Aston Villa and Sunderland have almost certainly achieved their season objectives already, with Opta giving Villa a 96% chance of Champions League football and the Black Cats a 99% chance of survival. This isn’t about whether the two sides ‘deserve’ to be where they are in the table. The fact that they’ve scored and kept…
Watch: Trump says the “killing has stopped” in Iran President Donald Trump says Tehran has “no plan” to execute protesters, but still hasn’t ruled out US military action against the country over its violent crackdown on anti-government demonstrators. The US and UK are both reducing the number of personnel at the Al-Udeid air base in…
Daniel Bush Washington correspondent, at the White House Watch: “Fundamental disagreement” with US over Greenland remains, says Danish foreign minister Denmark’s foreign minister has said there is a “fundamental disagreement” with the US over Greenland after talks at the White House. Lars Lokke Rasmussen said the meeting with Vice-President JD Vance and Secretary of State…
Ukraine has declared a state of emergency in the country’s energy sector, with particular focus on Kyiv, as ongoing Russian strikes continue to leave thousands of residents without power. The nation is in the midst of a particularly cold winter, with overnight temperatures in Kyiv dropping to around -20C. After a special cabinet meeting, President…
Harry FarleyPolitical correspondent Getty Images West Sussex is among the councils requesting an elections delay About a third of eligible councils in England have asked to postpone their elections due in May, according to BBC research. Last month ministers told 63 local authorities they would authorise delays to the polls if there were “genuine concerns”…
Rosenior was broadly pleased with his team despite the defeat – his first since taking charge – and highlighted positives in almost every individual performance. “The biggest problem for us is that we had a lot of illness, injury and we’re playing against a very, very good team,” added Rosenior. Cole Palmer, Reece James and…
World number one Judd Trump moved into the quarter-finals of the Masters after making three century breaks in a 6-2 win over Ding Junhui at Alexandra Palace. Two-time Masters champion Trump has now triumphed in five consecutive matches against Ding, who won this title in 2011. The Englishman crafted breaks of 116 and 69 as…
Since moving to Liverpool in 2017, Salah has won every major club trophy on offer, including the Premier League twice and the Champions League. But it is continental kingship the 33-year-old has spent chasing in the twilight years of his career. “Nobody, even in Egypt, wants to win this trophy more than me,” said Salah…
California’s top prosecutor has launched an investigation into the spread of sexualised AI deepfakes generated by Elon Musk’s AI model Grok. Attorney General Rob Bonta said in a statement announcing the probe: “The avalanche of reports detailing the non-consensual, sexually explicit material that xAI has produced and posted online in recent weeks is shocking.” xAI,…
Susie Rackand Alex McIntyre,West Midlands House of Commons Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood told MPs she had lost confidence in West Midlands Chief Constable Craig Guildford over the Maccabi Tel Aviv fan ban Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood says she has lost confidence in West Midlands Police’s chief constable after Israeli football fans were banned from a…