Bournemouth and Burton Albion have advanced to the quarter-finals of the English League Cup with wins over Norwich and Nottingham Forest respectively.

Victoria White takes issue with an RTÉ News report on the referendum result, specifically with the assertion that the Eighth Amendment was “the brainchild of Catholic lay activists”.

Samoa 5 Japan 26: Japan coach Eddie Jones believes his players have put the pride back in Japanese rugby regardless of whether they qualify for the World Cup quarter-finals.

Scotland 45 Japan 10: The neutrals may have left Kingsholm disappointed not to have witnessed another monumental Rugby World Cup upset, but Scotland will not care one jot after this bonus-point success kicked their Pool B campaign off in the perfect fashion.

Burnley 1 Southampton 0

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Ireland 82 Serbia 0

A British-born executive of the giant pharmaceutical company Pfizer has been arrested on child porn charges in the US.

BAE Systems is reportedly planning a board shake-up that puts former British Conservative Defence Secretary Michael Portillo (pictured) and Tory peer Lord Hesketh in the line of fire.