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Barnes has last chop to cut down Forest

Nottingham Forest have been fishing in the waters Newcastle aspire to swim in. This season, Nuno Espírito Santo's team are the provincial outfit punching above their weight but in taking them down at the City Ground, Newcastle, now just a point behind Forest, showed they too possess the capability to join the throng.

WSL roundup Hayashi saves Everton but trouble looms

When the Crystal Palace midfielder My Cato found herself with the ball on the left, inside a minute at the VBS Community Stadium, the Everton defence followed, three of the back four shifting across and then looking back in horror as an unmarked Indiah-Paige Riley collected the pass from Cato in the middle before slotting home.

Borthwick keeps faith in plan that explodes in his face

Another defeat after leading late on begs the question if the England head coach's system is seriously flawed

Earl says 'project will get better' despite losing run

The England head coach, Steve Borthwick, retains the unequivocal support of the Rugby Football Union and has been given a vote of confidence by senior players despite a dismal run of four successive defeats.

Muntz inspires Fiji to more history and adds to Welsh gloom

As the full-time whistle blew in Cardiff, the entire Fiji team sank onto the turf at a stadium where they had just claimed victory for the first time.

Etzebeth stands tall in show of Springboks' strength

Not much arguing with this. Scotland threw everything at this match, setting their beloved stadium on a roar time and again, but four tries to none tells its own story.

Emotional Cavendish bows out with Singapore win

Mark Cavendish claimed victory in his final race as a professional cyclist yesterday.

Tyson v Paul This is the apex event of content masquerading as sport, and I hate it

Mark Borkowski is the public relations maestro who has worked with everyone from Mikhail Gorbachev to Diego Maradona to Jim Rose, an American exhibitionist who used to hang weights from his penis.

Budget bites Reeves has put up restaurants' costs - but who will foot the bill?

Nothing tarnishes an evening out quite like a row over the size of the bill.

Budget prompts estate agent to cut forecast for house price rises

Expectations that UK interest rates may stay higher for longer, as well as revenue-raising measures in the budget, have prompted a leading estate agent to cut its longer-term forecast for house price growth.

Charity calls for new rules on gambling advertising

Great Britain lags behind Europe on measures to restrict betting ads, according to a report released days after official data showed a sharp increase in the number of children with a gambling problem.

National insurance rise will lead to job losses, pubs say

Hospitality businesses will be forced to close while others will have to slash jobs and investment as a result of changes to national insurance announced in the budget, according to a letter to the chancellor signed by the bosses of more than 200 of the UK's largest restaurant, pub and hotel companies.

Competing lenders' rescue deals split Thames board

Thames Water's board is split over two competing deals from its lenders aimed at saving Britain's biggest water supplier from going insolvent.

Public sector pay increases likely to be bigger than in private firms

Pay awards for public sector workers in Britain are expected to overtake the private sector for the first time in four years, according to a report, amid growing business alarm at the government's tax plans.

Valencian government rules out resignations over response to floods

The Valencian regional government, which has been heavily criticised over its response to the deadly floods that have killed at least 222 people in Spain, has ruled out any imminent resignations over the matter, arguing that the departure of senior leaders would constitute a betrayal of the victims of the disaster.

Greece's Syriza risks opposition status after ousting its leader

Syriza, the once radical leftwing force that set Europe alight with its anti-austerity rhetoric at the height of Greece's debt crisis, is on the verge of being replaced as the country's main opposition party after the removal of its leader, Stefanos Kasselakis, and his decision to start a new political party.

Praying for rain Drought drains African countries' vital hydropower

All is not well with Lake Kariba, the world's largest human-made lake. A punishing drought has drained the huge reservoir close to record lows, raising the prospect that the Kariba Dam, which powers the economies of Zambia and Zimbabwe, may have to shut down for the first time in its 65-year history.

Women walking Camino de Santiago tell of 'terrifying' sexual harassment

Lone female pilgrims walking the Camino de Santiago have spoken of being subjected to \"terrifying\" sexual harassment in near-deserted areas of rural Spain, Portugal and France.

First charges over violence linked to football match in Amsterdam

Dutch officials have released details of the 62 people arrested after violent attacks took place around the football match between Amsterdam's Ajax and Maccabi Tel Aviv on Thursday.

Dutch police use hologram of murdered woman in hunt for killer

Detectives in Amsterdam are hoping an innovative, lifesize hologram of a young sex worker who was murdered 15 years ago will jog people's memories and help bring her killer, or killers, to justice.

Dozens killed and wounded by Israeli strike on home in Gaza

Israeli warplanes carried out more strikes in northern Gaza yesterday, reportedly destroying a home in the Jabaliya area that had been under siege for weeks, killing and wounding dozens, including many women and children.

Urgent action needed to end Northern Ireland femicides, charity says

A leading women's rights charity has called for the establishment of a domestic abuse commissioner in Northern Ireland to tackle one of the highest rates of femicide in Europe.

'It's a brawl' Film explores story of art dealer forced by Nazis to sell collection

From the Benin bronzes to the Parthenon marbles, debates over the restitution of cultural artefacts are now a fact of life in an international art world forced to reckon with the often controversial history of its treasures.

Mishal Husain left 'shaken' by increased racism in UK this year

The BBC journalist Mishal Husain has said her experience of racism in Britain over the past year has been more pronounced than at any other time in her career.

British man dies fighting for Volunteer Ukraine force

A British man has been killed while fighting in Ukraine for the country's foreign volunteer platoon.

Seven lessons What 28 years as economics editor has taught me

Margaret Thatcher was prime minister and Nigel Lawson her chancellor. Neil Kinnock was leader of the Labour party.

Role as abuse survivor caused me panic attacks - James Norton

The actor James Norton has revealed that his role in a London play about trauma and sexual abuse led to him having panic attacks.

I'm very determined', Postie who took on car finance giants - and won

Self-styled as the Erin Brockovich of the Potteries, and described by the court of appeal as \"a postman with a penchant for fast cars\", Andrew Wrench is a force to be reckoned with.

Anticyclonic gloom behind dreary spell of UK weather

If things have felt especially gloomy last week, it has not been just down to global politics.

Drivers sent £4m Dart Charge fines in IT error

Drivers were mistakenly handed Dartford Crossing fines totalling more than £4m in 12 months, an investigation has found.