March 2023

Sheffield United boss Paul Heckingbottom says this week could be one of the biggest in the club’s history as they prepare for an FA Cup quarter-final with Blackburn. The Blades host their Championship rivals at Bramall Lane on Sunday hoping to book a Wembley date for the semi-final just days after they reignited their automatic-promotion […]

She died on Thursday evening after seven years of treatment for breast cancer Ann Summers founder Jacqueline Gold has died at the age of 62, her family said. The businesswoman died on Thursday evening after seven years of treatment for breast cancer. A family statement said: “It is with unspeakable sadness that Ann Summers confirm

Brendan Rodgers has highlighted the threat of Ivan Toney as Leicester prepare to face Brentford on Saturday. Toney has been in fine goalscoring form again this campaign having notched 16 so far, behind only Erling Haaland and Harry Kane in the Premier League. The 27-year-old has earned another call-up to Gareth Southgate’s England squad to

The man accused of the murder of Olivia Pratt-Korbel wore tracksuit bottoms matching the style and design of those worn by the gunman, a court has heard. Thomas Cashman, 34, is accused of killing the nine-year-old and injuring her mother, Cheryl Korbel, 46, after chasing Joseph Nee into their home in Dovecot, Liverpool, on August

That’s according to the Competitions and Market Authority A £1.2 billion deal between two data management and software companies could push up costs for the NHS by reducing competition, a regulator has found. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) gave UnitedHealth and Emis five days to come up with a plan to mitigate some of

Lewis Hamilton has parted company with his performance coach Angela Cullen. Cullen has been part of Hamilton’s small inner circle since 2016, assisting the British driver as recently as the season opener in Bahrain a fortnight ago. However, ahead of the second round in Saudi Arabia this weekend, Hamilton revealed he has split with the

Michael Beale wants to see a more ruthless Rangers against Motherwell at Fir Park on Saturday lunchtime. The Light Blues go into the cinch Premiership match having booked a Scottish Cup semi-final place against Celtic with a 3-0 victory over Raith Rovers at Ibrox last weekend, after healthy wins over Kilmarnock (3-1) and Hibernian (4-1),

Russian fighter pilots involved in an incident with a US drone which resulted in its crash will be given state awards, the defence ministry has announced. The move appears to signal Moscow’s intention to adopt a more aggressive stance toward future US surveillance flights. The US military said it ditched the air force MQ-9 Reaper

The TUC say ministers had failed to act on a series of breaches of the law and had not closed loopholes in minimum wage law Unions are accusing the Government of failing to strengthen workers’ protections a year after the sacking of hundreds of P&O Ferries employees, saying rogue employers are being given a “free

Emma Raducanu will not feature in Great Britain’s Billie Jean King Cup Finals qualifying tie against France next month. Captain Anne Keothavong has named the same team which reached the semi-finals in September and said former US Open champion Raducanu was “unavailable” for the tie in Coventry from April 14-15. Raducanu said after her opening