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He will be in place until the end of the season Edinburgh have appointed Steve Diamond as their lead rugby consultant as they step up preparations for Mike Blair’s departure. The former Sale and Worcester director of rugby will start on March 20 and work alongside Blair and his team until the end of the season. Former Scotland captain Blair recently announced he would not be renewing his contract as

The events are set to take place in May Eric Clapton, Johnny Depp and Sir Rod Stewart are among the stars expected to perform as part of two concerts paying tribute to Jeff Beck at the Royal Albert Hall. Pioneering and influential rock guitarist Beck died in January at the age of 78 after contracting bacterial meningitis. Beck’s widow Sandra Beck and guitarist Clapton have announced two concerts to honour

The Deadpool star donated £1,600 to the cause Ryan Reynolds told the chairman of a Wrexham futsal club he is “so happy” the U12s team were excited by the arrival of brand new kits after the Deadpool star donated £1,600 to the cause. Chairman, founder and manager at FC United of Wrexham, Andrew Ruscoe, said Reynolds has kept the club’s “dreams going” and given the children “hope for the future”

That's according to boss Unai Emery Aston Villa boss Unai Emery says European qualification is a possibility this season. Villa are currently in the bottom half of the Premier League, but are looking up after registering back-to-back wins. Finishing seventh could earn a route into the Europa Conference League, but Emery knows his side would need a strong end to the campaign. “Getting into Europe is a possibility and if

A steak, ale and stilton cheese pie named Moo-and-Blue has been crowned UK supreme champion at the British Pie Awards. The winning savoury manufactured by Leicestershire-based Brockleby’s Pies ate up competition from more than 900 entries. The champion was announced on Friday after this year’s annual contest saw 150 judges sampling crust and crumb under tightly controlled conditions in the beautiful surroundings of St Mary’s Church in Melton Mowbray. Family-run Brockleby’s, which makes more

The Blues came from 1-nil down to progress to the Champions League Quarter Finals earlier in the week Graham Potter admitted Chelsea’s Champions League last-16 triumph over Borussia Dortmund lifted a weight off his shoulders. The Blues won 2-0 at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday to overturn a 1-0 first-leg deficit and advance into the quarter-finals. Having beaten Leeds last weekend, the victory over Dortmund secured Chelsea’s first back-to-back wins since

The retail giant behind the department store chain and Waitrose is set to reveal its trading performance for the year to January on Thursday John Lewis Partnership could slide to a loss for the past year in the face of rocketing costs at its Waitrose supermarket arm, according to industry analysts. It would mean staff at the high street stalwart would miss out on an annual bonus payout. The retail

Members of the RMT will talk out on the 16th and 18th of March Parts of Britain’s rail network will be closed during next week’s strikes, passengers have been warned. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) will walk out at 14 train companies on March 16 and 18, as well as March 30 and April 1. The Rail Delivery Group (RDG), which represents train operators, said it

He will race at the Circuit of the Americas, Chicago, and Indianapolis Jenson Button has signed a deal to race in three NASCAR Cup Series meetings this year. The 2009 Formula One world champion, 43, will make his debut in the stock car championship at Austin’s Circuit of the Americas – a venue he raced at during his F1 career – on March 26. He will also compete at a