Wales? Brilliant but beaten, losers on the day but with so much to build on – and a little bit to complain about, too. If that Turner try ended up being the decisive moment in the game there was another moment, on 64 minutes, that could have filled that slot.

Wales were ahead 23-19 at the time. Into the Scotland 22 they went and won a penalty. They could have backheeled it over, had it stood, which it didn’t. The TMO got involved and a call was made against Tomos Williams for a croc roll on Rory Darge that didn’t look like a croc roll.

Penalty reversed. A shot for 26-19 gone. Turner drove over soon after and that was that. Back from the cliff edge Scotland stepped and into the coming weeks they go with France to play at home and Ireland away.

A formidable finale to their tournament, but at least they’re alive and not without hope of achieving something tangible. Whatever happens against France they will be playing for a Triple Crown in Dublin. They haven’t won it since 1990.

What is it about this fixture that produces such hair-raisers? What is it about those Scotland jerseys that makes the Welsh believe in themselves?

From the get-go, they were terrific. Scotland forced things and got found out. They tried to go wide at every turn, but got smashed. Even when Joe Hawkins was binned after five minutes Wales grew stronger. Carre scored while they were down to 14. Those awful Welsh starts in so many recent Test matches? Forget it.

Scotland coughed up chances, then scored one, then conceded another. They had little composure and no control. Wales would not allow it. Sam Costelow made it 17-5 after half an hour. Red flags all over the place now.

Townsend didn’t hang about. Thirty-five minutes played and he hauled off Nathan McBeth, his loosehead, and Max Williamson, one of his locks. Fortunes did not change, not immediately. Scotland’s looseness carried on. So did the Welsh scoring; 20-5 now.

Fatalism kicks in at that point. Here we go again. Another Cardiff catastrophe. Jungle drums beating. Townsend must go. Everybody must go.

Huw Jones, one of the most formidable attackers in the history of the Scotland team, dropped a ball with the try-line close at hand. When the likes of Jones are making a mess of things you start to fear the worst. You crank up the obits.

He took to Truth Social to announce the new tariffs

Donald Trump has announced he will up the global tariffs to 15 per cent after the Supreme Court struck down his previous import taxes.

The latest tariffs are up from those Trump announced just last night, declaring that there would be a 10% global tariff on “all countries”. After the court ruled he did not have the emergency power to impose many sweeping tariffs, Trump signed an executive order on Friday night that enabled him to bypass Congress and impose the 10pc tax.

Trump’s “reciprocal tariffs”, imposed on most of the rest of the world last April under an emergency powers law, were overturned by the US Supreme Court on Friday (February 20) in a blow to the president’s economic agenda. Speaking last night, Trump said he was “absolutely ashamed” of justices who voted to strike down his tariffs and called the ruling “deeply disappointing”.

Under the order Trump signed on Friday night, the 10pc tariff was scheduled to take effect from February 24.

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The tariffs can only remain in place for around five months, 150 days, before the administration must seek congressional approval before they can be extended. The tariffs will be the maximum amount allowed by US law.

In a post on Truth social today, Trump wrote: “Based on a thorough, detailed, and complete review of the ridiculous, poorly written, and extraordinarily anti-American decision on Tariffs issued yesterday, after MANY months of contemplation, by the United States Supreme Court, please let this statement serve to represent that I, as President of the United States of America, will be, effective immediately, raising the 10pc Worldwide Tariff on Countries, many of which have been “ripping” the U.S. off for decades, without retribution (until I came along!), to the fully allowed, and legally tested, 15pc level.

“During the next short number of months, the Trump Administration will determine and issue the new and legally permissible Tariffs, which will continue our extraordinarily successful process of Making America Great Again – GREATER THAN EVER BEFORE!!! Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DONALD J. TRUMP”

In addition to the temporary tariffs, the president said on Friday that he was also pursuing tariffs through other sections of federal law which require an investigation by the Commerce Department.

Earlier today, Sir Ed Davey has insisted that the UK Government should sue US President Donald Trump for $100 billion for damages caused to the UK by trade tariffs.

The Lib Dem leader branded Mr Trump the “most dangerous, damaging US president of modern times” as he welcomed a “brilliant” decision by the US Supreme Court on Friday which struck down trade tariffs imposed by the president last April.

Sir Ed told the Scottish Liberal Democrats conference that the UK Government should now take legal action against the White House.

PSNI said a number of cordons are in place

A security incident is currently taking place in Co Derry.

Police have issued a warning to the public to stay away while the incident is taking place.

A spokesperson from PSNI said: “Police are currently at the scene of a security alert in the Oakland Terrace area of Upperlands, Maghera.

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“A number of cordons are in place at the junctions with Culnady Road and Well Lane.

“Please avoid the area.”

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EastEnders has worked with Dementia UK for the ongoing storyline, which has also seen returns from popular characters such as Debbie Bates, Pat Butcher (Pam St Clement) and Barry Evans (Shaun Williamson) in the form of hallucinations, as Nigel experiences worsening dementia symptoms.

The demonstrations, including a Britain First march and counter-protests, took place across central Manchester and prompted a major policing operation..

Greater Manchester Police confirmed that nine of those arrested remain in custody.

Of the 11 arrests, two men were held on suspicion of breaching the peace, two for assaulting emergency workers, and four for public order offences.

One of those arrested on public order grounds was later de-arrested and served with a summons.

Another man, detained under the Crime and Disorder Act, was also de-arrested and issued a dispersal notice.

Other arrests included one man for assault and another for breaching a dispersal notice.

A section 34 dispersal order remained in place until 8pm tonight, allowing officers to direct people to leave the area.

Assistant Chief Constable Rick Jackson, gold commander for the operation, said:

“Manchester was expected to be extremely busy today, with multiple planned protests in the city centre as well as several football matches.

“We put extra officers on duty to support people’s right to protest peacefully while reducing the impact on the wider public.

“Thanks to the efforts of our officers on the ground and the planning done with our partners, hundreds of people from a range of groups were able to come together safely, with no significant issues reported.

“Greater Manchester is a place where people can confidently and lawfully express their views, while ensuring that residents, workers, and visitors can go about their day feeling safe.”

The force confirmed that the policing operation involved additional resources, pre-prepared plans, and coordination with partner agencies to manage the day’s events.

The protests were part of a wider day of events that included several football matches.

NEW YORK (AP) — JPMorgan Chase acknowledged for the first time that it closed the bank accounts of President Donald Trump and several of his businesses in the political and legal aftermath of the Jan. 6, 2021 attacks on the U.S. Capitol, the latest development in a legal saga between the president and the nation’s biggest bank over the issue known as “debanking.”

The acknowledgment came in a court filing submitted this week in Trump’s lawsuit against the bank and its leader, Jamie Dimon. The president sued for $5 billion, alleging that his accounts were closed for political reasons, disrupting his business operations.

“In February 2021, JPMorgan informed Plaintiffs that certain accounts maintained with JPMorgan’s CB and PB would be closed,” JPMorgan’s former chief administrative officer Dan Wilkening wrote in the court filing. The “PB” and “CB” stands for JPMorgan’s private bank and commercial bank.

Until now, JPMorgan has never admitted it closed the president’s accounts in writing after Jan. 6. The bank would only speak hypothetically about when the bank closes accounts and its reasons for closing accounts, citing bank privacy laws.

A spokeswoman for the bank declined to comment beyond what the bank said in its legal filings.

Trump originally sued JPMorgan in Florida state court, where Trump’s primary residence is now located. The filings this week are part of an effort by JPMorgan Chase to have the case both moved from state to federal court and to have the jurisdiction of the case moved to New York, which is where the bank accounts were located and where Trump kept much of his business operations until recently.

Trump originally accused the bank of trade libel and violating state and federal unfair and deceptive trade practices.

In the original lawsuit, Trump said he tried to raise the issue personally with Dimon after the bank sent him notices that JPMorgan would close his accounts, and that Dimon assured Trump he would figure out what was happening. The lawsuit alleges Dimon failed to follow up with Trump.

Further, Trump’s lawyers allege that JPMorgan placed the president and his companies on a reputational “blacklist” that both JPMorgan and other banks use to keep clients from opening accounts with them in the future. The blacklist has yet to be defined by the president’s lawyers.

“If and when Plaintiffs explain what they mean by this “blacklist,” JPMorgan will respond accordingly,” the bank’s lawyers said in a filing.

JPMorgan has previously said that while it regrets that Trump felt the need to sue the bank, the lawsuit has no merit.

The issue of debanking is at the center of the case. Debanking occurs when a bank closes the accounts of a customer or refuses to do business with a customer in the form of loans or other services. Once a relatively obscure issue in finance, debanking has become a politically charged issue in recent years, with conservative politicians arguing that banks have discriminated against them and their affiliated interests.

“In a devastating concession that proves President Trump’s entire claim, JPMorgan Chase admitted to unlawfully and intentionally de-banking President Trump, his family, and his businesses, causing overwhelming financial harm,” the president’s lawyers said in a statement. President Trump is standing up for all those wrongly debanked by JPMorgan Chase and its cohorts, and will see this case to a just and proper conclusion.”

Debanking first became a national issue when conservatives accused the Obama administration of pressuring banks to stop extending services to gun stores and payday lenders under “Operation Choke Point.”

Trump and other conservative figures have alleged that banks cut them off from their accounts under the umbrella term of “reputational risk” after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Since Trump came back into office, the president’s banking regulators have moved to stop any banks from using “reputational risk” as a reason for denying service to customers.

This is not the first lawsuit Trump has filed against a big bank alleging that he was debanked. The Trump Organization sued credit card giant Capital One in March 2025 for similar reasons and allegations. The case is ongoing.

From February 22, National Highways will begin work on the A66 Neasham roundabout and the A66 Morton Palms roundabout.

The scheme will also see the resurfacing of the A66 approaches to both roundabouts. The overnight programme will run between 8pm and 6am.

The A66 Neasham Road roundabout near Darlington (Image: ANDY FUTERS)

National Highways said: “We need to resurface the A66 Neasham roundabout and the A66 Morton Palms roundabout. We’ll also be resurfacing the A66 approaches to both roundabouts.

“To do this work safely, we’ll be using a variety of traffic management control measures, including traffic lights with convoy running and some road closures with diversions.

“There will also be a mandatory reduction of the speed limit to 40mph for the duration of the work.

“Some of this work will be noisy, and we apologise in advance for any disruption caused.”

Drivers can expect traffic lights with convoy running during some phases of the scheme, along with full road closures and signed diversions at other times.

A mandatory 40mph speed limit will be in place for the duration of the works.

Motorists are being urged to plan and allow extra time for journeys while the improvements are carried out.

After the epic semi-final win over Switzerland on Thursday, Mouat referred to it as “our gold medal”. Presumptuous? Perhaps. But that belief was founded in fact.

His rink have won two World Championships and a couple of European crowns as well as a record 12 Grand Slam titles since the last Games.

Furthermore, they boast an excellent record against the Canadians and beat them in last year’s world semis. Jacobs’ time-served team did win the round-robin meeting earlier in the week but that was a rare reverse.

In that contest, GB led after six ends before slipping to the 9-5 defeat that left them needing favours from other teams.

It was the same this time, a fabulous Mouat double-takeout edging GB 5-4 ahead at that stage after a cagey opening half during which he and 2014 gold-medallist Brad Jacobs traded points.

Canada – who have had a tumultuous time of it themselves here amid cheating claims – drew level after seven, but Britain had the advantage of the hammer in two of the final three ends.

They could not make the most of that though.

Just one in the eighth for GB gave Canada the sniff of an opportunity and that snatched it ruthlessly, capitalising on some slack stones in the ninth to lead 8-6 going into the last.

Mouat had the hammer but he needed two to force an extra end. Could the man considered the best shot-maker in world come up with the goods in the biggest moment?

He couldn’t. And for the second Olympics in a row, the GB rink were left with a medal that they did not want.

“We wanted to win it for each other,” an emotional Hardie told BBC Sport.

“The pain from four years ago was so much that we wanted to give it another go. We gave ourselves a chance but unfortunately we’ve not got there again.”

Locals claim that a road that has “over 100 potholes” is “crumbling apart” – and it is causing a danger to drivers. People from St Neots and on the Cambridgeshire border are using Barford Road daily as an alternative to avoid roadworks on the A1 at the Black Cat roundabout.

However, this road is filled with potholes. Cristian Lambourne said there is an “epidemic” of potholes along this road.

“Someone said on Facebook they counted over 100 potholes along the road – it’s ridiculous,” said Cristian. He added: “When you travel down that road, you see a lot of people swerve.

“They are facing oncoming traffic, which isn’t good. I had one incident the other day when I was travelling around 50mph and it sounded like something physically smashed in my car.

“It seems crazy there are so many.” Cristian said potholes are temporarily fixed, but they are not “fixed properly”.

He added: “We are expected to have an MOT done on our cars, but the roads are damaging our cars.”

Lynne Otto travelled down the road daily to visit her husband in a hospice. During the last two weeks, her tyre blew and it cost £140 to repair. “It was a cost I didn’t need,” said Lynne.

She added: “I am not working as I’m visiting my husband daily.” Lynne used the road as a way to avoid the Black Cat Roundabout works. However, she is now enduring a longer journey on the A1 to avoid other problems.

She said: “I can’t risk getting another problem. When my tyre blew, I was in a stream of traffic and I couldn’t stop.

“It’s shocking. In the day you can swerve, but in the dark you can’t. The road has gotten that bad because everyone uses the road rather than the A1. It should be a priority.”

Steven Ellmers said the road is “dangerous”. He has experienced some “near misses” along the road. Steven said: “The whole road needs resurfacing. It’s especially bad when it’s dark and raining.”

Leah Martin lives in Tempsford and has “no choice” but to travel on the road daily. She said: “In January, the top mount of my front wheel collapsed after hitting one [pothole] and that then caused my brake caliper to lock onto my brake disk. I was £640 out of my pocket, caused by the state of the stretch of road.”

Leah said it is an “accident waiting to happen” along the road. Leah added: “I’m pretty angry at having to fix my van due to the neglect of this road.

“The Black Cat Roundabout roadworks have had numerous detour routes along this road the last couple of months. The sheer amount of traffic and lorries have had to use it has contributed hugely to the state of it.

“It simply can’t handle the amount of traffic.” Jay Tucker said driving along the road in the morning is a “nightmare”.

He said: “You have to weave around them [potholes] which sometimes mean going into the other lane. It always worries me that if I hit one, I’ll damage my car.”

David Watson claims there is a pothole “every few yards” and drivers need to weave around potholes. “I have to drive along it at night to get to my evening job and I dread it”.

Central Bedfordshire Council oversees the stretch of road. Councillor John Baker, executive member for finance and highways at the council said: ‘We are currently undertaking carriageway resurfacing and patching works on this road, which are scheduled to be completed by close of play Monday (February 23). We also carried out emergency repairs a few weeks ago to ensure the road remained safe for all users.”