Everyone, it seems, remembers the first time they laid eyes on Guy Pepper. For Lee Dickson, the former England scrum-half who coached Pepper at Barnard Castle, it was on the school’s tour of South Africa.

Second-half tries from Cameron Munster and Hudson Young ensured Australia sealed the rugby league Ashes series against England after a 14-4 victory at Hill Dickinson Stadium on Saturday. Australia followed last week's win at Wembley with a commanding second-half performance to clinch the first series between the sides since 2003 with a game to spare.

Although both of his parents are Brazilian, FIFA rules him eligible as he has lived in the country since 2020.

The Bank of England looks likely to keep interest rates on hold on Thursday, slowing its pace of cuts for the first time since it started to loosen policy last year, although some analysts do now expect a reduction after softer inflation and wage data.

The New England Patriots will be looking for their sixth straight win in Sunday's Week 9 game against the visiting Atlanta Falcons. This could be a potential trap game for the Patriots against a 3-4 Falcons team coming off back-to-back losses.

Passengers travelling from Doncaster to London were attacked in a mass stabbing on a train on Saturday night. Eleven people received treatment in hospital following the attack. One - a member of the train staff - is in a life-threatening condition.