It comes after a petition to ban the sport in Wales received over 35,000 signatures, resulting in a Welsh Government consultation which received over 1100 responses, with two thirds being in favour of the ban. Speaking in the Senedd today, February 18, the Deputy First Minister, Huw Irranca-Davies said “I believe that now is the... Read More

The US military has said it has dropped numerous 5,000-pound “deep penetrator munitions” on Iranian missile sites near the Strait of Hormuz. In a social media post, US Central Command claimed the sites “posed a risk to international shipping” in the strait – a key route in the shipping of oil from the Gulf which... Read More

Senegal stormed off the field in protest at a penalty awarded against ⁠them near the end of the 90 minutes of regulation time, following a VAR check ‌by Congolese referee Jean-Jacques Ndala after Brahim Diaz had been tugged to the ⁠ground by Senegal ‌fullback El Hadji Malick Diouf while defending a corner five minutes into... Read More

A senior Emirati official said on Tuesday, though he also said that no formal plan had been agreed and discussions were ongoing. “We all have a responsibility to ensure the flow of trade, the flow of energy,” Anwar Gargash, the diplomatic adviser to the country’s president, said at an online event hosted by the American... Read More

Russia’s defense ministry says some of its fighter jets carrying Kinzhal missiles flew over international waters in the Sea of Japan. Moscow says the Kinzhal is a hypersonic weapon. The ministry announced on Tuesday that MiG-31 aircraft armed with the missiles conducted a planned flight and also practiced air-to-air refueling. It is unusual for Russia... Read More

Donald Trump criticises Nato and other US allies, saying he’s been told they “don’t want to get involved” in the Iran war In a post on TruthSocial, he says: “We no longer ‘need,’ or desire, the Nato countries’ assistance — WE NEVER DID!” Earlier, a top counterterrorism official resigned over the ongoing conflict, saying “Iran... Read More

The administrator, PwC, said demand for parking had not recovered to pre-Covid levels, pointing to “shifts in commuting and customer driving patterns”. It said NCP could no longer afford to pay its creditors after consistently losing money and was unable to scrap “long-term, inflexible” leases on loss-making sites. PwC is looking to sell the business... Read More

The IDF also confirmed it had assassinated the head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Basij paramilitary militia, Gholamreza Soleimani, and his deputy, Seyyed Karishi.The military also announced that it killed the IRGC’s Aerospace Force chief. An Israeli official also confirmed to The Jerusalem Post that the majority of the Basij leadership was eliminated overnight... Read More

Trump says the prime minister initially refused a US request to send warships to the Middle East Sir Keir Starmer announces £53m to help with household heating oil costs, as prices spike The PM has said the UK is working with allies to devise a plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz Lebanon says more... Read More