Challenge Keir Starmer by Monday or I will, Labour MP Catherine West tells cabinet
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Paula Barker, the Labour MP for Liverpool Wavertree, told the BBC: "I have enormous respect for both Gordon and Harriet, but I would have had even more respect for them if they had declined the offer of, quite frankly, non-jobs and told the prime minister that it's time for a change and he should set out his timetable."
How Reform won votes from Swansea to Sunderland
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The Labour council might not have been entirely to blame for the state it was in, but they seem to have carried the can. Many voters in the town said they had no faith the council could deliver the regeneration they promised would follow its destruction.
Senedd election 2026: Plaid seeking to run minority Welsh government
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"It is a new beginning and I have no doubt that, when we speak with a national voice that is as determined as we have seen in this election, no UK government, no UK minister, now or in the future, can cast Wales aside or turn a blind eye to our needs and our aspirations as a nation."
Man City 3-0 Brentford: Is Jeremy Doku keeping his side in title race?
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Manchester City's challenge may depend on Doku continuing to produce moments of brilliance to drag his side towards the finish line.
He has scored in three successive appearances in all competitions for the first time in his Manchester City career.
On Saturday, the winger gave Michael Kayode a taxing time, twisting the Brentford full-back inside and out throughout the game, and he could have scored in the opening two minutes but was thwarted by Caoimhin Kelleher.
His performance was widely praised, with MOTD pundit Ashley Williams saying it is "the best we have seen of Jeremy Doku".
The former Wales international defender added: "From a defender's point of view, I am not sure I would know how to stop him. He is physically strong, can go right or left, his acceleration is something else but also his deceleration can leave you flat-footed.
"He was up against Kayode, who I really rate, and he just couldn't handle him. He has been the best player in the Premier League these last few weeks."
Former City striker Daniel Sturridge said on Sky Sports: "He has been exceptional. The goal he scored in this game was a thing of beauty. It is a brilliant finish.
"That is the go-to finish for him now. The repetitions in training are paying off. His game is progressing, he is becoming more decisive in those moments.
"Confidence is key for attackers, it is the most important thing. If you doubt yourself at any time you won't make the difference. Now he is thinking 'I can do this, I can score'."
Doku's brilliant showing made him just the third player in the Premier League this season to create six or more chances and complete six or more dribbles after Bukayo Saka and Elliot Anderson.
"He is a top player," said Brentford boss Keith Andrews. "If it's not Doku, then someone else will step up and that is the luxury Pep has - phenomenally talented players, game changers who can decide games and that is ultimately what happened with the first goal."
Doku dedicated his latest goal to his dad, who turned 60 on Saturday, saying: "It's his birthday.
"I am becoming a dad soon and he sacrificed his life for me every time, bringing me to the club not knowing I would be what I am now.
"For me that's a big thing so him turning 60, I am grateful and that is why I wanted to give this goal to him. Having him around is a blessing."
Wardley vs Dubois: Londoner captures WBO world title in an all-time classic heavyweight fight
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Daniel Dubois survived two knockdowns - the first after just 10 seconds - to dethrone a bloodied but courageous Fabio Wardley in the 11th round of a thrilling heavyweight classic and become a two-time world champion.
Wardley floored his fellow Briton early with a flush right hand and dropped him again in the third, before Dubois regrouped and responded with wave after wave of heavy shots.
The Ipswich fighter, his nose broken and one eye swollen shut, staggered around the ring yet somehow stayed on his feet and continued to fire back.
As the contest drifted into uncomfortable territory, the referee had eventually seen enough and halted the fight. A distraught Wardley sank to his knees as Dubois celebrated capturing the WBO heavyweight title.
Liverpool still lack identity and Arne Slot needs to fix that
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If Arne Slot has not realised already, then he needs to realise very quickly that the Anfield crowd demands energy and a certain intensity from its side.
Far too often at home this season, Liverpool have lacked a spark - something that the crowd can feed off - and the ability to kill the opposition off when they take the lead.
When they went in front early against a Chelsea side who had lost their last six Premier League games, Slot's side should have used that as the moment to dominate the match and secure an important win.
Instead, they allowed Calum McFarlane's out-of-form side a way back into the game.
"The adjustment we made at half-time helped us be the more dominant team in the second half. We were twice close," claimed Slot.
"So it is not fair to me to say I ever tell my players to back off and not press. If it did look like that, it was never the intention."
Enzo Fernandez's equaliser for Chelsea means Liverpool have now dropped nine points from winning positions in Premier League home games this season, their most at Anfield since 2015-16, when Jurgen Klopp replaced Brendan Rodgers as the manager.
"Our identity is intensity" was the phrase coined by Pep Lijnders when he was Liverpool's assistant manager under Klopp.
Slot's brief was always to do things his own way and never to try be like Klopp, but his side have lacked any identity this season and have next to no intensity.
"I thought Liverpool actually started quite well, got the goal, and then from there Chelsea were the better team. They caused Liverpool big problems, especially Marc Cucurella running behind," said Wayne Rooney on Match of the Day.
"The crowd were obviously a bit edgy, which you very rarely get from Liverpool fans. It comes from not having the season they hoped for, and after spending a lot of money."
Not for the first time this season, there were loud boos at full-time even though Liverpool had not lost the game. Discontent online is one thing, but it is becoming clearer that even the match-going fans are getting frustrated.
"That's probably got something to do with us not winning," Slot told TNT Sports. "It completely makes sense people are disappointed if Liverpool don't win."
Midfielder Ryan Gravenberch added: "To be honest, we need them behind us. OK, we didn't win, but I don't really think we deserved this [reaction].
"The fans have to be behind us for the full 90 minutes because when they were behind us in the second half, we were pressing really well. We need them. Hopefully they wouldn't do it again in the next two games."
Asked later in his post-match news conference how the boos felt, Slot struggled to find the right words in English but said: "I would love to show them [the fans] something else, but at this moment we are not able to.
"We are able to be a dominant team and have more of the ball and I want to give them much more to be positive about and happy about, and I am 100% sure the team wants the same."
Women's Six Nations 2026: Four-try Marlie Packer 'doesn't go away' - John Mitchell
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Having missed out on selection for last year's Women's Six Nations Grand Slam decider against France, Marlie Packer's remarkable international career may have seemed to some to be winding down.
The 36-year-old, who lost the England captaincy to Zoe Stratford at the start of last year, had slipped down the pecking order and was fighting to make a home World Cup squad.
Packer went on to play at the tournament but remained on the fringes and did not feature in any of the knockout games as England claimed glory.
Less than a week on from becoming a two-time World Cup winner, she announced she was "not hanging up her boots any time soon".
Despite being leapfrogged by Sadia Kabeya, player of the match in the World Cup final, the Saracens forward said she was contracted until June 2026 and felt fitter than ever.
It was a good decision to continue. The Red Roses have lined up another Grand Slam decider against France next week thanks to Saturday's 61-33 victory over Italy, a win spearheaded by Packer's four tries.
The performance earned her the player-of-the-match award, as did her two-try display against Wales, with the veteran forward taking advantage of injuries and pregnancies disrupting John Mitchell's starting pack.
"My secret weapon is that I am enjoying it and I have a smile back on my face," Packer told BBC Sport.
"I am getting the minutes. For the last couple of years, Sadia Kabeya has had the nod over me but fair play, I have my opportunity at the moment and I am enjoying it. I have a smile and there is no pressure."
In Parma, Packer showed impressive acceleration to latch on to a kick through for her opening try, before bulldozing her way to the tryline three more times - smashing through a number of Italy defenders for her fourth score.
Despite being the oldest player in the squad, Packer is now firmly in line to feature in the decider against France next Sunday at the 42,115-capacity Stade Atlantique in Bordeaux.
"Marlie doesn't go away, does she?" Mitchell said to BBC Sport when asked about the 115-cap flanker, who led her country to back-to-back Grand Slams in 2024.
"After the World Cup she was like, 'Where do I sit?' and I said, 'Marlie, you are one of the best sevens in the country and if you are happy with that, I am happy with that'.
"She is so determined and she has achieved so much. All the standards that we have now have very much been shaped by the way she leads."
England captain Megan Jones was also full of praise for her former skipper, who registered 12 tackles against Italy and made 92 metres from 14 carries.
"She has a never-say-die attitude and is next level. She goes 100% even when we are walking," Jones added.
Sunderland 0-0 Man Utd: Task of replacing Casemiro will not be easy for United
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Manchester United head coach Michael Carrick confirmed after the goalless Premier League draw at Sunderland that Casemiro will be 'fine' for next week's home meeting with Nottingham Forest.
A positive for United fans as they get a chance to bid a proper farewell to the Brazilian midfielder, whose influence during his four years at Old Trafford has been immense.
To underline, they have not won any of the four league games this season when the 34-year-old has been absent from their starting line-up.
At least they got a point at Sunderland.
After winning the previous three meetings, they were very much second best to Regis le Bris' side and it was easy to empathise with the Black Cats boss when he expressed disappointment at his team's failure to pick up all three points.
Faced with Casemiro's absence, and with the obvious deputy Manuel Ugarte also missing - few at United think the Uruguay midfielder is the permanent answer to filling the void anyway - Carrick had a couple of options.
He could either drop Kobbie Mainoo back into the number six role and use skipper Bruno Fernandes or Mason Mount as an eight, or he could give 19-year-old Tyler Fletcher his first senior start and leave Mainoo in the more advanced position in which he has been so effective since his recall to the starting line-up following Ruben Amorim's departure.
The reality was there was no choice really.
It had to be Mainoo and Mount, especially as Fernandes is still chasing the assist that would allow him to match Thierry Henry and Kevin de Bruyne on 20 as the best return ever in a single Premier League campaign.
The outcome was a United performance that didn't produce a single shot on target until Matheus Cunha's effort was saved by Sunderland goalkeeper Robin Roefs in stoppage time.
The hosts had more possession, more shots and their expected goals (xG) was higher. Le Bris said his side had 'more control'.
Scottish title race: Hearts fans drunk on drama in intoxicating race
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Much more of this and there's going to be a run on heart-rate monitors among the maroon-clad folk from Edinburgh.
Every Hearts game is a pulse-quickening drama now. Every tackle, every header, every kick a palpitation-inducing moment.
And every contentious call an invitation to erupt. And erupt Hearts did in this frantic contest at Motherwell.
When Alexandros Kyziridis went down in an incident with Tawanda Maswanhise in the 68th minute, it looked like Hearts were getting an opportunity to make it 2-1 from the spot.
Referee Steven McLean said no. VAR Greg Aitken said 'hold your horses'. Aitken got McLean over to the screen, but McLean was unmoved.
"He [Kyziridis] was impeded," Hearts manager Derek McInnes said later. "It's such a poor decision. I don't understand why that's not a penalty."
Wonder of wonders, Jens Berthel Askou disagreed: "Not enough in it," said the Motherwell manager. "Some sort of contact, but minimal. Kyziridis makes it look like there's more contact than there is."
People see what they want to see, but this season will have an end-game to conjure with. A historically brilliant campaign will surely go to the wire now.
Race for Europe: How it stands for Premier League game hopefuls and remaining games
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Bournemouth boosted their chances of playing in Europe for the first time in their history with a 1-0 win at Fulham on Saturday, while Brighton also remain on course to return to continental action.
The Cherries, who finished 21st in League Two in 2008-09, are sixth in the table with two games left.
That will be enough to earn a Champions League spot providing Aston Villa finish fifth and win their Europa League final encounter against Freiburg on 20 May.
It means the Vitality Stadium, which has a capacity of around 11,200, could be welcoming sides like Paris St-Germain and Real Madrid next season.
Brighton, meanwhile, are seventh on 53 points - two behind the Cherries and five adrift of Villa, after a comfortable 3-0 home win over relegated Wolves.
The Seagulls reached the last 16 of the Europa League in 2023-24, defeating Ajax home and away, as well as Marseille.
Three Premier League clubs have reached European finals this season - Arsenal in the Champions League, Aston Villa in the Europa League and Crystal Palace in the Conference League.
Greece military examines mystery naval drone found in Ionian Sea
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They found the vessel in a cave near the island of Lefkada on Thursday and alerted the coast guard, which then towed it to the nearby port of Vasiliki. The Greek defence ministry is now overseeing the investigation.
Antisemitism 'a problem for all to fix', organisers of rally say
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"This country belongs to you as much as any of us. You are as British as all of us who call this country home. And we will do everything we can to protect you and your community from the extremists who threaten you."
but will the Israel boycott spoil the show?
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Lilley-Jones says scenarios like that have made him question whether to continue his podcast, but he feels keeping going "still feels like the right thing to do" if the contest "can still bring joy to people in what is a very difficult situation around the world, not just in the Middle East".
Bafta TV Awards 2026: Adolescence, Amandaland and Celebrity Traitors stars ready for ceremony
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The event will be broadcast a couple of hours after it actually takes place, and BBC News will publish details of the winners as they are announced in real time on its live page - before they are shown on TV.
Newspaper headlines: 'Plot to oust Starmer' and 'Gord help us all'
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Most of Sunday's papers lead on the fallout from the local elections. The Sunday Telegraph says there is now a "stalking horse plot to oust Starmer". This comes after Labour MP Catherine West "sent Downing Street into a panic last night" by stating "unless any of the serious leadership candidates intervened by tomorrow (Monday), she would act". An image of Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, Chancellor Rachel Reeves and former PM Gordon Brown is dubbed "an uncivil partnership" by the Telegraph after Brown was made global finance envoy.
British passengers on virus-hit cruise ship to isolate on Wirral
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"We would like to thank our staff and partners across the NHS, emergency services and local government for their professionalism and dedication in co-ordinating this response, and we will continue to work closely with the UKHSA and other partners throughout."
Rosenberg: This year's Victory Day parade in Moscow felt very different
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'Enjoy the show. Ignore the war': Venice Biennale faces backlash after including Russia
Protests have taken place at the prestigious arts fair over the inclusion of Russia for the first time since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Teachers in England move towards striking over pay
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The teaching union also wants the government to fully fund pay rises so schools do not have to find money for them in existing budgets - and says the current recommendation is not enough.
Man arrested after car hits group in Arnold town centre
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"My best wishes go to the individuals who've been hurt in the incident and I seriously hope that the said individual who's got life-threatening injuries makes a recovery. My thoughts are with them and their family."
Green gains see Labour lose control of Lewisham and Lambeth
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Outside the capital, the Green Party's best result has been in Norwich, where it took control of the city council from Labour, and Hastings, where no single party was previously in control.
SNP leader John Swinney rules out Holyrood talks with Reform UK
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The SNP leader said that election results in England, where Reform racked up more than 1,400 councillors, and in Wales, where it is the second largest party behind Plaid Cymru in the Senedd, showed the urgent need for independence.
Lebanon says Israeli strikes killed 39
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The Israeli military said it had identified "an explosive drone launched by the Hezbollah terrorist organisation" near the border in the north. It said three army reservists were injured in the attack, one of them seriously.
Hungary's new PM Magyar sworn in after landslide victory over Orbán
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"We are talking about investigations and actions which are totally in line with the rule of law. Interestingly enough, the current chief prosecutor, and the police, have started certain investigations which they did not start before the election. They are questioning people."
Iran demands guarantees for World Cup participation
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This was on display at the women's Asian Cup in Australia in March when a number of Iranian players tried to claim asylum, sparking a tense diplomatic stand-off. Seven members of the team were granted humanitarian visas while in Australia - but five changed their minds and returned home.