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RFU rebels vow to fight on as bid to oust Sweeney stalls
A grassroots rebellion has accused the Rugby Football Union of \"postponing the inevitable,\" after the governing body rejected an attempt to force the removal of the chief executive, Bill Sweeney, amid the pay and bonuses scandal.
The Chosen One? Everton Turn to Moyes After Sacking Dyche Before Cup Tie
Everton's new owners are expected to offer David Moyes the chance to return to Goodison Park after sacking Sean Dyche hours before the FA Cup tie against Peterborough United.
Beto and Ndiaye lift Everton as caretakers sweep up after turmoil
Another new era for Everton, this one promising stability, and another managerial search is under way after the sacking of Sean Dyche.
Dyche dismissal a risk that puts team's need to stay up in sharp focus
Sacking is no shock given manager's dour football but successor has a perilous task. Could Moyes be the right fit?
'A massive draw': Salford ready for their biggest game
Karl Robinson's side travel less than five miles to face Manchester City with chance to make name for themselves
Regular guy can put the heart back in gormless machine
After Hollywood farce at Chelsea and two years out of game, rags-to-riches manager has seized chance to join 'family club' that he can improve immediately
Potter Calls For Unity To Revive West Ham In 'Ruthless' Top Flight
Graham Potter has checked in at a troubled West Ham with the message that only a united approach will keep them afloat in a \"ruthless\" Premier League.
Murray ready for outbursts on court from Djokovic
Andy Murray says he would be absolutely fine with receiving any angry outbursts of emotion or venting on-court from Novak Djokovic, his new coaching charge, as the two former longtime rivals prepare for their first tournament together on the same team at the Australian Open.
Aldcroft to captain Red Roses at home World Cup
Zoe Aldcroft has been installed as England women's captain for 2025, taking over from Marlie Packer, and is set to lead John Mitchell's side into the World Cup this year.
'I've been hooked': how shady line calls cloud practice games
Raducanu, Stephens and others on the perils of trusting rivals to make fair calls in umpire-free sessions
The wrong trousers How restrictive sporting dress codes can create a public image problem
Wallace and Gromit is a festive TV staple in many a household - but it wasn't their wrong trousers that scooped the post-Christmas headlines. That honour belonged to Magnus Carlsen, disqualified from a chess tournament in New York for wearing jeans.
Sale talks boost shares in banknote printing firm De La Rue
Shares in De La Rue, the 200-year-old British firm that prints banknotes for the Bank of England, have surged after it confirmed it was in talks about a possible takeover offer from a City financier.
Reeves in China Geopolitics may make return to 'golden era' of relations impossible
Rachel Reeves will fly with a delegation of City grandees to China this week as Labour seeks closer economic links with Beijing as part of its quest for growth.
The big retailers will cope fine - but the NICs raid is too much, too soon for small businesses
If one looked solely at this week's trading reports from the world of big retail - the likes of Marks & Spencer, Next and Tesco - you might wonder why Rachel Reeves's increase in employers' national insurance contributions (NICs) has caused such a fuss.
Tesco and M&S Plan Sweeping Cuts in Response to Reeves Tax Increases
Tesco and Marks & Spencer plan to slash costs to cushion the blow from Rachel Reeves's tax increases, the retailers said, as they posted strong Christmas trading.
Greggs responds to anger over sausage roll price rise
The boss of Greggs has blamed wage, tax and food cost rises for a 5p increase in the price of its sausage rolls, after it faced criticism over the decision.
Musk says firms have exhausted all knowledge to train AI models
Artificial intelligence companies have run out of data for training their models and have \"exhausted\" the sum of human knowledge, Elon Musk has said.
Powder sent to Belgian PM's office identified as strychnine
A white powder in a letter that hospitalized an aide to Belgium's prime minister, Alexander De Croo, has been identified as strychnine, a poison that can be fatal.
Owner hopes to sell Breaking Bad home for $4m and escape years of pizzas on the roof
The modest suburban home used as Walter White's family abode in Breaking Bad is officially on the market for $4m (£3.2m) - almost 10 times the median sale price in its neighbourhood.
Mayor leads fight to save island paradise near Naples from being sold to investors
An Italian mayor has pledged to do everything in his power to stop Punta Pennata - a slice of island paradise close to the heart of Naples, from where a fleet departed to rescue survivors of the AD79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius - from being sold to a wealthy speculator.
Harsh new phase for Venezuela as Maduro starts his third term
Venezuela's tumble into authoritarianism is poised to enter an even harsher new phase this week with Nicolás Maduro due to extend his 12-year rule despite widespread suspicions that he stole last year's presidential election.
Birkenstock Asks for Ruling It Has Sole Right to 'Work of Art'
Once sneered at as the preserve of muesli-loving, Guardian-reading hippies, Birkenstocks have more recently been promoted to the status of a fashion item, not least since they took a starring role in the Barbie movie.
Lebanon elects army head president after two-year vacancy
Lebanon's parliament yesterday elected the army commander Joseph Aoun as the country's new president, ending a more than two-year vacancy and increasing confidence that a ceasefire with Israel will hold.
Founder of website that Pelicot used to recruit rapists is charged
French prosecutors have charged the founder of an adult website that was used to commit sexual offences, including by Dominique Pelicot, who recruited dozens of strangers to rape his wife.
Leave US forces in north-east Syria, leader of Kurdish troops urges Trump
The leader of the Kurdish forces that control north-eastern Syria has called on Donald Trump to maintain a US military presence in the region, warning a retreat would risk a resurgence of Islamic State in the country.
Greenland PM urges citizens not to panic after US takeover talk
Greenland's prime minister has called for unity, urging citizens not to panic, after being thrown into a geopolitical battle between the US and Denmark by Donald Trump's interest in taking control of the territory.
Blow to president-elect over hush money trial sentencing
New York's highest court declined yesterday to block Donald Trump's sentencing in his hush-money case, leaving the US supreme court as the president-elect's likely last option to prevent the hearing from taking place today.
Musk heaps praise on AfD co-leader during talk on X
Elon Musk has praised the co-leader of the far-right Alternative für Deutschland party, as he repeated his claim that \"only the AfD can save Germany\" during a controversial live talk on his social media platform X.
Don't stop military support, Zelenskyy tells allies, ahead of Trump's return to power
Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged Ukraine's western allies \"not to drop the ball\" and to continue to provide long-term military support to his embattled country once Donald Trump returns to the White House.
Tulip Siddiq Why MP's links to deposed Bangladesh regime are under scrutiny
Tulip Siddiq reacted with anger when she was confronted in 2017 by reporters from Channel 4 asking her to intervene in the case of Ahmad bin Quasem, a British-educated lawyer allegedly abducted in Bangladesh by the regime of her aunt, Sheikh Hasina.