NIK SIMON AT TWICKENHAM: Eddie Jones questioned his players’ bottle after England almost blew the biggest lead in rugby history in the Calcutta Cup.

The 53-year-old had been working with the Rugby Football Union on youth development, but has now accepted a role north of the border. He had been considered to replace Eddie Jones as coach.

Greig Laidlaw has admitted he has a decision to make over whether to prolong his Scotland career. The scrum-half's last World Cup ended in agonising defeat to Japan on Sunday.

CHRIS FOY IN TOKYO: England's match against France is in danger of being cancelled, as Typhoon Hagibis has changed course and is now due to tear through Tokyo and Yokohama.

Saracens' case for their defence fell at La Defense as the besieged Barnet bashers were battered by Racing 92. The reigning Champions Cup holders took their biggest continental loss in two years.

NIK SIMON IN EDINBURGH - Sam Underhill admits the pressure is on as England walk into the eye of a storm in Saturday's clash with Scotland.

OLIVER HOLT AT MURRAYFIELD - The trees outside Murrayfield swayed in the gale and empty plastic coffee cups scattered. Storm Ciara was brewing, but Owen Farrell remained unfazed.

MARTIN SAMUEL AT MURRAYFIELD - It was at a certain moment, following England's dogged win over Scotland in torrid conditions, that the game's observers received enlightenment.

The veteran fly-half's kicking was exemplary as he added the extras to tries from Jacques Vermeulen and Stuart Hogg as well as slotting over four penalties.

After Liverpool wished him happy birthday on Twitter, the club's supporters inevitably took to social media to sing his praises after quickly becoming a fan favourite on Merseyside.

De Ligt became the most sought after youngster in the world after a huge breakthrough season with Ajax, and he has attracted heavy interest from the likes of Juventus and Barcelona.

The 35-year-old had been playing for Al-Gharafa in Qatar but images of him attending Utrecht's clash against VVV-Venlo caused a stir after they showed him to be carrying a few extra pounds.

Ronald Koeman has once again reiterated his desire to take over as Barcelona manager following Euro 2020 after it emerged this month that he is free to leave his Holland contract after the tournament ends.

Holland midfielder Gini Wijnaldum backed up his powerful words on racism in football this week, by leading by example for his national team and making a visual statement.

A Big Top has been erected in a Suffolk field ahead of Ed Sheeran and Cherry Seaborn's 'festival-style' wedding celebration, nine months after they tied the knot shortly before Christmas last year.

Modern Love viewers were shocked when Ed Sheeran randomly popped up in the middle of episode seven, making a brief yet amusing cameo as a homeless man with a thick West Country accent.

Peter Hunter, 51, and David Smith, 56, both of north London, are accused of using fake names and addresses to bulk-buy tickets for concerts and events - before reselling them online.

They are the all star cast leading the way in the remake of Little Women. And Emma Watson, Saoirse Ronan, and Laura Dern stepped out at the New York premiere of their new film.

William Hilton Paul, 19, (pictured) the son of Kentucky Senator Rand Paul was arrested last night at Charlotte Douglas International Airport and charged with disorderly conduct and being intoxicated and disruptive.

Kentucky Senator Rand Paul wants to bring a class-action lawsuit to the Supreme Court against the government's phone and Internet anti-terrorism surveillance programs

'I think he went 12 hours,' said Gomez, the GOP candidate in a bizarre debate moment. 'And I've gone a lot longer than that without having to go to the bathroom, sir, [during] my time in the SEAL teams'

The Libertarian firebrand has his eyes focused on the presidency and aims to organize voters by branding NSA snooping as 'precisely the kind of overreach we fought a revolution over.'

Paul got the Conservative Political Action Conference's loudest applause -- by far -- and figures to be a major force in the 2016 presidential season.

Kelley Ashby Paul is likely her husband's secret weapon in his bid to win the presidency. She grew up in Kentucky where she was a high school cheerleader and loves to shop with her mom.

The president's spokesman said this afternoon that the Obama does not have the ability to alter the program with a swish of his pen as Paul demanded.

Other predict a pair of 9/11 era former governors who have been out of office for roughly a decade and are polling at one percent or under will be the next to go: Jim Gilmore and George Pataki.

Ted Cruz is a maniac no more. Donald Trump, who hit the Texas senator just two days ago, saying he wasn't 'qualified' to be president, slammed the breaks on any more attacks.

Republican Sen. Rand Paul said he will vote for a resolution denying President Trump emergency powers to build his border wall, a move that could set up the first presidential veto.

Republican Senator Rand Paul admitted Monday he didn't qualify to be tested for the coronavirus even though he received one and got a positive result.

A number of former wait staff at the restaurant of prominent TV personality and chef George Calombaris are alleging they were underpaid.

MasterChef judge Gary Mehigan has been embroiled in a new political brawl over his role as a South Australian tourism ambassador.

MasterChef viewers have mercilessly mocked George Calombaris over a 2017 scandal in which he was accused of underpaying his staff.

The victim, a woman in her 40s, was found in the property in Reigate, Surrey shortly before 7am on Friday. Officers confirmed that the victim's next of kin have been informed about her death.

Oxfordshire County Council introduced the advice for transgender pupils last year, saying they should be able to use the toilets of their identified gender. The council has withdrawn the advice.

One Daily Mail reader has donated an astonishing £100,000 to a new fund to buy protective kit for NHS and care staff. This brings Mail Force donations to £1.7million which is expected to increase.

Brian Reader, 81, was ordered to pay £6.5million but has only repaid £406,072. Three other members of the gang have also underpaid following the 2015 £14million London heist.

Brunswick District Attorney Jackie Johnson blocked police from arresting a father and son for the murder of black jogger Ahmaud Arbery, 25, because one of them used to work on her office.

EXCLUSIVE: The elderly patients sent back from hospitals, despite suffering from coronavirus, triggered outbreaks in care homes, tragically claiming the lives of other vulnerable residents.

JOHN HUMPHRYS: Every leader of every country in the world had come together on a virtual network. Never had there been such a conference. But, yet, never had there been such a crisis.

The court made 40,000 financial orders last year. There will be a concern that allowing some people to reopen their financial order now will lead to hundreds or thousands of similar claims.

The pensioner was found dead at the scene in Levenshulme, Manchester, around 8.30pm on Thursday. Officers are on the hunt for Leroy Panton, 41, who is understood to have lived with her.

Dressed in braces and bow tie, with frizzy hair and a bulbous red nose, assassin Villanelle (Jodie Comer) arrives at a children's party to make balloon animals (episode two, series three).

Danny Pearce, 31, was stabbed and allegedly shot at by two thugs on a scooter after he left a jazz club in Greenwich, south-east London in 2017.

The pensioner's silver Honda Jazz was captured on dashcam hurtling towards oncoming traffic on the A30 near Sherborne, Dorset, at 4.30pm on April 27.

The GMB presenter, 53, thanked a fan for telling her about her own husband's survival of the deadly bug, following a seven-week stint in intensive care

MARTIN SAMUEL - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER AT PEBBLE BEACH: Is it possible to win a major golf tournament without actually playing well? Justin Rose appears determined to find out.

BETTING GUIDE: The 2019 Open Championship. Rory McIlroy and Brooks Koepka are heavily fancied. But who else is worth a punt? CHRIS CUTMORE makes his picks here.

Rory McIlroy is deliberately trying to keep his Open Championship campaign low key as expectations rocket about the possibility of him securing a home win in Northern Ireland.

Andres Romero opened up a one-shot lead heading into the final round of the Omega European Masters but Tommy Fleetwood and Rory McIlroy were well in contention in Switzerland.

It's not only the Masters at Augusta that continues to be an elusive target for Rory McIlroy. The European Masters at Crans-sur-Sierre keeps slipping from his grasp as well.