Network Rail says electrification work requires complete closure of the line west of Edinburgh until 25 January. 

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Section of East Coast rail line closes for nine days

Dan Armstrong joined Scottish League 1 side Queen of the South as a player - now he is chief executive.

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I signed as a goalkeeper at 16 - now I'm 28 I run the club 

Follow live text commentary, score updates and match stats from Deportivo Pereira vs Llaneros in the Primera A

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Deportivo Pereira v Llaneros

The 24-year-old Irish actress joined the cast of Stranger Things in the fourth series.

Marybeth is pictured at a film premier. There is a black and red background with strobe lighting. She is smiling at the camera and has ginger hair. 

'Weird couple of years' for Stranger Things star

The city-state wants to stamp out e-cigarettes with harsh penalties including caning and fines.

An Asian man puffs on a vape, his face mostly obscured by a cloud of vapour

A hotline to report vapers and caning if you're caught: Singapore's e-cigarette crackdown

The former UK prime minister and US secretary of state will sit on the "founding executive board", the White House says.

Sir Tony Blair is pictured in a composite image with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

Blair and Rubio among names on Gaza 'Board of Peace'

Larne manager Gary Haveron says the playing conditions were "really difficult" during his side's 0-0 draw with Linfield at Windsor Park.

Larne 'not ruthless enough' against Blues - Haveron

Avril Davidge gets VIP status at the 125-year-old parade after her family makes her dream come true.

Photograph of Avril Davidge, sat outside in her wheelchair. A Welsh flag can be seen poking out of her wheelchair. She wears a leopard furry hat, a purple scarf and a black puffer coat. She wears small reading glasses and holds her thumb up to the camera. A captain of the Mummers parade leans down to her and smiles. He wears a vibrant blue, purple and orange sequined costume and has a large red joker smile painted on his face. 

Gran, 93, flies for first time in 30 years to see Philadelphia folk parade she fell in love with

A YouTube rabbit hole leads Avril Made Davidge to be obsessed with a US folk parade.

Love of US folk parade sees gran, 93, fly for first time in 30 years

Polling suggests Plaid or Reform could win the Senedd election - but fall short of getting a majority.

The image is a close-up of Plaid Cymru's leader Rhun ap Iorwerth. He is looking away from the camera and is smiling. 

Plaid Cymru would take minority government over coalition, leader says

Eintracht Frankfurt's Ansgar Knauff scores a dramatic last-gasp equaliser in their 3-3 draw against Bundesliga strugglers Werder Bremen.

Werder Bremen's Romano Schmid and Eintracht Frankfurt's Arthur Theate go for the ball in 3-3 draw

Knauff's last-gasp strike salvages point for Frankfurt

Bournemouth agree a £10.4m deal in principle to sign Ferencvaros midfielder Alex Toth. 

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Bournemouth agree deal in principle for midfielder Toth

Plans to stage the most attended event in boxing history are announced by live sports entertainment organisation iVisit Boxing (iVB).

Crowds gather outside City Hall on the Civic Center Plaza in San Francisco

San Francisco event aims to top attendance record

Lyall Cameron wants to "remind people what I can do" after moving from Rangers to Aberdeen on loan for the remainder of the season.

Cameron out to issue reminder in Aberdeen loan

BBC Middle East correspondent Hugo Bachega reports from the Iranian-Armenian border as internet shutdown continues following deadly protests.

BBC's Hugo Bachega reports from the Iranian border

'Anger and frustration': BBC reports from Iranian-Armenian border

Dragons beat Newcastle 35-12 in the Challenge Cup at Rodney Parade to move to within touching distance of the last 16.

Rio Dyer celebrates with his Dragons teammates after scoring against Newcastle

Dragons on brink of last 16 after thrashing Newcastle

Two-time Olympic champion Kellie Harrington targets a 12th Irish Elite title at the National Stadium in Dublin on Saturday night.

Returning Harrington seeks 12th Irish Elite title

MI London appoint Kieron Pollard and Lisa Keightley to coach their men's and women's teams respectively for the 2026 edition of The Hundred.

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MI London appoint Pollard & Keightley as coaches

Larne extend their lead at the top of the Irish Premiership to 11 points with a 0-0 draw against Linfield at Windsor Park.

Larne increase lead at top with draw against Blues

Police said firearms officers were among those who responded to reports of youths carrying bladed weapons

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Arrests after youth pictured with machete in central Edinburgh 

Oliver Glasner is a target for Manchester United, Chelsea and Manchester City battling for Dro Fernandez, and Tottenham want to add a left-sided attacker.

Oliver Glasner on a BBC Sport gossip template

Glasner on Man Utd radar - Saturday's gossip 

The BBC's Europe Editor Katya Adler has been reporting from Greenland and dissects why the island has so much value in the eyes of President Trump.


Why is there so much international interest in Greenland?

Carney says Canada's relationship with China has become "more predictable" than that with the US, as his country searches for trade certainty.

Mark Carney, Canada's prime minister, speaking at a news conference in Beijing, China, on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. He is wearing a black coat and tie, with a white button-up shirt, standing at a wooden podium with a maple leaf on its front side. Behind him is a backdrop of a water and a traditional Chinese structure in Beijing. 

Canada's deal with China signals it is serious about shift from US

Ross Davidson is on trial accused of raping one woman and the attempted rape of another.

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Ex-Spandau Ballet singer 'wanted unresponsive sex'

Callan Howitt is charged with causing death by careless driving after the fatal incident.

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Man charged following pedestrian's death in crash

Sunderland defender Trai Hume "always had the confidence" he could play in England, despite not making the move to the Stadium of Light until he was 19-years-old.

Early 'disappointment and anger' fuelled NI's Hume

Leicester City have held talks with FC Como in an attempt to sign Switzerland forward Alisha Lehmann this month.

Leicester hold discussions with Como over Lehmann

Raheel Mahmood, 23, has been charged with attempted murder and a firearms offence.

A police car is parked on a quiet street in front of a row of brick shops and flats during early evening light. Traffic cones surround the vehicle and blue and white police tape cordons off the scene.

Man charged over Christmas Day drive-by shooting

Police issue a CCTV appeal of males they want to identify after three burglaries in the town.

A night‑time CCTV image shows four people in a wet car park, all wearing hooded clothing and face coverings. They stand beside golf buggies.

Golf buggies and knives stolen from sports clubs

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Sporting CP v Casa Pia

She was captured on her own body-worn camera in a store cupboard with a prisoner, a court hears.

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Ex-prison officer jailed for sex act on inmate

President Yoweri Museveni is in a commanding lead ahead of his main challenger, pop star-turned-politician Bobi Wine.

Museveni in commanding lead ahead of election announcement

The fire services says flood water could contain debris and lifted manhole covers.

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Elderly man rescued from car in flooded road

Ousmane Dembele scores twice as Paris St-Germain move back to the top of Ligue 1 with a confident victory over Lille.

Ousmane Dembele celebrates scoring for PSG during a 3-0 win over Lille in Ligue 1

Dembele double helps PSG go top of Ligue 1

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Espanyol v Girona

BBC Sport looks at a dramatic 24 hours for Crystal Palace as captain Marc Guehi agrees to join Manchester City and manager Oliver Glasner confirms he is leaving in the summer.

The dramatic 24 hours that sealed Guehi and Glasner's futures

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Pisa v Atalanta

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Club Brugge v RAAL La Louvière

Andreas Skov Olsen was considered a coup when he joined Wolfsburg last January before it turned sour. Will he revive his career at Rangers?

Skov Olsen signs for Rangers on loan - but can he rediscover swagger?

A single mum was "overwhelmed" by isolation caring for her disabled daughter, an inquest hears.

Floral tributes and a teddy bear left outside a house

Lonely mum took own life and daughter's

Reaction as five-try Dragons defeat Newcastle at Rodney Parade to keep their last-16 Challenge Cup hopes alive.

Reaction as Dragons close in on Challenge Cup knockouts 

Delano Burgzorg scores a late winner for Middlesbrough in a Championship thriller after West Bromwich Albion had levelled from two goals down.

Boro close gap at top with late winner at West Brom

Reaction after Bath run in nine tries to beat Edinburgh 63-10 and qualify for the Champions Cup last 16 as pool winners.

'Home tie is massive' - reaction after Bath hammer understrength Edinburgh side

West Ham book their place in the Women's FA Cup fifth round with a comfortable win at Newcastle thanks to an impressive display from forward Viviane Asseyi.

Viviane Asseyi celebrates a goal with her West Ham team-mates during their 3-0 win over Newcastle in the Women's FA Cup

Asseyi stars as West Ham beat Newcastle in FA Cup

Listen to live BBC Radio Manchester commentary as Salford Red Devils host Oldham in the Championship.

Listen: RFL Championship - Salford Red Devils v Oldham

The officer is jailed for two years having admitted paying for the sexual services of a child.

John Rigby has black hair that is turning grey. He is photographed wearing glasses.

Jail for detective who paid boy, 17, for sex 

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Watch Bundesliga: Werder Bremen draw against Eintracht Frankfurt 

The president said several air defence systems were without missiles until a shipment on Friday morning.

Zelensky, who has short black hair and short black facial hair, wears a black coat in front of a building with beige walls. Behind him a man in uniform stands to attentoin.

Zelensky says Ukraine's air defence supplies 'insufficient'

Larne increase lead at top with draw against Blues - report & highlights 

Colchester United boss Danny Cowley says the club's exciting young players are attracting interest from clubs at higher levels.

'Premier League watching Colchester players' - Cowley

The art installation of 21 umbrellas has been taken down for refurbishment after five years. 

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Belfast's famous umbrella street undergoing refurbishment

Specialist contractors are sent to the scene to clear a "significant oil spillage".

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Lorry fire shuts part of M25 for several hours

Manchester City have upped the ante in the Premier League title race by flexing their muscles in the January transfer window.

'No panic buy' - Guehi would cap £414m rebuild as Man City up title ante

Lorna Loxton died after tripping over a metal flap on a bollard, an inquest hears.

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Woman's death after bollard fall 'was an accident'

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Birmingham City U21 v Everton U21

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Den Bosch v MVV

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RKC Waalwijk v Dordrecht

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Burnley U21 v Tottenham Hotspur U21

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Nottingham Forest U21 v Crystal Palace U21

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Southampton U21 v Brighton & Hove U21

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ADO Den Haag v Cambuur

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Almere City v De Graafschap

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VVV v AZ II

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Derby County U21 v Aston Villa U21

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Helmond Sport v Vitesse

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Norwich City U21 v Wolves U21

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Fulham U21 v Manchester United U21

Bojan Miovski's hat-trick helps guide Danny Rohl's Rangers into the Scottish Cup fifth round beyond Annan Athletic.

Miovski nets hat-trick as Rangers thrash Annan in Scottish Cup

Newport County sign forward Lewis Jamieson from United Soccer League Championship club Sacramento Republic – their fifth signing of the January transfer window.

Lewis Jamieson in action for Sacramento Republic

Newport sign Scottish forward Jamieson 

Despite the bloodbath of recent weeks, Ayatollah Khamenei might think he must plough on with an iron fist.

A montage image showing a member of the Iranian police, Iranian Supreme leader Ali Khamenei and Iranians gathering while blocking a street during a protest in Tehran

What next for Iran's Supreme Leader?

Matthew Pickard, Stephen Greenaway and Paul Laver plead guilty to fraudulent trading.

Jane Bertelli, a woman in her mid sixties, sits on the sofa in her home, looking through one of the brochures sent to her by Ethical Forestry Limited.

Three admit £70m tree planting pension fraud

Alec Gandy, 42, of Kidderminster, has been jailed for two-and-a-half years.

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Former NHS manager jailed for £123k fraud

Abubakar Abdullahi sheltered 262 people after they came under attack from Fulani herders in 2018.

A head and shoulders image of Imam Abubakar Abdullahi looking to the side during an interview.

Nigerian imam honoured for saving Christian lives dies aged 90

The residents of Newry are delighted for local woman Rachel Duffy's success on BBC's game show The Traitors. 

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Newry residents celebrate their 'big traitor' on hit game show

A police officer was injured and cars were damaged during six-hours of mayhem in the Kirkton area of the city three years ago.

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Three men jailed over Halloween fireworks disorder in Dundee

A number of people are asked to leave their homes, with gas engineers working to make the area safe.

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Homes evacuated after car hits gas main

Craig Guildford blames the "political and media frenzy" as he confirms his decision to step down.

Craig Guildford looks at a line-up of police officers while dressed in full police uniform.

Police chief retires over Israeli fans ban row

Thameslink says trains are running again but there may be some disruption to journeys. 

A white train with "ThamesLink" in black on the side. The train is stopped next to a platform inside a station.

Severe rail disruption between Bedford and London

Malik Shahzad, 46, has been sentenced to 16 years in prison and handed a restraining order for life.

A police custody shot of Malik Shahzad. He has short black hair and a moustache. He is looking at the camera and wearing a grey t-shirt. The wall behind him is grey. 

'Violent' man who raped woman for hours jailed

World champion Luke Littler is knocked out of the Bahrain Masters quarter-finals by Gerwyn Price for the second year in a row.

Luke Littler looks pensive during his Bahrain Masters defeat by Gerwyn Price

16 January 2026