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New Zealand are the overwhelming favourites, Japan have what it takes to produce an upset and it's going to be a big tournament for Ireland'...

Jamie Joseph's men were forced to ride out a nervy opening spell against the 20th-ranked team in the world, before eventually securing a com...

Chelsea and Liverpool set for a entertaining duel at Stamford Bridge, Nicolas Pepe is getting closer to his first Arsenal strike, and Totten...

Lib Dem MP Chuka Umunna calls on shadow foreign secretary to withdraw 'inappropriate' comments over the party's Revoke policy

The European Union has rejected a request from the British government for a Brexit deal without a Irish backstop in.

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Hagan reveals she stopped going out and began dressing differently because of how she was treated in public

Government appears to suggest demonstrations aimed at averting imminent global disaster do not warrant missing one day of school

Given their aptitude for spinning, dissembling and – naming no names – spouting outright lies, politicians as first-person narrators can har...

'She is beautiful,' says shocked neighbour

The issue has come to prominence in recent weeks with a raft of high-profile players receiving abuse

Against a backdrop of varying interest and mixed enthusiasm, has World Rugby rolled the dice in taking its crown jewel to the Land of the Ri...

One councillor wrote 'Islam and slavery are partners in crime', while a Boris Johnson campaigner called it 'religion of hate'

Against a backdrop of varying interest and mixed enthusiasm, has World Rugby rolled the dice in taking its crown jewel to the Land of the Ri...

Alien-hunters are arriving near Area 51 after a viral craze that saw them commit to storm the mysterious US military base.

'You've certainly been there for us'

England's selectors have awarded ten Test and twelve white ball contracts

'I didn't know that there was a word for it'

Major character gets killed off in first issue

The disappointing thing for Chelsea is that, for Liverpool, their meeting on Sunday is not the biggest of games. It is hardly inconsequentia...

Thomas Cook needs an extra £200m in refinancing

Exclusive interview: The only man to win the Rugby World Cup twice as captain, unite a nation in tragedy and leave a lasting impression on t...

Skipper Stuart McInally will lead out a team boasting 630 caps for the Pool A clash at Yokohama's International Stadium

If Labour commits to full integration of private schools into the state sector where I teach, this will frame the whole election. On one sid...