Pool 4: Northampton 28-12 Cardiff
Saints claim first win for Prem side at eighth time of asking
At 7.16pm, just around the time those Sunday night blues kick in, Englandâs Champions Cup cohort finally had something to cheer about. It was not pretty but after seven of their domestic rivals had failed to claim victory in the opening round of the competition, Northampton survived a sizeable scare from Cardiff to put one on the board for the Prem.
It might be harsh on some of the performances this weekend â Gloucester were immense in drawing with Bordeaux, Exeter mightily unlucky to be beaten in Toulouse â but zero wins from eight would have been a crushing embarrassment for a league that has been feted for its attacking exploits this season.
Continue reading...Exclusive: Former health secretary says upfront investment in support is needed âif we are going to end the Neet crisisâ
Ministers should cut welfare spending to fund more employment support if it wants to end the youth Neet crisis, the author of a government-led review has said.
Alan Milburn, the Tony Blair-era health secretary, told the Guardian he believed ministers should reduce benefits payments to help pay for more employment support, opening a potentially contentious debate within the Labour party over welfare cuts.
Continue reading...Wichita police say 34-year-old truck driver from Garden City was taken into custody amid case at youth soccer game
The two people killed on Saturday when a woman in a truck drove through a youth soccer game in north-east Wichita, Kansas, were a six-year-old boy and a 35-year-old man, according to authorities.
Eleven other people between the ages of five and 68 were injured in a case whose possible motivations remained unclear early on Sunday, when it was still capturing widespread attention across the US.
Continue reading...UK home secretaryâs meeting comes after PM said he wanted to rejoin European law enforcement databases
The UK home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, will meet the EUâs home affairs commissioner on Monday for further talks just days after Andy Burnham said he wanted to rejoin European law enforcement databases from which the UK has been locked out of since Brexit.
According to the European Commission, they will discuss âmigration, border management, law enforcement cooperation and counter-terrorismâ, with the latest Frontex data published on Monday showing a 43% decline in small boats crossing the Channel.
Continue reading...WASHINGTON (ANP/RTR) - De Amerikaanse president Donald Trump heeft zondag zijn steun uitgesproken voor Benjamin Netanyahu in de Israëlische parlementsverkiezingen van volgende week. Netanyahu is de langstzittende premier uit de geschiedenis van het in 1948 gestichte land.
"Bibi Netanyahu is sterk, dapper en briljant gebleken in het aangezicht van enorme tegenstand, zelfs vanuit Israël zelf", schreef Trump in een bericht op Truth Social.
Het is niet zeker of de steun van Trump Netanyahu en zijn rechtse Likoed-partij een duwtje in de rug zal geven bij de nationale verkiezingen van 27 oktober. De steun onder de Israëlische bevolking voor Trump is namelijk afgenomen, mede door meningsverschillen tussen Israël en de VS over de oorlog tegen Iran.
Volgens peilingen heeft geen van de kandidaten een duidelijk pad richting een meerderheid. De Israëlische premier wordt niet rechtstreeks door het volk gekozen, maar komt naar voren via de vorming van een coalitie in het parlement.
Sergiy Galyonkin has added a photo to the pool:
An illuminated miniature Japanese castle at Small Worlds Tokyo in Ariake, Koto, Tokyo, Japan. July 28, 2026. Photographed with a Leica Q3 43 and APO-SUMMICRON 1:2/43 ASPH. lens.