First-team coach Kristian O’Leary and head of goalkeeping Martyn Margetson, who were part of former boss Alan Sheehan’s coaching staff, will remain in their roles. Medeiros – who the club say will arrive in the “next few weeks” – was assistant to Matos at the Portuguese second-tier side, while Mendes is an experienced coach and […]
Celtic manager Wilfried Nancy has the full backing of the club’s hierarchy, who are on board with the Frenchman’s vision and have been fully supportive of his desire to change the playing system immediately. (Sky Sports), external Celtic are ready to spend in the January transfer market, but there are some internal concerns that they […]
BBC/Passion Planet Sir David Attenborough says London is a “city full of hidden natural wonders” Lying on his side on a dark summer night earlier this year, Sir David Attenborough is watching a hedgehog snuffling around an urban garden. “I think they’re lovely things,” he says softly, with a chuckle. His voice blends boyish wonder […]
Hospitals across the UK are seeing high levels of flu cases this winter. The NHS in England has said it is on “on high alert” after seeing the highest ever number of flu cases in hospital for this time of year, in the week ending 14 December. You can use our tool below to find […]
Farmers are “bewildered and frightened” with many questioning the future of their businesses because of the government’s proposed changes to inheritance tax, an independent review of farm profitability has found. The long-awaited government-commissioned report was published on Thursday with 57 recommendations designed to improve productivity, investment and resilience in agriculture. But author Baroness Minette Batters, […]
Philippa RoxbyHealth reporter Getty Images Young men are behind the growing popularity of nicotine pouches in Great Britain, a study suggests. Around 7.5% of 16 to 24-year-old-men are using the small sachets that fit under the top lip, compared with 1.9% use among young women and 1% among adults overall. Most pouch users – estimated […]
Nick Triggle,Health correspondent, Jim Reed,Health reporterand Philippa Roxby,Health reporter Getty Images Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said the latest five-day strike by doctors in England is “dangerous and utterly irresponsible” and warned them not to abandon patients. The walkout by resident doctors, the new name for junior doctors, began at 07:00 on Wednesday. The British […]
Getty Images Ruth CleggHealth and wellbeing reporter More babies are being born by caesarean section in England than delivered naturally – without assistance – for the first time. Latest NHS data for 2024-25 shows that 45% of births were by C-section, compared to 44% which were spontaneous, a term used to describe a natural vaginal […]
US President Donald Trump has ordered “a total and complete” blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela – a move that Caracas has denounced as “warmongering threats”. Trump wrote that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s government had been designated a foreign terrorist organisation (FTO), which had also engaged in “Drug Smuggling, and Human […]
The European Commission has watered down its plans to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles by 2035. Current rules state that new vehicles sold from that date should be “zero emission”, but carmakers, particularly in Germany, have lobbied heavily for concessions. Under the European Commission’s new plan, 90% of new cars sold […]