Newcastle 20-26 HarlequinsDanny Care and Joe Marchant also score for HarlequinsHarlequins made a winning start to their Premiership title defence as an enthralling game at Kingston Park saw them edge Newcastle 26-20. Both sides played fast, free-flowin…
Brendan Rodgers frustrated by VAR as Brighton hang on to beat Leicester
Brendan Rodgers was in no doubt that one of Leicester’s disallowed equalisers in the 2-1 defeat at Brighton should have stood and he was also unhappy at the penalty with which Albion took the lead.Brighton found themselves on the right side of VAR thro…
Girl aged 2 dies after falling from pony at Bedale Hunt meet
Toddler had been riding with members of the hunt near Northallerton, North YorkshireA two-year-old girl has died after falling from a pony during a hunt meeting in North Yorkshire.The toddler had been riding with members of the Bedale Hunt on land in a…
Snake on a pane: Dudley couple shocked to find python on vanity mirror
West Midlands police said the 5ft-long female python was ‘very friendly’A couple from Dudley were left shocked after discovering a 5ft python in their bedroom.The yellow snake was removed by West Midlands police after it was found wrapped around a vani…
New drug could slow tumour regrowth in inoperable bowel cancer
Adavosertib found to delay tumour growth in some patients in clinical trial, with few side effectsResearchers have identified a potential new targeted treatment for incurable bowel cancer.The medication has shown promise in a clinical trial in slowing …
Derby County make ‘tough decision’ to apply to enter administration
Financial hit of pandemic given as one reason for moveEFL confirm Derby are set to be hit with 12-point deductionDerby have applied to enter administration, the Championship club have announced.According to the club’s directors in a statement released …
Student found on Sussex beach ‘most likely died from suicide or accident’
Coroner appears to rule out murder after police faced calls to fully investigate death of Blessing Olusegun, 21A 21-year-old business student whose body was found on a beach in East Sussex most likely died because of suicide or an accident, a coroner h…
‘It’s wrong’: Elliott unhappy after Leeds fail with appeal against Struijk’s red card
Liverpool midfielder feels defender harshly treated by FAStruijk dislocated Elliott’s ankle and has three-game banLeeds’s appeal against the red card shown to Pascal Struijk in Sunday’s 3-0 defeat by Liverpool has been unsuccessful, prompting Harvey El…
Bristol man dies after crane tips while moving heavy load
Avon and Somerset police were called to residential address in Mangotsfield on Monday morningA man has died after a crane tipped while moving a heavy load, reported to be a hot tub.Avon and Somerset police were called to a residential address in the Ma…
Pen Farthing ‘so happy’ after Afghan staff left behind escape to Pakistan
Former Royal marine says campaign to get workers and animals from the Nowzad shelter out of the country ‘complete success’Former Royal marine Pen Farthing has said he is “so bloody happy” that his staff who worked at an animal shelter have made it out…