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Irish premier Leo Varadkar has held talks with President Joe Biden as the two leaders marked St Patrick’s Day at the White House. Ahead of the bilateral engagement, Mr Varadkar hailed the Irish-American relationship as one of “two proud democracies, close friends and economic partners”. During the meeting, the two politicians are expected to discuss the president’s planned visit to the island of Ireland next month. Speaking to reporters in

Southampton manager Ruben Selles admits it will be a pleasure to go up against Tottenham boss Antonio Conte this weekend but remains confident they can boost their survival hopes going into the international break. Premier League basement club Saints welcome fourth-placed Spurs in need of points after a disappointing 2-0 home defeat by Brentford on Wednesday. Selles was made permanent manager last month and faces another difficult task on Saturday

A climate activist was arrested after she repeatedly tried to get in to an upmarket seaside restaurant to speak to Sir David Attenborough, a district judge has heard. Poole Magistrates’ Court was shown body-worn police camera footage of how Emma Smart, 45, refused to leave the shop under the Catch at The Old Fishmarket restaurant in Weymouth, Dorset, in November last year. The district judge watched on Friday as the

The Prince and Princess of Wales have celebrated St Patrick’s Day alongside the Irish Guards, with Kate hailing their “boundless, irreverent, glorious sense of humour”. William, who said he was “incredibly sad” to be marking the end of his time as colonel of the regiment, was joined by Kate who officially became Colonel on Friday. The couple were attending the St Patrick’s Day Parade at Mons Barracks in Aldershot, Hampshire.

Saudi Arabia is preparing to stage two Formula One races, promoter Prince Khalid bin Sultan Al-Abdullah Al-Faisal has claimed. The country is hosting its third F1 event this weekend in Jeddah, but an additional track is currently under construction near Riyadh. F1 bosses struck a 10-year deal to race in Saudi Arabia, with the plan to switch venues from Jeddah to Qiddiya, a purpose-built venue 25 miles from the country’s

Travellers flying to England from mainland China will stop needing proof of a negative coronavirus test from April 5, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) said. In addition, voluntary Covid testing of travelling arriving at London’s Heathrow Airport from China was scrapped on Friday. The measures were introduced in January in a bid to strengthen the UK’s ability to rapidly detect potential new variants circulating in China, amid

A new Coolio album is set to be released this year. The Grammy winner was working on the music in the days before he died aged 59 in September 2022. Long Live Coolio will be the first posthumous studio album from the Gangsta’s Paradise star. The first single, TAG You It, was released on Friday morning and features Too Short and DJ Wino. The raunchy single’s video — which begins

Lewes chief executive Maggie Murphy says it would be “incredibly powerful” if FIFA’s talk of equal prize money for men’s and women’s World Cups became reality. Lewes have been campaigning for equal sharing of the total FA Cup prize fund as they prepare for Sunday’s historic quarter-final at home against Manchester United in the women’s competition. On Thursday, FIFA president Gianni Infantino said the world governing body’s ambition was to

Sheffield United boss Paul Heckingbottom says this week could be one of the biggest in the club’s history as they prepare for an FA Cup quarter-final with Blackburn. The Blades host their Championship rivals at Bramall Lane on Sunday hoping to book a Wembley date for the semi-final just days after they reignited their automatic-promotion hopes with a big win at Sunderland. That moved them six points clear of third-placed

She died on Thursday evening after seven years of treatment for breast cancer Ann Summers founder Jacqueline Gold has died at the age of 62, her family said. The businesswoman died on Thursday evening after seven years of treatment for breast cancer. A family statement said: “It is with unspeakable sadness that Ann Summers confirm our amazing executive chair Jacqueline Gold CBE passed away yesterday evening with her husband Dan,