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Sunday’s briefing: Stags roam wild at Burnley and Tudor period starts at Spurs
Burnley were the big losers on FA Cup fourth-round Saturday after a humbling defeat at home to Mansfield. Manchester City eased past Salford 2-0 in a match Pep Guardiola found rather dull. Clarets and boos Mansfield stunned Premier League Burnley to reach the fifth round of the FA Cup for the first ...
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Liverpool boss Arne Slot salutes Mohamed Salah’s all-round display in FA Cup win
Liverpool head coach Arne Slot welcomed Mohamed Salah’s all-round contribution to their 3-0 victory over Brighton which secured progress to the fifth round of the FA Cup. The Egypt international produced a sumptuous cushioned volley to assist Dominik Szoboszlai’s powerful strike for their second...
Liverpool boss Arne Slot salutes Mohamed Salah’s all-round display in FA Cup win
Liverpool head coach Arne Slot welcomed Mohamed Salah’s all-round contribution to their 3-0 victory over Brighton which secured progress to the fifth round of the FA Cup. The Egypt international produced a sumptuous cushioned volley to assist Dominik Szoboszlai’s powerful strike for their second...
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Pep Guardiola unimpressed by Man City’s ‘boring’ FA Cup win over Salford
Pep Guardiola branded Manchester City’s routine FA Cup victory over Salford on Saturday as “boring”. City saw off their League Two neighbours 2-0 at the Etihad Stadium to reach the fifth round. After benefiting from an early own goal from Alfie Dorrington, City went through the motions before ...
Pep Guardiola unimpressed by Man City’s ‘boring’ FA Cup win over Salford
Pep Guardiola branded Manchester City’s routine FA Cup victory over Salford on Saturday as “boring”. City saw off their League Two neighbours 2-0 at the Etihad Stadium to reach the fifth round. After benefiting from an early own goal from Alfie Dorrington, City went through the motions before ...
Andy Farrell looks to ‘bigger picture’ as Ireland escape with win over Italy
Head coach Andy Farrell praised Ireland’s resilience after they survived a major scare to scrape an unconvincing 20-13 Guinness Six Nations victory over Italy. The error-strewn hosts trailed 10-5 at half-time in Dublin before hanging on as the Azzurri pushed to salvage a draw during a breathless f...
Andy Farrell looks to ‘bigger picture’ as Ireland escape with win over Italy
Head coach Andy Farrell praised Ireland’s resilience after they survived a major scare to scrape an unconvincing 20-13 Guinness Six Nations victory over Italy. The error-strewn hosts trailed 10-5 at half-time in Dublin before hanging on as the Azzurri pushed to salvage a draw during a breathless f...
Ross Kemp to return to Eastenders as Grant Mitchell makes ‘dramatic return’
Ross Kemp is set to return to EastEnders for “a short stint” as Grant Mitchell makes a dramatic return to Walford. The 61-year-old previously reprised his Albert Square role after almost 10 years away during its 40th anniversary celebrations in 2025. Grant left Walford again for his home in Port...
Richard Young tells of photographing ‘lovely’ Amy Winehouse
Celebrity photographer Richard Young has told Desert Island Discs how he was invited to photograph Amy Winehouse when she won her first Grammy awards and “loved her dearly”. Young, who made his name photographing stars such as Elizabeth Taylor, Mick Jagger and Diana, Princess of Wales in the 197...
Gregor Townsend mesmerised by Scotland display in Calcutta Cup win over England
Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend was mesmerised by the performance of his swashbuckling side after their rousing 31-20 Calcutta Cup triumph at Murrayfield ended England’s 12-game winning streak. The Scots breathed new life into their Guinness Six Nations campaign with their heaviest victory ove...
Ross Kemp to return to Eastenders as Grant Mitchell makes ‘dramatic return’
Ross Kemp is set to return to EastEnders for “a short stint” as Grant Mitchell makes a dramatic return to Walford. The 61-year-old previously reprised his Albert Square role after almost 10 years away during its 40th anniversary celebrations in 2025. Grant left Walford again for his home in Port...
‘Huge moment’ for bereaved families as pandemic inquiry’s final module opens
Families bereaved in the pandemic have described the opening of the final module of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry this week as a “huge moment”. The impact of lockdowns on domestic abuse victims, the homeless and bereaved unable to attend loved ones’ funerals will be examined as part of the inquiry...
Snow and ice warning in force as flooding expected in more than 70 areas
A yellow weather warning for snow and ice is in force as flooding is expected in more than 70 areas. A series of warnings expired throughout Saturday, but a snow and ice warning covers most of Scotland and large parts of England until 10am on Sunday. Meanwhile, the Environment Agency has urged the p...
Snow and ice warning in force as flooding expected in more than 70 areas
A yellow weather warning for snow and ice is in force as flooding is expected in more than 70 areas. A series of warnings expired throughout Saturday, but a snow and ice warning covers most of Scotland and large parts of England until 10am on Sunday. Meanwhile, the Environment Agency has urged the p...
Foreign Secretary to face questions after UK blames Kremlin for Navalny death
Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper is set to face questions from broadcasters after Britain blamed the Kremlin for killing Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. Ms Cooper will tour broadcast studios on Sunday morning, after the UK and its allies pinned the blame for Mr Navalny’s death on the Russ...
Derry Death Notices - Sunday, February 15, 2026
Latest Derry obituaries and death notices The following deaths have occurred:- • Stuart Boyd, 15 Gordonville, Lodge Road, Coleraine • Harry Gallagher, 2 Castleview Park, Derry • Bernadette Innes (née McIntyre), 1 Jeffrey Avenue, Waterside, Derry • Darren Kelly, 32 Bridge Street, Derry • ...
Scottish Secretary to visit Australia, New Zealand and Singapore to boost trade
The Scottish Secretary will travel to the Indo-Pacific region in the coming days to strengthen defence ties and increase trade. Douglas Alexander will fly to Australia, New Zealand and Singapore over the coming week. He will meet government and business leaders in a move he said would open the door ...
‘Civil war’ within Labour directly harming Scots, claims Stephen Flynn
The “cost of chaos” within the UK Government is directly harming Scottish families and businesses, Stephen Flynn has warned. The SNP Westminster leader said ministers are “so caught up in their own civil war that they are completely ignoring Westminster’s never-ending cost-of-living crisis...
Richard Young tells of photographing ‘lovely’ Amy Winehouse
Celebrity photographer Richard Young has told Desert Island Discs how he was invited to photograph Amy Winehouse when she won her first Grammy awards and “loved her dearly”. Young, who made his name photographing stars such as Elizabeth Taylor, Mick Jagger and Diana, Princess of Wales in the 197...
Gregor Townsend mesmerised by Scotland display in Calcutta Cup win over England
Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend was mesmerised by the performance of his swashbuckling side after their rousing 31-20 Calcutta Cup triumph at Murrayfield ended England’s 12-game winning streak. The Scots breathed new life into their Guinness Six Nations campaign with their heaviest victory ove...