There are concerns the childcare strategy is focused on expanding childcare rather than protecting nursery education.

Evans has long dark brown hair and blue eyes. She is wearing a dark blue shirt and is standing outside in front of the entrance to the nursery.

Don't ignore nurseries while expanding childcare, says principal

England back row Ollie Chessum says the fear of being run down by Louis Bielle Biarrey prevented him from running in an intercept closer to the post in defeat by France.

'Bielle-Biarrey's pace spooked me' - Chessum on intercept try finish

Manchester City's season stands on the brink following a demoralising Champions League exit at the hands of familiar foes Real Madrid.

Real Madrid defeat leaves Man City with season-defining run

The moment the Scottish parliament voted against assisted dying.

The moment the Scottish parliament voted against assisted dying

Arsenal face competition for Bayern Munich's Leon Goretzka, AC Milan look at Republic of Ireland international Troy Parrott, while Brighton look to secure German international Said el Mala, plus more.

Leon Goretzka on a BBC Sport gossip template

Arsenal eye Bayern's Goretzka - Tuesday's gossip

Scotland would have become the first part of the UK to legalise the process had MSPs backed the proposals.

Liam McArthur, who has short grey hair, hugs a male colleague after the vote in the Holyrood chamber

Scotland's assisted dying bill rejected after emotional debate

Pep Guardiola responds to a question about his failures in Europe with Manchester City after his side exited the Champions League following defeat to Real Madrid in the last 16.

'Everybody wants to fire me' - Guardiola fires back at journalists

Follow live text commentary, score updates and match stats from Atlético Bucaramanga vs Once Caldas in the Primera A

A white football with black panels on grass, with a goal net in the background

Atlético Bucaramanga v Once Caldas

Pep Guardiola is one of the greatest managers of all time, but will his Champions League record be a cause for frustration? 



Pep Guardiola has his head in his hands during Man City's loss to Real Madrid in the Champions League

Will Champions League be Guardiola's Man City regret?

In an exclusive interview with the BBC after talks with Starmer, the Ukrainian president says the pair should meet to "re-load the relationship".

Laura Kuenssberg speaks to President Zelensky in an exclusive interview

Zelensky calls for Trump and Starmer to meet and find common ground

Chelsea manager Liam Rosenior says his players have "had no break" but insists that isn't an excuse as his side were knocked out of the Champions League by Paris Saint-Germain, with the defending champions winning the second leg of their last 16 tie 3-0 at Stamford Bridge, going through 8-2 on aggregate.  

'They've had no break' - Rosenior defends players after PSG defeat

A review of the front page stories from the daily and weekly newspapers in Wales.

Front pages of the Western Mail and South Wales Evening Post

Wales' papers: Hospital used unsterilised tools and residents fear man with machete

The 58-year-old says he was inspired to donate after reading about people dying while on waiting lists.

Ian Rodger, a man looking at the camera and smiling. His glasses are on his head and he is wearing a light checked shirt under a light great sweater. There are houses behind him, and trees.

I donated my kidney to help a stranger - for them it was 'lightning bolt' news

Almost 1,500 hospital procedures and appointments were postponed after the unit at Foresterhill, Aberdeen, was shut in October.

Surgically gloved hands using using a toothbrush to clean equipment in a sink.

Surgical cleaning unit 'must be replaced' after £2m repairs

Gwen and Mia are among thousands of young people each year who opt to take a gap year before university

'It's not a waste of time' - young people defend the humble gap year

It comes after an on-air spat between Sandilands and his co-host Jackie 'O' Henderson a month ago.

A middle aged man with a black baseball cap and grey beard and a blonde-haired younger woman smile at the camera

Australia shock jock Kyle Sandilands sacked and top-rating show cancelled

Bodo/Glimt's dream run in this season's Champions League may be over, but they bow out with their heads held high after making history.

Bodo/Glimt players look disappointed after losing against Sporting

Bodo/Glimt's fairytale run comes to crashing halt

Delivering treatments to someone under the age of 18 is to be outlawed under the legislation.

A person, wearing a surgical glove, draws lines on a person's buttocks. 

Botox and Brazilian butt lift law passed by parliament

Morocco declared the winners of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations after the Confederation of African Football overturns the result of their final defeat to Senegal.

Senegal's initial victory over Morocco was their second Afcon title after winning the trophy in 2021

Morocco awarded Afcon title after CAF overturns result

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Lanús v Newell's Old Boys

Cordons are in place on the Glen Road after police received a report of a suspicious device in the area on Tuesday evening.

A PSNI car parked across a road with a sign in front of it saying 'Police Security Alert Road Closed'

Homes evacuated due to security alert in west Belfast

Guernsey FC‘s Southern Combination Premier Division game at Midhurst and Easebourne is abandoned after a serious injury to a home player.

Guernsey FC game abandoned after injury to opponent 

Ken Skates says he would have been put off from going to university if it was as expensive as it is now.

Ken Skates speaking in the debate in Wrexham, wearing a dark suit and red and white striped tie

Cost of uni would have put me off, says Welsh government minister

Donald Trump criticised Nato and other US allies, saying he has been told they "don't want to get involved" in the Iran war.

Trump: US doesn’t need help from Nato allies

The group used bricks, sledgehammers and, on one occasion, a Ford Fiesta to break into shops.

A car can be seen smashed into the front of a shop, with men surrounding it. The image is taken from CCTV footage which is taken on a slant.

Seven jailed over luxury smash‑and‑grab raids

The 66-year-old was last seen at the Tarn House Holiday Park in Skipton on 2 March.

North Yorkshire Police logo on the side of a van with trees just visible behind the vehicle.

Body found in search for missing Samuel Smith

Follow live text commentary, score updates and match stats from Llaneros vs Cúcuta Deportivo in the Primera A

Llaneros v Cúcuta Deportivo

The latest proceedings focus on the death of Ian Paterson patient Eunice Jones.

A woman with long dark hair against a dark background

Inquest questions speed of Paterson mastectomy

The Academy Award winning US actor won his third Oscar on Sunday, but skipped the ceremony to visit Ukraine.


Sean Penn accepts the statuette in a composite image with the 2D statuette on the other side

Watch: Sean Penn receives 'Oscar' in Ukraine after skipping US ceremony

Ministers are asked to look into the case of a disabled woman put in a care home against her will.

Lucinda Ritchie is smiling, seated in a supportive chair raising an arm covered with multiple colourful beaded bangles. She has an oxygen tube. She is wearing a textured, long‑sleeved top. In the background are a wooden cabinet with trophies, a desk with assorted items, and decorative plants. 

MP raises case of woman involuntarily in care home

Proposals to knock down the former Admiral Court care home in Cleveland Road are approved.

An exterior view of Admiral Court Nursing home. The building is a long brick structure with windows with white window frames. 

'Eyesore' fire-hit care home to be demolished

The fireball, which Nasa confirmed to have fallen near Cleveland, broke the sound barrier and caused a kaboom as it landed.

Splitscreen. Both sides, CCTV footage of a meteor streaking through the sky. There are superimposed rings to show the meteor.

Moment suspected meteor is spotted over Ohio and Pennsylvania

It happened on 20 December at Newton Community Hospital in Newton-le-Willows, St Helens.

Suspect re-arrested after five hurt in hospital attack

The city became a sea of green as partygoers marked the 10th anniversary of its annual mass parade.

A bearded man with a green pork pie hat and green and white scar talks with his friend who has removed his green hat but also has a similar scarf. Girls in green stetsons are in the background.

Thousands pack Liverpool for St Patrick's Day

Scottish middle-distance runner Jemma Reekie says she feels "no pressure" before this week's World Indoor Championships and reveals she is hoping to compete in two events at this summer's Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. 

Jemma Reekie celebrates after winning the 1500m final at the UK Indoor Championships 

Reekie 'would love' to run 800m & mile at Commonwealths

BBC Radio 4's Today programme is hosting a special debate on the Iran war.

The Today Debate: Is Donald Trump leading us to all-out war?

Captain Bernardo Silva's first-half red card proves critical as Real Madrid heap more Champions League misery on Manchester City for the third consecutive season.

Man City suffer Champions League exit to Real Madrid

Goals from Eberechi Eze and Declan Rice help Arsenal comfortably beat Bayer Leverkusen as the Gunners secure their place in the quarter-finals of the Champions League.

Arsenal players celebrating their first goal

Eze and Rice score as Arsenal cruise into quarters 

Chelsea suffer their joint-heaviest defeat in a two‑legged European tie, losing 8-2 on aggregate and 3-0 on the night to European champions Paris St‑Germain at Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea blown away by PSG to exit Champions League

Charlie Lennon rescues a draw for Barnsley in added time against 10-man Wigan in League One.

Barnsley 1-1 Wigan Athletic

The Prince joined Radio 1's Greg James on his Longest Ride for Red Nose Day.

Greg James - a man with brown curly hair smiling into the camera and wearing a mic and black zip up jacket and leggings with both of his hands on a tandem in front of him. Next to him is Prince William, smiling and wearing a blue half-zipped up fleece and blue joggers, with one hand on the bike seat and the other on Greg's shoulder. Behind them is the back of The Peppered Pig pub with a brick exterior and long windows. In the corner people can be seen looking on.

'Starstruck' staff as Prince William pedals to pub

But the legislation faces a legal challenge and accusations ministers did not consult properly.

Five greyhounds sprinting round a track at high speed. Each dog is wearing a coloured jacket with a number on it. The jackets are white, blue, red, orange and black. The dogs' paws are kicking up sand as they run.

Greyhound racing to be banned in Wales after Senedd vote

Welsh parliament agrees law to outlaw lying in future Senedd election campaigns.

A woman with her back to the camera stood in front of a sign attached to a wall that says "Gorsaf Bledileisio, Polling Station"

Law to make it illegal to lie in Welsh elections passed

Dame Sarah Mullally made the statement before embarking on a six-day pilgrimage from London to Kent.

The Archbishop of Canterbury Dame Sarah Mullally, on the Millennium Bridge after setting off from St Paul's Cathedral at the start of her 87-mile pilgrimage from London to Canterbury Cathedral, ahead of her formal enthronement as the top bishop in the Church of England.

Archbishop to pray for those in meningitis outbreak

The National Centre for Learning Welsh sees a 12% annual increase in course completions, with more young people learning the language.

Adults in a classroom learning Welsh though The National Centre for Learning Welsh 

Over 20,000 learning Welsh as course numbers increase

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Inverness CT v Peterhead

Manager Nigel Clough sees Mansfield hold promotion hopefuls Bradford to a 1-1 draw in his 300th game in charge of the club.

Stags hold Bradford in Clough's 300th game in charge

Ryley Towler equalises in the fourth minute of stoppage time to earn leaders Lincoln a point in a 2-2 draw at Huddersfield and stretch their unbeaten League One run to 21 games.

Huddersfield Town 2-2 Lincoln City

Andy Whing finally earns his first point as Brackley boss with Matt Lowe's equaliser in the 1-1 draw against Solihull keeping them just above the National League drop zone.

A National League matchball on an athletics track

Brackley Town 1-1 Solihull Moors

James Connolly's late header earns Crewe a 1-1 draw at Cheltenham in League Two.

Corner of the post and netting at an EFL ground

Cheltenham Town 1-1 Crewe Alexandra

Youngster David Kamara scores his first two goals for Peterborough as they hammer struggling Rotherham.

Peterborough United 5-0 Rotherham United

Dom Ballard scores a hat-trick to take his League One goal tally to 21 and help Leyton Orient ease past AFC Wimbledon.

AFC Wimbledon 2-4 Leyton Orient

Stockport make the most of their home comforts with a 2-1 victory over managerless Northampton.

Stockport County 2-1 Northampton Town

Swindon end winless run by beating Gillingham.

Gillingham 0-2 Swindon Town

Kane Drummond scores twice against his former club as Oldham improve their play-off hopes with a 3-0 win at fellow play-off hopefuls Chesterfield.

Chesterfield 0-3 Oldham Athletic

Promotion-chasing Notts County return to winning ways with an emphatic 4-0 victory at Accrington.

A close-up of the corner of an EFL matchball 

Accrington Stanley 0-4 Notts County

In-form Tommy Leigh eases Bristol Rovers' relegation fears with a second-half strike that secures his side a 1-0 win at fellow strugglers Shrewsbury.

Bristol Rovers 1-0 Shrewsbury Town

Bolton are unable to capitalise on League One's top two Lincoln and Cardiff both failing to win as they are held to a 0-0 draw by Doncaster.

Bolton Wanderers 0-0 Doncaster Rovers

National League leaders Rochdale fail to capitalise on their game in hand as they suffer a 3-2 defeat by Southend at Roots Hall.

National League matchball on an athletics track

Southend United 3-2 Rochdale

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Horsham v Bath City

Cambridge extend unbeaten run to eight games with draw at Walsall.

Close-up of the bottom left corner of a goalpost and netting at an EFL ground 

Walsall 0-0 Cambridge United

Follow live text commentary, score updates and match stats from AFC Telford United vs Macclesfield in the National League N / S

AFC Telford United v Macclesfield

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Southport v Alfreton Town

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Chorley v Kidderminster Harriers

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Spartans v Forfar Athletic

Two late goals snatch victory for League One play-off chasers Wycombe Wanderers at 10-man Cardiff City, who lose more ground on leaders Lincoln City.

Ex-Luton defender Gabriel Osho (second right) joined Cardiff from Auxerre last summer

Late goals give Wycombe win at 10-man Cardiff

Blackpool come from behind twice to earn a vital victory over fellow strugglers Port Vale.

Blackpool 3-2 Port Vale

Scunthorpe earn back-to-back National League wins after beating bottom side Truro 2-1.

A National League football being kicked with 'HUFC' written on it being kicked by a white boot with a blue sock

Truro City 1-2 Scunthorpe United

Home skipper Harry Beautyman scores the decisive goal as Woking stretch their unbeaten run to five games with a 1-0 win over Yeovil.

A National League matchball on a green pitch

Woking 1-0 Yeovil Town

Harrogate boost League Two survival hopes after emphatic win at Tranmere.

Close-up image of the corner of an EFL matchball

Tranmere Rovers 0-3 Harrogate Town

Grimsby regain final League Two play-off spot after last-gasp win over Fleetwood.

The corner of a goalpost at an EFL ground

Grimsby Town 1-0 Fleetwood Town

Ashley Boatswain scores the only goal as Gateshead continue their resurgence with a 1-0 National League win over Wealdstone.

Gateshead 1-0 Wealdstone

Reading substitute Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan heads home a late winner to bolster his side's play-off push at Burton.

Burton Albion 1-2 Reading

Fabio Borini scores twice as Salford close in on automatic promotion places with win against Barrow.

Salford City 3-1 Barrow

Danilo Orsi penalty snatches valuable late point for Crawley against Barnet.

Crawley Town 1-1 Barnet

Tom Cleverley's Plymouth continue their League One play-off push with a win over Stevenage, who had started the day in fifth.

Plymouth Argyle 1-0 Stevenage

Luton stretch Exeter's winless run to 10 games by triumphing 3-2 at Kenilworth Road.

Luton Town 3-2 Exeter City

Greater Manchester Police say the man suffered life-changing injuries to his leg. 

Pair arrested over shooting of 19-year-old man

Politicians fighting for seats in the next Welsh Parliament are answering questions from an audience in Wrexham.

Wrexham co-owners Ryan Reynolds (left) and Rob Mac celebrate after VAR ruled the first Wrexham goal onside during the Emirates FA Cup fifth round match at SToK Racecourse, Wrexham

'Broken NHS', student loans and Wrexham's Hollywood owners all feature as politicians face public for TV debate

Head coach Arne Slot says he "must have done a lot of things wrong" for Liverpool fans to be "frustrated" at their recent form.

17 March 2026