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George Ford says England will handle the wind-up tactics from Wales at Twickenham

Wales captain Alun Wyn Jones and his team-mates set out to antagonise Sinckler at the Principality Stadium and the England prop was replaced soon after losing his composure in last year's meeting.




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ENGLAND v WALES FORM GUIDE: Manu Tuilagi set to take centre stage for hosts

NIK SIMON: England face Wales in a mouth-watering Six Nations clash seeking revenge after suffering defeat in Cardiff a year ago.




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Reborn England star Kyle Sinckler keeps his head in a chaotic win as Wales feel the squeeze

All around him, others were losing their heads, but this time Kyle Sinckler did not. The pantomime villain of last year's England defeat in Cardiff proved on Saturday how much he has changed.




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Rhys Carre reflects on his role in Wales squad after weight loss gave his career a new lease of life

Rhys Carre has gone from plump to Wales' new trump card in the pack in the space of a year after he had no contract at Cardiff Blues this time last season and weighed 21-stone.




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Death trap: Cardiff demand answers for shocking lapses that lead to Emiliano Sala's death

Cardiff City said 'people need to be held to account' on Friday night after it emerged that a scandalous series of errors led to the death of record signing Emiliano Sala in an air crash in January last year.




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Wales rugby legend Jamie Roberts was enjoying life in Cape Town but then coronavirus struck

INTERVIEW BY STEFFAN THOMAS: Jamie Roberts is far from your average rugby player and the former Wales centre is more qualified than most in sport to articulate his fears over coronavirus.




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Former Cardiff star Peter Whittingham in hospital, police confirm

South Wales Police have confirmed that the former Cardiff City midfielder is in hospital after suffering a 'head injury' as a result of an accidental fall at a pub in Barry on March 7.




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Ex-Cardiff City star Peter Whittingham remains seriously ill in hospital following accident

Police confirmed on Wednesday that he is fighting for his life in hospital after an accident in a seaside pub on the evening of March 7, the night England played Wales in the Six Nations.




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Tragedy as former Cardiff star and ex-England U21 international Peter Whittingham dies aged 35

The former England Under 21 international had been on a life support machine in hospital for the past 12 days but his pregnant wife Amanda was at his bedside when it was turned off on Thursday.




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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer pays respects to his former Cardiff player Peter Whittingham after death at 35 

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was Whittingham's manager from January 2014 until September that year, with the midfielder part of the Premier League squad that were relegated in the 2014-15 season.




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Bothroyd calls for Whittingham's No 7 shirt at Cardiff to be retired

Bothroyd, who played with Whittingham for three years at Cardiff, paid tribute to his former team-mate on social media and believes his Bluebirds jersey should not be used again.




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'He was the most humble of men': Cardiff owner Vincent Tan pays tribute to Peter Whittingham

Cardiff City owner Vincent Tan has paid an emotional tribute to former club icon Peter Whittingham, who passed away on Thursday aged 35.




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Sydney FC striker Adam Le Fondre bows and applauds to empty grandstand after scoring in local derby

While European leagues are currently in shutdown, the A-League is going ahead but with with games played behind closed doors. Adam Le Fondre scored the opener during the Sydney derby.




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Peter Whittingham is Cardiff's greatest player, says old team-mate Michael Chopra

Michael Chopra believes his former team-mate Peter Whittingham who died this week should be remembered as Cardiff City's greatest ever player.




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Wales and Juventus star Aaron Ramsey makes £10,000 contribution to NHS charity

Wales and Juventus star Aaron Ramsey has donated £10,000 to a Cardiff health charity raising money to help NHS workers during the coronavirus crisis.




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FA 'to offer Wembley to the NHS to be used in the fight against coronavirus'

FA bosses are ready to offer the use of Wembley Stadium in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.




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Wales stars set for 25 per cent pay cut as Premiership Rugby explores ways to restart season

Wales' leading internationals are set for a 25 per cent salary reduction for three months while Premiership Rugby is working on possible scenarios to restart the season.




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Real Madrid star Gareth Bale donates almost £1m to the fight against coronavirus

PETE JENSON IN SPAIN: In a video posted on Cardiff & Vale Health Charity's social media, Bale thanked all staff for their hard work and sacrifice during the Covid-19 crisis.




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Wales centre Jamie Roberts reluctantly accepts his Test career is over after 94 caps

Jamie Roberts has admitted his Test career is over and does not expect to be selected by Wales again. The 94-cap centre remains available for selection.




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Charities join forces in £11million project to transform hundreds of Britain's parks

The heads of the National Trust and the National Lottery Heritage Fund praised The Mail on Sunday's Save Our Parks campaign as they announced an £11.2 million project.




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It could be you! Winner of third biggest EuroMillions jackpot worth £123m has not come forward

Camelot is urging players to check their tickets for the life-changing amount of cash but the gaming giant said all it can reveal is the winner paid at a National Lottery retailer as opposed to online.




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UK ticketholder stakes claim for third biggest lottery jackpot ever

If the winner is an individual, their new-found fortune would catapult them into the Sunday Times Rich List of the 1,000 wealthiest people living in the UK or with British business links.




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Ministers abandon plans to stop children playing National Lottery but will ban scratchcards children

Earlier this year, the Government signalled that it would hike the age at which Britons can buy a £2 ticket from the twice-weekly draw to 18. But now it will only be raised for instant win games.




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ANDREW PIERCE: How John Major's great National Lottery gamble is still paying off

ANDREW PIERCE: Sir John Major is not often considered the most influential prime minister of the 20th century. But we shouldn't forget one achievement: the creation of the National Lottery.




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Age limit for National Lottery scratchcards and online instant win games could be raised to 16

Culture minister Mims Davies said she was launching a consultation on whether the existing age limit of 16 for all UK National Lottery games should be raised for some or all games and products.




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Ministers were terrified they might win the UK's first National Lottery

Sir John Major decided ministers should be seen buying tickets to publicise the launch of the prize in November 1994.




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Millionaire avoids jail despite groping woman and being caught with indecent images

Wealthy businessman James Froomberg, 63, who lives in a five-bedroom detached house in Edgware, North London, admitted three charges of making the indecent images.




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Lottery winner will spend the money looking after his severely autistic brother 

The movie buff from Peterborough, who studied Video and Film at university in Dundalk, in Ireland, said he hopes the money will help improve the life of his 23-year-old brother, Robert.




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Amazon worker, 24, will get £10,000-a-month for 30 YEARS

Dean Weymes from Peterborough didn't realise he'd won his first ever game of Set for Life until he checked his phone at work the next day and immediately told his bosses that he was sick.




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Convicted paedophile wins role in television advert for Euromillions lottery jackpot

Simon Jones, 40, from Cardiff, appears grinning in the new wedding-themed commercial alongside other guests that was aired on Monday to advertise the £69million Euromillions jackpot.




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Pedalos and canoes return to Great Yarmouth's historic Venetian Waterways after £2.7m revonation

A British holiday resort is due to reopen as it completes the 10-month £2.7million restoration. Great Yarmouth's Waterways was a big hit in the 1950s and people say it is 'magnificent'.




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Great Yarmouth's Venetian Waterways reopen after £2.7m restoration to its 1920s prime 

The Venetian Waterways reopened today after a 10-month £2.7million restoration. The mayor cut the red ribbon at the celebratory gala as boats and pedalos once again took to the water.




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Teenage father, 19, scoops £10,000-a-month for a whole YEAR on first go at Lotto draw

Sam Lawton, 19, won £120,000 in the National Lottery's newest game, Set For Life. The father-of-one data analyst, from Leamington Spa, won £10,000 a month after matching five numbers.




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Mother, 42, is revealed as Set for Life lottery winner

Vicky Mitchell, from Halifax, (pictured with her partner, Adam Fry) used the last £1.50 left in her online account from a previous win to buy a line for the August 12 draw.




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Money launderer bought house with cash he claimed came from winning the Pakistan lottery 123 times 

Kashaf Ali Khan later admitted money laundering by using criminal money to buy the house in his father's name in Solihull. He's now sold the property to pay off the confiscation order.




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£95million boost to Britain's historic high streets: Vacant buildings will now be used

The move follows a study showing chain stores are closing outlets at a record rate of 16 a day, ripping the heart out of communities and creating ghost towns.




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National Lottery winner conned his way to £2.5million on fake ticket using Camelot insider

Edward Putman, (pictured filming members of the press outside court today) 54, of Hertfordshire, claimed the jackpot on 28 August 2009 - just 10 days before his ticket from 11 March was due to expire.




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Camelot insider 'told ex-partner he was facing up to 15 years in prison for National Lottery fraud'

Giles Knibbs (pictured) who worked at Camelot in Watford, told his ex-partner John Coleyshaw that Edward Putman had not paid him his agreed share of the fraudulent winnings.




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Builder accused of conning the National Lottery said he found his 'winning ticket' under van seat

Edward Putman, 54, of Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, is accused of working with an insider to con the lottery operator Camelot into handing over an unclaimed jackpot.




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Winning numbers for tonight's record-breaking £169m EuroMillions draw are revealed 

Ticket holders around the UK are anxiously checking their numbers as the balls for one of the largest ever prizes is revealed. The numbers are: 40, 18, 11, 02, 46, and the Lucky Stars are: 04, 01




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Conman, 52, is forced to hand a £5,000 betting win to his victims

Neil Casson, 52, of Galgate, Lancashire, cheated lovers, financiers and businesses out of more than £300,000 claiming he had won £1.25million on the National Lottery.




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National Lottery website CRASHES as punters try to make last-minute bid to grab record £169m

The National Lottery website has crashed as punters try to make last-minute bids to grab a record £169m EuroMilions jackpot that must go tonight.




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Winning numbers are revealed for the record £169m EuroMillions jackpot

The excitement has been building so much for the blockbuster jackpot that lottery players managed to crash the website earlier this evening in the scramble to get a ticket.




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UK ticket wins the entire record-breaking £170m EuroMillions jackpot

One UK ticket holder has won the EuroMillions jackpot to become the country's biggest ever winner. The life-changing haul will make the winner richer than pop star Ed Sheeran.




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British lottery winner claims £170million EuroMillions prize

Andy Carter, from The National Lottery, said, 'This is the biggest win ever on The National Lottery and we look forward to helping the ticket-holder start to enjoy their new found wealth.'




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Caprice, 47, wows in a chainmail wrap dress at the National Lottery Awards

The former model, 47, urned heads ahead of her dance stint as she attended the National Lottery Awards 2019 at London 's BBC Television Centre on Tuesday evening.




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Binky Felstead and Una Healy enjoy night off from parenting duties at the National Lottery Awards

The former Made In Chelsea star, 29, and the singer, 38, attended the National Lottery Awards 2019 at London's BBC Television Centre on Tuesday evening.




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Think you know everything about...The National Lottery 

As the National Lottery celebrates its 25th anniversary this month on November 19, here are a list of questions to keep your brain ticking.




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The UK's youngest EuroMillions winner Jane Park has miscarriage

Jane Park, 23, from Edinburgh, took to Instagram on Thursday morning to reveal the sad news and said that her 'pregnancy just wasn't meant to be'.




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Britons spending record amounts on lotto tickets as operator Camelot reports best-ever results

Both ticket sales and returns to good causes have risen, according to half-yearly results for the National Lottery. Prizes to players increased by 13.4 per cent - a total of £2.2 billion.