Archive 2020/12/16
- Billionaire’s ex-wife owed £450 million trades blows with son in court
- Roberto Firmino winner against Spurs sends Liverpool to Premier League summit
- Chelsea defender Millie Bright sets sights on Champions League glory ahead of second leg with Benfica
- Ronnie O’Sullivan appears to forget rules during win over Barry Hawkins
- Mixed messaging: The Government’s changing advice during the pandemic
- Norwich head coach Daniel Farke got more than he bargained for at Reading
- Mark Robins believes Coventry deserved victory against Huddersfield.
- Marcus Rashford’s mother ‘missed meals so her children could eat’
- Conor McCarthy scores last-gasp winner as St Mirren shock Rangers
- David Martindale welcomes lack of Old Firm clubs in Betfred Cup semi-finals
- Highlights: FC Barcelona Women 4-1 PSV
- Tony Mowbray delighted with result as Blackburn fight back for Rotherham win
- Brexit: Pet owners need animal certificate for travel to EU and N Ireland
- Steven Gerrard takes full responsibility after St Mirren stun Rangers
- Jordi Alba: 'This victory gives us confidence'
- Jose Mourinho bemoans missed chances as Tottenham lose at Liverpool
- Roy Hodgson brands Christian Benteke’s red card at West Ham ‘ludicrous’
- Fulham looked a little bit jaded in Brighton stalemate – Scott Parker
- Jose Mourinho irked by Jurgen Klopp’s touchline behaviour
- Can I still celebrate Christmas with my family?
- Coventry and Huddersfield play out goalless draw at St Andrew’s
- Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says Man Utd face ‘vital’ period to prove title credentials
- Villa boss Dean Smith faces goalkeeper dilemma as Tom Heaton returns to fitness
- Marcus Rashford’s mother ‘missed meals so her children could eat’
- Everton knocked out of Conti Cup despite victory over Manchester United
- Champions League round-up: Man City and Chelsea progress to last 16
- Adam Armstrong nets late winner as Blackburn complete comeback against Rotherham
- Teemu Pukki on target again as Norwich return to the summit
- Roberto Firmino nets late header as Liverpool edge past Tottenham
- Brighton’s Adam Lallana has goal ruled out as Fulham move out of bottom three
- Sebastien Haller’s stunning strike earns a point for West Ham against Palace
- Neil Harris says Cardiff can put derby defeat behind them after Birmingham win
- Nathan Jones annoyed by referee’s game management after Luton lose
- Craig Sibbald and Alan Forrest score as Livingston reach Betfred Cup semi-finals
- Wet and windy weather on way with temperatures set to fall ahead of Christmas
- Sam Allardyce returns to the Hawthorns as West Brom put faith in survival expert
- Mystery of ‘Butter Boat’ shipwreck solved 250 years after sinking
- Sir Ian McKellen says he feels ‘euphoric’ after getting coronavirus jab
- Steve Bruce critical of Newcastle’s poor defending after heavy Leeds defeat
- Chelsea 3-0 (8-0) Benfica, Champions League LIVE: Sam Kerr and Beth England score
- Chelsea crush Benfica to progress to Women’s Champions League last 16
- Chuba Akpom strike enough for 10-man Middlesbrough
- Sean Morrison nets late winner for Cardiff
- Carlo Ancelotti urges Everton to maintain their standards
- Mikel Arteta urges Arsenal to use Southampton draw to spark a run of form
- US to announce new charges in 1988 Lockerbie airline bombing
- The only way is up for Derby after Swansea win extends run – Wayne Rooney
- NHS trusts concerned about impact of areas ‘prematurely’ leaving Tier 3
- Leeds run riot in closing stages to see off Newcastle
- Everton make big statement with win at Leicester
- Arsenal battle to draw with Southampton despite Gabriel red card
- Johnson urges people to have a ‘smaller, safer Christmas’ due to Covid fears
- Colin Kazim-Richards and Kamil Jozwiak on target as Derby finally win at home
- Doctors warn Christmas coronavirus rules relaxation will ‘cost lives’
- PM gives fishy answer over his Christmas gift to Nicola Sturgeon
- Teams to get two concussion substitutes per match in FA Cup from early next year
- Concussion subs, handball and offside – the key IFAB news explained
- Latest weekly Covid-19 rates for local authority areas in England
- Whitty warms to Van-Tam’s transport metaphors with icy roads analogy
- Chinese spacecraft returns to Earth carrying moon rocks
- Snapchat apologises for ‘misguided’ filters that caused offence
- NI health minister warns ‘extreme and robust’ action needed to curb Covid
- Deja vu darts and Kane Williamson’s new child – Wednesday’s Sporting Social
- Nicola Sturgeon urges Scots to stay at home for Christmas
- Brain-damaged five-year-old girl might be able to live at home – specialist
- Brexit: MPs told they may be recalled early if there is a trade deal with the EU
- Excessive air pollution contributed to nine-year-old’s death, coroner rules
- The role of air pollution in Ella Kissi-Debrah’s death: key questions answered
- Convicted terrorist’s claim against security services thrown out by High Court
- SNP MP ordered to leave House of Commons after Brexit protest
- ‘Worst affected’ Tier 2 areas to be offered community testing
- Wales to put two-household limit at Christmas into law
- Chris Wilder wants ‘fire-in-the-belly performances’ from struggling Blades
- Lecale’s Article makes no mistake as Henderson doubles up
- Joe Biden reveals former rival as his pick for transport secretary
- Okaka's header vs Hellas Verona
- Burnley midfielder Josh Benson rewarded with new contract
- SSC Napoli's best goals at Inter
- West Brom name Sam Allardyce as new manager
- Stewards ban Sheehan and fine Greatrex over Beaufort run
- HUGE size difference between Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez and Callum Smith during first face-off in Texas
- The career of new West Brom boss Sam Allardyce in pictures
- Sam Allardyce rides to the rescue for West Brom – a look at his track record
- What lies ahead for new West Brom boss Sam Allardyce?
- Chris Eubank Jr picks Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez to ‘dominate’ Britain’s Callum Smith
- Sports Personality of the Year nominee Ronnie O’Sullivan admits to being baffled over what the award is for
- Put The Kettle On set to tackle Altior at Kempton
- Gunman’s fugitive widow convicted over 2015 Paris attacks
- Manchester City knock Goteborg out of Women’s Champions League in convincing win
- Sunderland’s next three matches postponed following a coronavirus outbreak
- Sanson and Payet give OM win at Angers
- Have a merry little Christmas, and I mean ‘little’, says Prime Minister as he refuses to cancel lifting restrictions
- As it happened: Manchester City 3-0 (5-1) Goteborg, Champions League LIVE
- Olympique de Marseille's top five goals vs Angers
- Andrew Considine extends long association at Aberdeen with fresh one-year deal
- Family firm triumphs in trademark dispute with car giant Bentley
- Dembélé and Aouar claim win over Nice
- Exeter’s Champions Cup game with Toulouse called off after coronavirus outbreak
- Preparations for the match against Eibar
- Protocol gives NI ‘significant market advantage’ over GB
- Network Rail fined £135,000 after boy injured while trespassing on tracks
- Football’s handball law set to be clarified by IFAB next year
- Real Madrid's Club World Cup title from 2017
- Councillor recalls PM’s pledge to lie in front of Heathrow expansion bulldozers
- Chris Dobey fights back to beat Jeff Smith and reach third round
- IFAB approves ‘extensive trials’ for concussion substitutes
- Sam Allardyce tipped for managerial return as West Brom sack Slaven Bilic
- Jamal Musiala's long-range drive vs RB Leipzig
- Behind the scenes: Fans return as Palace draw with Spurs
- Vasco's notorious talent academy
- 8 weird and wonderful things you didn’t know about brassicas
- Bushypark will be back for more soon
- People worldwide make similar facial expressions in various situations – study
- ‘My heart says yes, my head says no way’ – shoppers divided on Christmas mixing
- You can now spend New Year’s Eve on a New York skyscraper – hosted by Mariah Carey
- Óliver Torres’s great turn and assist for Óscar Rodríguez
- Families of Hyde Park bombing victims to challenge High Court ruling
- Striker Oli McBurnie doubtful as Sheffield United take on Manchester United
- Disabled Wonder Woman fundraiser, 6, finally speaks to ‘inspiration’ Gal Gadot
- US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo quarantines after coronavirus exposure
- Republican leader seeks to unite party and avoid fight over US election results
- Major rail line reappears on Tube map after 22-year absence
- No doubt an intervention is required over Covid-19 – Michelle O’Neill
- Rod Stewart’s Florida assault case ‘very close to resolution’, US court told
- People in Wales asked to limit Christmas bubbles ahead of new lockdown
- Monalee out to reward De Bromhead’s patience in King George
- Red kite found dead in Highlands poisoned with banned pesticide
- Liverpool v Tottenham: What time and channel? How do I stream? Latest team news
- TV presenter Laura Whitmore reveals she is expecting first child with new husband Iain Stirling
- Justice for Ella but more action needed to tackle air pollution, mother says
- Sparrowhawk rescued from family’s Christmas tree
- Man with diabetes took his own life because he ‘could not bear’ self-isolating
- Gender pay gap widens at department run by women and equalities minister Truss
- Magic Of Light cruises to Listed hat-trick at Newbury
- No 10 defends £45,000 pay rise for ‘most important’ adviser Dominic Cummings
- Mayor Burnham argues there’s a ‘clear case’ for Manchester to exit Tier 3
- UFC star Amanda Nunes wants to take on YouTuber Jake Paul
- Nolan banks on good ground for Latest Exhibition
- Concerns raised over conditions at ‘camps’ to house asylum seekers in UK
- Neglected dancing bears leave notorious Pakistan zoo for new life in Jordan
- Minister says ‘nations of sanctuary’ failing to help asylum-seeking children
- Kelly Sotherton sees Birmingham as a future World Athletics Championship host
- African badminton champion Kate Foo Kune to miss Tokyo Olympics after two-year doping ban
- Best saves of week 18 in the Russian Premier League
- PM urges ‘extreme caution’ on Covid-19 as UK-wide approach to Christmas falters
- Moussa Marega's great volley vs Tondela
- Homes and jewellery shops raided in search for missing 100kg gold coin
- ‘It wasn’t worth the risk’ – families cancel Christmas plans amid Covid warnings
- Ole Gunnar Solskjaer unlikely to risk Edinson Cavani against Sheffield United
- Unicef helps feed hungry children ‘as part of first UK response’
- Brazil international Weverton's incredible display vs against Bahia
- One in five coronavirus sufferers may develop long Covid, figures suggest
- Ex-Belarus opposition leader urges EU to do more as she collects award
- Jamie Murray teams up with LTA for Battle of the Brits Premier League Tennis
- Best goals of week 18 in the Russian Premier League
- Multiple potential buyers for ailing Air India, says government
- Hyde Park bombing: Damages cannot be awarded to ‘mark society’s condemnation’
- PM: Rising drug deaths in Scotland largely down to SNP Government ‘failures’
- Rough sleeper turns his life around after staying in charity’s converted bus
- N’Golo Kante felt Chelsea managed game against Wolves poorly
- WSL and Women’s Championship back trial to introduce extra substitute for concussion injuries
- Australia to ask WTO for help in barley row with China
- Ex-SNP MP back in court in embezzlement case
- Dubai and Melbourne on Cross Counter’s radar again
- Technically Speaking: A Computer Kit Kids Can Build
- David Constantine awarded the Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry
- Johnson criticised over Covid-19 as he claims Labour wants to ‘cancel’ Christmas
- Club América’s rondo from a player’s perspective
- Ascot expects limited crowds through 2021
- What we have learned from the top books of 2020
- Mother’s scalding murder of toddler ‘disturbing’ and ‘tragic’ – judge
- Almost 138,000 people vaccinated against Covid-19 so far – minister
- Mark Drakeford says Wales to go into lockdown after Christmas and advises tighter festive restrictions
- Johnson urges ‘extreme caution’ as coronavirus restrictions ease at Christmas
- Families should restrict Christmas celebrations to enable safer care home visits
- Sean Dyche says Burnley not desperate for reinforcements in January
- Lewandowski salvages point vs Union Berlin
- Competition watchdog to probe Rangers and retailers over replica kits
- Sherwood eyes Sandown with Little Awkward
- Neglect contributed to death of baby girl poisoned by drug overdose – coroner
- Black students at less selective universities more likely to drop out – watchdog
- Howe, Silva, Terry, Allardyce – Who could replace Slaven Bilic at West Brom?
- Manchester’s Trafford Centre taken over by Canadian pension fund
- Coroner rules air pollution played part in Ella Kissi-Debrah death
- Facebook’s UK users to be overseen by firm’s US HQ after Brexit transition
- Air pollution causes catalogue of health problems
- Bank expected to hold off from year-end action amid hopes for UK economy
- Christmas relaxation of coronavirus rules set to go ahead as planned
- Supporters who booed players taking a knee ‘are not welcome’ at Cambridge
- Sledge and flag used on Shackleton’s South Pole expedition to stay in the UK
- Emergency lorry park planned at Scotland-Northern Ireland ferry port
- Tizzard retains faith in Lostintranslation
- The first months of Candreva at Sampdoria
- Pc Andrew Harper’s widow ‘disappointed’ by ruling on killers’ sentences
- George Baldock happy to see Chris Wilder backed by Sheffield United owner
- 13 things you only know if you’re obsessed with podcasts
- Hibs hoping to have Kevin Nisbet back from a muscle injury against Dundee United
- Heathrow’s third runway given major boost after Supreme Court win
- Christmas mixing ‘makes mockery’ of pub tier rules, says industry head
- Ilkay Gundogan says busy schedule leading to lacklustre Manchester City displays
- Refusing Covid jab would be very silly, says latest pensioner to be vaccinated
- Key questions on Heathrow expansion ruling
- Manslaughter sentences for Pc Andrew Harper’s killers unchanged after appeals
- Latest twist in Heathrow expansion saga
- 5 new books to read this week
- Economy edges back to growth but recovery ‘lacked vigour’, report shows
- Police name mother and daughter found dead in west London
- ‘Easter can be new Christmas’ as Government cautions over easing of Covid rules
- Batshuayi secures OM win over Reims
- Cardiff’s vaccine rollout paused until Thursday after staff test positive
- Jenrick says Government remains committed to housebuilding target
- How to deal with the emotional heartbreak of not seeing friends and family at Christmas
- Coronavirus-hit Sunderland had option to postpone Wimbledon clash, says EFL
- Cambridge boss Mark Bonner condemns booing of players taking a knee
- Bowyer finishes flowing team move vs Newcastle United
- Create a winter bubble at Bainland Country Park
- Germany enters harder lockdown to curb coronavirus cases
- Desert Orchid enters Kempton equation for Sceau Royal
- India’s top court offers to mediate to end farmers’ protest
- Covid-19 vaccine uptake data could be published as early as next week
- South Korea Bans Anti-Kim Leaflets
- Perfect Christmas gifts for frustrated travellers
- EDF Energy pays out £6 million after UK power market breach
- Does your asthma get worse in winter? Here’s what you need to know
- EU’s von der Leyen: There is a ‘very narrow’ path to agreement with UK
- 5 of the best sustainable gifts for outdoorsy types
- Victoria Hislop: Happiness is really important – it makes you stronger
- Gingerbread cake recipe with date syrup bourbon sauce
- Masala shrimp recipe
- Nik Sharma: What you’re doing in the kitchen is actually science
- Fortuna Sittard's greatest strikes vs FC Utrecht
- Airlines investigated for failing to offer refunds
- Embolo rescues point vs Hertha Berlin
- 7 champagnes to end the year on a much-needed high
- Football rumours from the media
- Cesinha's Best K League Goals 2020
- Jacinda Ardern says flattening the curve was ‘not sufficient’ for New Zealand
- MI6 failed to reveal ‘serious criminality’ of agent to Government
- South Korea mulls new restrictions after reporting a new high in daily cases
- President Trump asking about special prosecutor for Hunter Biden
- Veteran with terminal cancer cycling 100 miles each month for charity
- Ruling due on whether air pollution contributed to death of nine-year-old girl
- Court of Appeal to rule on Pc Andrew Harper killers’ sentences
- Lampard disappointed Chelsea played to Wolves' strengths
- Santos last training session before Grêmio clash
- Flamengo complete the first training session of the week
- Chapecoense last training session before Náutico clash
- What the papers say – December 16
- Lost artefact from Great Pyramid found in cigar tin
- Huge fire at Drayton Manor theme park
- Zinedine Zidane: 'It was hard going, but it was a deserved win'
- Ian Holloway ‘shell-shocked’ after Grimsby’s defeat at rock-bottom Southend
- England’s Covid tiers: Who is affected by the latest changes?
- Johnson resists calls to scrap Christmas restrictions easing amid Covid warnings
- Clinical trials for vaccine developed in West Lothian under way
- Around one in 10 care home staff ‘without regular coronavirus tests’
- Virgin Media reveals record 2020 data usage as nation stayed home amid pandemic
- People from ethnic minority backgrounds ‘less likely to get coronavirus vaccine’
- Rail passengers to be hit by inflation-busting fare hikes
- It could take 300 years to close gap between richest and poorest students – Ucas
- Key questions answered on rail fares rise
- Private Covid-19 testing lab launched to offer 100,000 tests a week