit up and wrapped in LED lights. They wear white face make-up and hats. They are walking down the street while playing music, with people lining the streets.

Parade ends town's 800th anniversary celebrations

A natural gas line leak triggered the house explosion, injuring six people and damaging several nearby properties.

Image shows house exploding in California.

Watch: Doorbell camera captures moment house explodes in Haywood, California

Christopher Jackson, 27, is accused of causing the death by dangerous driving of Aalia Mahomed in March.

A woman in a green jumper is smiling at the camera. She has brown hair and brown eyes. 

Man charged over campus crash that killed student

Farming will continue on part of the site, with sheep expected to graze under elevated solar panels.

Illustrative photo of about 40 large solar panels spanning out across a large green field. 

Solar farm 'size of 100 football pitches' approved

Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker TJ Watt has surgery to repair a partially collapsed lung sustained during dry needle treatment.

Watt has surgery on collapsed lung

Ukraine's president has blamed Russia for the attack as Turkey called for a suspension of strikes on shipping and ports. 

A ship is seen on fire and first responders are seen trying to extinguish the flames.

Turkish car ferry damaged in strike at Ukrainian port

It includes funding to combat ash dieback as well as tree felling and general maintenance.

A partially felled tree along a forested path in Somerset

Council to spend £2.2m on ash dieback and tree care

Parents and experts say gaming poses many of the same risks for kids as social media, and want them included.

Online gaming escaped Australia's social media ban - but critics say it's just as addictive

England women's hockey side concede a late goal to lose 2-1 to Belgium and continue their poor start to the Pro League.

England women suffer loss to Belgium in Pro League

The woman was found unresponsive at a home on Blackhorse Road on 11 December.

Male Met officer in florescent jacket stands with back to camera. The background is blurred but another officer stands sideways to the left, with the same jacket and a police helmet.

Woman charged with murdering 70-year-old 

The leaders of the two countries have not commented on Trump's announcement which follows days of hostilities.

Soldiers stop for a rest during clashes along the Cambodia-Thailand border in Cambodia's Siem Reap province on December 10, 2025

Thailand and Cambodia agree to halt fighting, Trump says

Wing Zac Ward says Ulster must bring their "A game" in Saturday's second Challenge Cup Pool 3 match in Cardiff.

Ulster 'want to right a few wrongs' in Cardiff

Chances were missed to help Adam Hussain after repeated calls for medical help, an inquest hears.

Adam Ali Hussain, a south Asian man in his 20s with black hair and a medium length beard. He is smiling and looking up towards the frame. He is wearing a black and grey winter coat 

Man 'might have survived if ambulance sent earlier'

The barge that wrecked in 1918, famous for a dramatic rescue, is now shifting closer to the falls as recent movements carry it further from its original resting spot.

Split screen of drone images of an old barge wreck in shallow rapids and an image from 1918..

Watch: A Niagara Falls wreck and the rescue that saved two Americans

Newport's Rodney Parade will once again host the men's JD Welsh Cup and women's Bute Energy Welsh Cup finals this season.

Rodney Parade to host men and women's Welsh Cup finals

The 77-year-old says the milestone is a "personal blessing" and testimony to advances in cancer care.

King Charles giving a personal message about his cancer

King says he can 'share the good news' his cancer treatment will be reduced

"I know from my own experience that a cancer diagnosis can feel overwhelming," says the King.

King Charles, wearing a pinstripe blue suit and pink tie, talks to a man (seen from behind) in a patterned blue shirt and glasses.

King's TV cancer message in full

Follow live text commentary, score updates and match stats from Real Sociedad vs Girona in the Spanish La Liga

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Real Sociedad v Girona

A total of five suspects are now on bail on suspicion of murdering a woman aged in her 80s.

A Google street view of a main road, with roads on each side branching off into residential areas lined by fences.

Two more arrests in murder and burglary inquiry

Follow live text commentary, score updates and match stats from Angers SCO vs Nantes in the Ligue 1

Angers SCO v Nantes

Follow live text commentary, score updates and match stats from Standard Liège vs OH Leuven in the First Division A

Standard Liège v OH Leuven

Follow live text commentary, score updates and match stats from Lecce vs Pisa in the Serie A

Lecce v Pisa

West Bromwich Albion pick up a much-needed win to end Sheffield United's six-game unbeaten run in the Championship.

Heggebo & Grant give West Brom win over Sheff Utd

The Christmas lights, in the Mexborough area, were hung up on trees in memory of people.

CCTV image showing two individuals walking on a cracked, wet pavement near a kerb with a yellow line. Both individuals wear dark hooded jackets and trousers, with faces partially obscured.

CCTV appeal after memorial Christmas lights cut

The photos, which do not imply wrongdoing, are part of a trove of images the House Oversight Committee received from Epstein's estate.

US President Donald Trump is pictured with a group of women in a photo released from the House Oversight Committee from the Epstein estate

New photos from Epstein estate show Trump, Andrew and Woody Allen

Jason Collins, NBA's first openly homosexual athlete, says the fight is similar to playing against star player Shaq, or his coming out as gay. 

Jason Collins looks on in the first half during a game between the Brooklyn Nets and Milwaukee Bucks at the Barclays Center on November 19, 2014 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. 

'A monster with tentacles' - basketball star reveals brain cancer diagnosis

A man in his 20s and a woman in her 50s died at the scenes of the two house fires on Friday.

The picture shows a police car parked outside a block of flats on a Belfast Street at night-time

Two people killed in separate house fires

Nearly 11,000 people have signed a Parliamentary e-petition calling for a new law to report collisions.

No plans to force drivers to report collisions with cats, government says 

Reaction after Leinster have to dig deep to overcome Leicester in Pool Three of the Champions Cup.

Champions Cup recap: Leinster battle to hard-earned victory over Leicester

Goals from Joel Cooper and Matthew Shevlin secure a 2-0 win for Coleraine over Bangor, which keeps the Bannsiders top of the table on goal difference.

Coleraine stay top of table after Bangor win - report & highlights

St Johnstone come from two goals down to win a six-goal Scottish Championship thriller at Ayr United and move three points clear at the top of the table.

Watch the goals as St Johnstone beat Ayr United in six-goal thriller

Benji Magee scores the winning goal with eight minutes of normal time remaining as Larne defeat Glentoran 1-0 in the Irish Premiership.

Larne win dents Glentoran's title hopes - report & highlights

Super League champions Hull KR sign versatile Australian forward Karl Lawton on a three-year deal.

Karl Lawton in action for North Queensland Cowboys in the NRL

Hull KR sign forward Lawton on three-year deal

A 78-year-old man died overnight after the crash in Chalons Way in Ilkeston on Thursday.

Mobility scooter rider dies following crash

Glasgow are ready to "surprise" Antoine Dupont's Toulouse side when they meet in the Champions Cup on Saturday, says wing Ollie Smith.

Glasgow's Adam Hastings and Toulouse star Antoine Dupont

Glasgow out to stun Dupont's star-studded Toulouse

Farmers have staged protests in several parts of France in recent days after vets culled a herd suffering from the disease.

President of the Rural Coordination in Ariège Sebastien Durand and regional figure of the agricultural protest movement Jerome Bayle wave flags and chant to a crowd, who are attending a farmers' protest against the slaughter of a 200-cow herd, following detection of lumpy skin disease (LSD) in Les-Bordes-sur-Arize, France. 

Farmers call for French blockades over cow disease cull

Watch live coverage and follow text updates as Union Berlin take on RB Leipzig in the Bundesliga.

Union Berlin v RB Leipzig cover page featuring a player from each side.

Bundesliga: Union Berlin inflict another away loss on RB Leipzig - watch coverage

Live video and text commentary coverage of Larne versus Glentoran plus text updates and in-play clips from Coleraine against Bangor in the Irish Premiership

Wins for league pacesetters Larne and Coleraine - as it happened

Follow live text commentary, score updates and match stats from Willem II vs Cambuur in the Eerste Divisie

Willem II v Cambuur

Follow live text commentary, score updates and match stats from Den Bosch vs VVV in the Eerste Divisie

Den Bosch v VVV

Follow live text commentary, score updates and match stats from TOP Oss vs ADO Den Haag in the Eerste Divisie

TOP Oss v ADO Den Haag

Follow live text commentary, score updates and match stats from AZ II vs Utrecht II in the Eerste Divisie

AZ II v Utrecht II

Follow live text commentary, score updates and match stats from Dordrecht vs Eindhoven in the Eerste Divisie

Dordrecht v Eindhoven

Follow live text commentary, score updates and match stats from PSV II vs Almere City in the Eerste Divisie

PSV II v Almere City

Follow live text commentary, score updates and match stats from Vitesse vs RKC Waalwijk in the Eerste Divisie

Vitesse v RKC Waalwijk

Follow live text commentary, score updates and match stats from MVV vs Ajax II in the Eerste Divisie

MVV v Ajax II

Follow live text commentary, score updates and match stats from Emmen vs Helmond Sport in the Eerste Divisie

Emmen v Helmond Sport

Follow live text commentary, score updates and match stats from De Graafschap vs Roda JC in the Eerste Divisie

De Graafschap v Roda JC

Police have warned anyone who sees Barry Lynn not to approach him.

A police mugshot shows a man with short brown hair looking at the camera. He is wearing a dark coloured top.

Manhunt under way after man absconds from prison

A crackdown has seen girls being separated from their peers for wearing fake eyelashes and false nails.

A sign outside Haygrove School bearing the name of the school on a grey background with a motto in red reading: "Opportunity, endeavour, achievement". There is a car park behind and the school building in the distance, a modern three-tier unit with patches of red, yellow and orange cladding.

School make-up ban is 'ridiculous', say parents

Jean Russell, 91, says she went three weeks without receiving any post.

'We go weeks without post and collect it from sorting office'

Detectives were investigating the reported rape of a woman in Kirkcaldy on Sunday

A road and green leafy wood are separated by a long brown wooden fence. There are lampposts and houses in the distance.

Police investigating Kirkcaldy rape say no crime took place

Zoe Tucker, from Sherborne, had her £7,000 measured-to-fit Giant Propel stolen from her garage.

Zoe Tucker competing with a blue GBR running vest, the number 1720 on her arm, and a stadium of spectators behind her.

World champion 'devastated' by theft of winning bike

The incident, sparked by a planning dispute, came to light at a recent full council meeting.

A sign which says 'Welcome to The Forest of Dean District Council Offices' in green writing on a white background, outside a large council building. There is a flagpole with a Union Jack on it, and a number of hedges and trees. 

Bailiff turns up at council to collect payment

Eritrea says it has been targetted by Igad and that the bloc is failing its founding principles.

Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki pictured wearing a suit and tie

Eritrea quits regional bloc as tensions rise with Ethiopia

Auchinleck Talbot take the "difficult and extremely disappointing" decision to move their Scottish Cup fourth round tie against Celtic to Kilmarnock's Rugby Park. 

Auchinleck Talbot v Celtic tie moved to Rugby Park

The government says it delivered a £4.3bn support package for pubs and restaurants in the Budget.

No 10 says it backs pubs as landlords bar Labour MPs in tax protest

A charity says the system is “under severe strain” as parents recount addiction and mental health battles.

Mina, a woman with grey, shoulder-length hair, pictured in a close-up portrait looking to the left of the camera

12 December 2025