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England v France: Women’s Six Nations grand slam decider – live

26 avril 2025 à 17:30

A quarter of an hour, or so, until kick-off. Why not read Sarah Rendell’s report from England’s crushing win against Scotland last week?

The BBC’s Sonja McLaughlan tells us that France’s XV have 373 caps among them, while England have 682.

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© Photograph: David Rogers/Getty Images

Crystal Palace v Aston Villa: FA Cup semi-final – live

26 avril 2025 à 17:23

Crystal Palace make three changes to their first XI in the wake of their 2-2 draw at Arsenal. Jean-Philippe Mateta, Ismaïla Sarr and Chris Richards are in; Jefferson Lerma, Eddie Nketiah and Justin Devenny drop to the bench.

Aston Villa also make three changes to their starting XI, following their narrow 2-1 defeat at Manchester City. John McGinn, Ollie Watkins and Marco Asensio are back; Amadou Onana and Jacob Ramsey drop to the bench, while Marcus Rashford misses out altogether.

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© Photograph: Aston Villa/Aston Villa FC/Getty Images

Preserving English eccentricity: 20 years of the World Marmalade Awards

26 avril 2025 à 17:02

The contest now draws in more than 3,200 entries from as far afield as the Czech Republic and South Korea

What could unite octogenarian Cumbrian farmers, diplomats from Japan, Spain and Australia, and Paddington Bear?

The answer, of course, is marmalade. Or, more specifically, the World Marmalade Awards.

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© Photograph: Mark Pinder

© Photograph: Mark Pinder

Detained Chinese immigrants carved their anguish into a wall a century ago. Those words inspired a ballet

Oakland Ballet Company takes on a harrowing chapter of US-Chinese history with a piece about Angel Island, ‘the Ellis Island of the west’

One sunny March day on Angel Island, a hilly landmass in the middle of the San Francisco Bay, a dancer with a 40-ft braid attached to her head glided across a narrow concrete walkway. The audience sat on chairs in front of a long wooden building: a former detention center where – from 1910 to 1940 – half a million people, the majority Chinese, were held for months, even years, in prison-like conditions.

Sometimes called “the Ellis Island of the west”, Angel Island’s immigration station is the unlikely setting, and inspiration, for an ambitious new work by the Oakland Ballet Company. It’s based on the people from 80 countries who were confined to the the island’s detention center, which was the result of the Chinese Exclusion Act and other racist laws designed to keep Asian people out of the United States. In response, the detainees carved over 200 poems onto the walls expressing their anguish and rage.

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© Photograph: John Hefti

© Photograph: John Hefti

Gallagher brothers perform together for first time in 16 years in closed London pub

26 avril 2025 à 16:56

Noel and Liam believed to have filmed promo video at Mildmay club in Newington Green ahead summer’s sold-out Oasis tour

Liam and Noel Gallagher have performed together for the first time in 16 years in a closed pub in north London, according to reports.

The brothers were pictured arriving at the Mildmay club in Newington Green, north London, on Thursday where they are believed to have filmed a promotional video for this summer’s sold-out Oasis reunion tour.

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© Photograph: Darryl Dyck/AP

© Photograph: Darryl Dyck/AP

India and Pakistan trade gunfire across Kashmir border after deadly attack

26 avril 2025 à 16:41

Tensions between nuclear-armed countries escalate after attack killed 26 people in disputed territory

Indian and Pakistani troops have exchanged gunfire across the volatile frontier in Kashmir for a second day, amid growing tensions after a brazen attack that killed 26 people at a popular tourist resort.

The massacre has sent relations between the nuclear-armed neighbours into a dangerous downward spin. India and Pakistan have fought three wars, two over Muslim-majority Kashmir, which is divided between them but claimed fully by both.

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© Photograph: Yawar Nazir/Getty Images

Championship roundup: Luton stun Coventry in huge boost to survival hopes

26 avril 2025 à 16:21
  • Baptiste’s 90th-minute winner hurts City’s playoff odds
  • Promoted Burnley rout QPR 5-0 to improve title chances

Matt Bloomfield was lost for words after his Luton side enjoyed a 90th-minute 1-0 victory against Coventry that kept their hopes of staying in the Championship alive.

It looked as if the Hatters were going to be held to a frustrating stalemate, as they had initially been playing against 10 men when Jay Dasilva was sent off on 12 minutes. The Town midfielder Liam Walsh was also shown red midway through the second period, though, but as the clock was about to tick into 90, Shandon Baptiste’s effort somehow got past Luis Binks on the line to ensure Town will be out of the bottom three going into the final game of the season next weekend.

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© Photograph: Gary Oakley/Getty Images

Telling the incredible tale of Anna Politkovskaya has taught me one thing: I could never be that brave | Maxine Peake

26 avril 2025 à 16:00

She faced endless opposition and threats to her life. This has become a reality for far too many journalists

  • Maxine Peake is an actor who appears in the new film Words of War

What drives someone to become a journalist? A good journalist, someone whose keyboard is a tool for exposing injustice, a truth-seeker who would risk life and limb to report their experiences back to the world? I know I couldn’t do it. I’ve interviewed people for a research project and was hopeless. I found myself shying away from asking the really difficult questions. There’s no way I could confront a corrupt official, or race to file a breaking story before a hostile regime tried to silence me, possibly for ever. I like to think of myself as the kind of person who would speak truth to power, but would I really, if my life was in the balance?

One of the many privileges of being an actor is that it affords you the opportunity to dip your toes into other worlds and experiences from the safest possible distance. In the upcoming film Words of War, I have the honour of portraying the Russian journalist and human rights activist Anna Politkovskaya – a woman with immense courage and integrity who, despite numerous threats to her life, continued to be a blazing beacon of truth in a time and place where speaking truth was extremely dangerous. The film, which was partly inspired by Politkovskaya’s obituary in this newspaper, allowed me to delve into her remarkable life and work. The experience gave me a deeper appreciation for the journalists who risk everything to tell the stories that inform and shape our world.

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© Photograph: Pavel Golovkin/AP

Nicolas Jackson ends drought to sink Everton and lift Chelsea’s top-five hopes

You would be forgiven if you were mistaken in thinking Nicolas Jackson’s striking finish against Everton meant more than what it was. The 1-0 victory was a crucial step in Chelsea’s Champions League pursuit. Still, when the ball hit the back of the net Jackson looked to have tears in his eyes as he emotionally celebrated alongside his teammates. It was the striker’s first in 14 games and amid the hosts’ recent struggles up front, it felt like a welcome breakthrough, belied that the job of securing their European ambitions is far from over.

“We never had doubts with the ones who struggled for parts of the season” said Enzo Maresca, who was celebrating his 50th Chelsea match in charge with a one-match touchline ban after picking up a third yellow card of the season against Fulham last weekend. “We had to support them even more and Nico finally found a goal today.”

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© Photograph: Paul Childs/Action Images/Reuters

Trump officials deported two-year-old US citizen ‘with no meaningful process’, judge says

Child’s father pushes to have her returned to US as White House challenges law with its immigration crackdown

The Trump administration appeared to have deported a two-year-old US citizen “with no meaningful process”, a federal judge said on Friday, as the child’s father sought to have her returned to the United States.

It is the latest example of the White House cracking down on documented immigrants, including green card holders and also even citizens who have the status by birth or naturalization. The unorthodox policy and the frequent avoidance of due process has brought about a clash with the judicial branch of the US government in a battle over the constitution.

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© Photograph: Gregory Bull/AP

Celtic surge to 55th Scottish league title after 5-0 thrashing of Dundee United

26 avril 2025 à 15:27
  • Bhoys confirmed as champions with four matches left
  • Doubles from Kühn and Idah power Celtic to victory

Celtic have been confirmed as Scottish Premiership champions for the fourth successive season – their 55th league title and their second trophy of the campaign – after they thrashed Dundee United 5-0 at Tannadice.

Rangers had kept the race going last Sunday by coming from two goals down, and with 10 men to draw 2-2 at Aberdeen. However, Celtic’s cruise took them 18 points clear on top, rendering Rangers’ later match at St Mirren irrelevant to the title.

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© Photograph: Russell Cheyne/Reuters

© Photograph: Russell Cheyne/Reuters

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