Dobie stars as Glasgow beat Munster
Glasgow Warriors begin their United Rugby Championship season in fine style as an impressive second-half turnaround earns a bonus-point win over Munster at Thomond Park.
URSY.NEWS / The day in headlines
Saturday 26 September 2026
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Bristol start with steely victory at Sale
Bristol Bears claim a notable win away against Sale Sharks, running in five tries in a 34-24 success at CorpAcq Stadium.
Wakefield shock Wigan to reach first Grand Final
Wakefield Trinity produce a sensational upset to reach their first ever Super League Grand Final and end Wigan Warriors' hopes of a treble in 2026.
Bohannon ton as Lancs enjoy rare good day with bat
Josh Bohannon makes his first century of the season as Lancashire's batters enjoy their best day of the County Championship season.
Abell & Lammonby punish depleted Surrey
Tom Abell and Tom Lammonby hit career-best double centuries as Somerset pile up 691-8 against Surrey on day three at Taunton.
Gillingham FC
Gillingham captain Omar Beckles speaking to BBC Radio Kent after the 3-0 loss at York.
Leigh Leopards sign prop Pangai Junior
Leigh Leopards sign prop Tevita Pangai Junior on a "multi-year" contract from the start of the 2027 season.
Listen: Off the Ball with guest John Walker
The most petty and ill-informed football show on radio.
Kent celebrate promotion by beating Gloucestershire
Kent complete victory against Gloucestershire, with their promotion to Division One having already been confirmed by Northamptonshire's earlier defeat.
Mayfair club shuts as Met investigates weapon claim
Popular celebrity venue Maison Estelle is temporarily closed and has had its alcohol licence suspended.
Fire crews tackle blaze at Glasgow recycling centre
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service warned locals to keep windows and doors shut due to smoke in the area.
Two murder arrests after man attacked in street
Detectives say the 52-year-old man was found unconscious in South Parade, Rochdale, at 01:30 BST.
Kent promoted as Middlesex beat Northants
Max Holden and Ben Geddes share a century partnership as Middlesex win to end Northamptonshire's faint chance of promotion.
Manchester's Make a Difference Awards winners revealed
Eight local people who go the extra mile were celebrated at the ceremony at Leigh Sports Village.
Teenager arrested as motorcyclist dies after crash
Kent Police is appealing for information about the crash that happened on the A2 near Teynham.
Tesla’s big electric truck faces an even bigger infrastructure challenge
The 500-mile Semi arrives as charging gaps still limit electric trucking.
Man charged with attempted murder after cyclist hit by car
A 37-year-old man is due to appear at Aberdeen Sheriff Court after the cyclist had to be taken to hospital.
Man charged after £200,000 of cocaine seized from car
Officers said a 'substantial' amount of the drug was seized when the car was stopped on the A90.
Pocognoli may require patience to deliver on Scotland shake-up
A new era begins for Scotland, with Sebastien Pocognoli leading a refreshed squad into the Nations League campaign.
Scotland's papers: Burnham rejects referendum and stroke victims 'at risk'
A review of the front page stories from the daily newspapers in Scotland.
Carrying the Fire: Cormac McCarthy’s The Road and the Tradition of Apocalypse
Cormac McCarthy's tenth novel was published 20 years ago. Auden Alsop revisits it and considers the inheritance of assured destruction and how this intersects with parenthood We all know that the world will end. All of this – everything you can see on and behind the screen on which you are reading this piece, and everything you can't – will be lost. We don't know how, when, or why. A nuclear (mis…
Parents fight to save nursery sold to Premier League club
HSBC bank has sold the site to Crystal Palace FC, which already has facilities in the area.
TfL fined £2m after woman, 74, killed in bus crash
Grace Mecaley died when she was hit by a bus on a pedestrian crossing at Walthamstow bus station.
The Punjabi princess who fought for women's rights
Princess Sophia Duleep Singh was royal who became a key figure in London’s suffragette movement.
Netball champions 'excited' by sport campus plan
A newly approved group could help deliver SportsTown, a proposed health, sport and education hub.
Islamophobia 'as bad as it was in the 1980s'
The sister of a 13-year-old boy who was stabbed to death 40 years ago says social media fuels hate.
Decorated RAF pilot appeals for stem cell donor
Chris Gordon is urging people to register as stem cell donors after receiving a rare diagnosis.
Teen plans hospital abseil after successful surgery
Lacey Ward, 18, will be fundraising for the Evelina London Children's Charity.
'I'll get emotional for son's international debut'
Kent-born Luis Binks is called up to the Scotland men's senior team for the first time on Saturday.
Animals, Burns and Barns: Trav by Taylor Burns
Taylor Burns' novel Trav is savage and is boldly literary, finds Tristam Vivien Adams Travis Barnes is the protagonist. Taylor Burns is the author. It’s a bildungsroman. The names give it away. The names also resonate with the reading experience on many levels. Author’s name first: Burns. One can be scalded from encountering too cold or too hot a substance. Trav is an intense reading experience.…
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