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Benhard Janse van Rensburg comes up trumps against Bath rivals, Newcastle delight in 25-point comeback and the final day is teed up for drama.

Washington’s rural counties saw the largest drops in insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act after the Republican-controlled Congress failed to extend subsidies that helped consumers afford the plans. About 250,000 Washingtonians are enrolled this year through the Washington Health Benefit Exchange, down roughly 36,500 from 2025. That amounts to a nearly 13% reduction, the […]

England captain Leah Williamson is ruled out of the Women's World Cup qualifying matches against Spain and Ukraine.

England captain Leah Williamson is ruled out of the Women's World Cup qualifying matches against Spain and Ukraine.

England captain Leah Williamson is ruled out of the Women's World Cup qualifying matches against Spain and Ukraine.

England captain Leah Williamson is ruled out of the Women's World Cup qualifying matches against Spain and Ukraine.

Taiwan’s main opposition leader is due to arrive in the United States late on Monday for a politically sensitive two-week visit expected to attract close scrutiny in Beijing, Taipei and Washington. The Kuomintang delegation, led by the party’s chairwoman Cheng Li-wun, will land on Monday evening local time in San Francisco, where she will visit Taiwanese-American communities and think tanks. She will also travel to Boston and New York before visiting Washington for meetings with political...

Former first minister Jack McConnell has backed a dual probe into the former SNP chief executive.

The outbreak remains focused in Congo's eastern Ituri province. Congo has reported over 1,000 suspected cases with the Bundibugyo virus, which has no approved treatment or vaccine.

Rangers' Laura Berry and Mia McAulay are added to the Scotland squad for Women's World Cup qualifiers against Israel after Como's Sophie Howard and Newcastle United's Freya Gregory drop out.

Akeso, whose drug ivonescimab was hailed as biotech’s “DeepSeek moment” amid US competition last year, announced better-than-expected clinical results showing it can treat a type of lung cancer commonly found in smokers, potentially expanding its approved uses. Analysts suggest it could become a backbone therapy in the US$20 billion global non-small cell lung cancer market and have revised their target prices upwards. The drug’s phase three trial found that ivonescimab reduced the risk of death...

Former BBC rugby league correspondent Dave Woods pays tribute to John Kear, one of the sport's great characters, who has died aged 71.