There was a sense that this was coming. Cardiff City had spent the opening weeks of the season dominating possession, creating chances and then finding increasingly inventive ways of not winning football matches.

Today, finally, it all came together.

Jack Moylan struck twice as Cardiff City secured their first Championship victory of the season with a 3-1 win over Charlton Athletic at Cardiff City Stadium, bringing an emphatic end to their seven-game wait for three points.

Brian Barry-Murphy’s side had been crying out for the sort of clinical edge that had eluded them in recent weeks and they found it almost immediately.

Moylan opened the scoring after just eight minutes, producing another reminder of the attacking quality he possesses since his summer move from Lincoln City. The Irishman had already scored against Sheffield United earlier this season, but this was a far more significant contribution.

Cardiff’s pressure continued and Yousef Salech doubled their advantage midway through the first half, giving the Bluebirds a two-goal cushion and, crucially, taking one of the chances they had been creating with regularity.

Charlton, who arrived in the Welsh capital having gone four games without a win and without scoring in their previous three Championship matches, gave themselves hope when Tyreece Campbell pulled one back before the interval.

For once, though, there was no late collapse.

Instead, Cardiff went back on the front foot after the break and Moylan produced the moment of the afternoon just after the hour mark.

The midfielder cut inside before unleashing a superb right-footed strike into the roof of the net, leaving Arthur Okonkwo with no chance and restoring Cardiff’s two-goal advantage. Sky Sports described it as a brilliant strike as Moylan completed his double.

From there, Cardiff managed the game and saw out the victory they had been craving.

It was a result that mattered for more than just the three points. After defeats to QPR, Portsmouth and Bolton had left Barry-Murphy’s side under increasing pressure, Cardiff finally had something tangible to show for the encouraging passages of play that had characterised much of their start to life back in the Championship.

They had scored seven goals across their opening seven league games. Against Charlton, they scored three in one afternoon.

Moylan was the difference-maker, but this was ultimately a collective response from a Cardiff side who had spent the opening month of the season being told they needed to turn performances into results.

This time, they did exactly that.

Proud Dundonian

“Dundee is my heart and my soul,” Marra told reporters shortly after he was announced as the party’s leader. “It’s where my politics comes from in the first instance, it’s the people and place I understand most in my life.”

Working with Andy Burnham

“I’m looking forward to welcoming Andy Burnham to Scotland time and again over the coming year,” Marra said today. “It’s important he builds his relationship with Scotland over the coming months, but our relationship is critical to making sure we deliver results in the general election, when it comes. I will always put Scotland first, and that’s what I will be putting to him.”

North Sea oil and gas

“We need to make sure we are building an agenda that makes Scotland stronger – and that does include issues on energy policy, which I’ve been very clear about for a long period of time. We need to have a more rational policy decision, that delivers for the Scottish economy and Scottish jobs.”

Asked if he supported the proposed Rosebank and Jackdaw oil and gas developments, Marra added: “I want them to be approved, I do.”

Scottish independence

“The people of Scotland do not want a referendum right now. And I say that not just on the basis of all the opinion polls – which are absolutely clear that’s the case – but also the conversations I’ve been having right across the country. I’ve been campaigning across Scotland without stop for the last 10 months now, and it’s clear to me that’s the case.

“We’ll continue to make the case for a stronger Scotland in a changing UK. I’m not in this for the status quo. I’m in this to achieve a stronger Scotland.”

Labour’s path to power

“I’ve always had a long-term frustration that the Labour party ends up in every Holyrood election thinking that we can form a government by some kind of narrow path. If you can’t win seats everywhere in Scotland, you cannot form a government. So it’s a long-term frustration of mine, that we ended up back in that position in May, trying to follow a narrow path.”

“We’re not big enough to have factions. As Scotland’s challenges have got bigger, the Labour party has got smaller. We need to regain momentum, scale, size and ambitions for the country.”

Swinney’s plans to reform the public sector

Asked if he would oppose compulsory redundancies in the Scottish public sector, as the SNP Government tries to plug a £5 billion blackhole in its finances, Marra said: “Yes, I will.

“But it’s difficult for me to see how the Scottish Government gets to, to where they say they are going to get to, without taking those kinds of actions. I am against it. But it is a signal of the catastrophic mess the SNP has made on the public finances. I have been talking about this for years, the situation where we are headed to. They are not getting a grip on the public finances. All the independent forecasters are warning it could be even worse, because they have no taken action. We are coming up a real crunch.”

The US and Denmark have announced a deal on Greenland’s security, resolving a diplomatic dispute sparked by President Donald Trump’s threats to seize it by force.

Trump said the agreement would grant the US “permanent control over security, and all other needs” in the semi-autonomous Danish territory.

The leaders of Denmark and Greenland welcomed the deal to “strengthen security” in the region, which they said was expected to be signed next week, but did not outline its contents.

The announcement comes after months of threats by Trump to “take” Greenland over national security concerns, citing its strategic location for defence purposes and its mineral wealth.

No text of the agreement has been released. Trump said the deal came with “no cost to the United States” and would grant it the ability “to do what is necessary” to “secure and defend the security of Greenland”, in a post on Truth Social.

He said it included a rule that no US adversary could maintain a military presence in Greenland or “make sensitive investments in Greenland, without our express written approval”.

Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said she was “pleased that there is a prospect of a good agreement” for all three parties, which was expected to be signed at the UN General Assembly next week.

The deal “strengthens our common security in the Arctic and the North Atlantic area” while also recognising “the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Kingdom and the right of the Greenlandic people to self-determination”, she said in a joint statement with Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen.

The agreement would still need to go through “the necessary parliamentary procedures to enter into force” once signed, the statement noted.

Nielsen said it was “gratifying that we are about to enter into an agreement that ensures and strengthens the security of Greenland, the Kingdom of Denmark, the United States and the Western alliance”.

“The agreement recognises Greenland’s interests and our place in international co-operation. It is for the benefit of us all,” he said.

A Nato spokesperson said the military alliance welcomed the deal, which would “help advance security, stability and cooperation in this vital region”.

By SAM LAWLEY, NEWS REPORTER

Published: 12:36 BST, 19 September 2026 | Updated: 14:15 BST, 19 September 2026

This is the moment a man jumps on a primary school worker’s motorbike and grabs her hips in front of his laughing pals.

Ellie, who would not give her surname, was left horrified when an ‘inappropriate’ man ran into the road in Manchester city centre and hopped onto her motorcycle without her consent.

The 32-year-old uploaded a video of the incident online and received a wave of support from social media users who branded the man ‘vile’.

Footage – captured on her friend Charlotte’s bike helmet camera on September 12 – shows Ellie waiting in traffic on Oldham Street on her bright green Kawasaki ER-6F bike.

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Dressed in all black with a black helmet, the biker revs her vehicle as she gets ready to start moving again.

Then, from nowhere, and in front of crowds of passersby, a man dressed in blue jeans and a grey jacket dashes from the pavement to the middle of the road and mounts the bike behind Ellie.

Steadying himself, he then grabs the stunned biker’s hips, as screams of surprise ring out among the bystanders.  

Ellie then shouts and gives the man a slap across the face with her right hand, holding out her palm afterwards incredulously.

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This is the moment a man jumps on a primary school worker’s motorbike and grabs her hips in front of his laughing pals – before she slaps him and he hops off the bike

Ellie, pictured, who would not give her surname, was left horrified when an ‘inappropriate’ man ran into the road in Manchester and mounted her motorcycle without her consent

He then grabs his ear in apparent pain before jogging back towards a bar where his friends are waiting for him and laughing.

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The biker fires a sharp glance at the gaggle of men and shakes her head in reaction to the unpleasant incident.

While waiting at the next set of lights, Ellie tells her friend, ‘I am shaking,’ before the pair mock the man’s pained reaction to the slap.

The primary school employee has claimed her ‘survival instincts’ kicked in once the man was on her bike.

‘Never would have happened if I was with some of the guys,’ Ellie, from Salford, said.

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‘A man jumping onto a woman’s bike without consent is weird.

‘I was so focused on not dropping the bike I genuinely didn’t even process how inappropriate the whole thing was until afterwards.

‘Gave him a good whack though, so at least the survival instincts kicked in.’

Ellie shared the outrageous footage online, where the clip racked up over 387,000 likes. 

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She captioned it: ‘Someone come get their grandad. He’s out here touching women and bikes.’

In response, one person wrote: ‘He wouldn’t do that to a man.’

The footage begins with Ellie sat on her bike solo hile she waits for the lights to change

But the footage – captured on her friend Charlotte’s bike helmet camera on September 12 – shows Ellie waiting in traffic before the man comes out of nowhere and climbs on to the green bike

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Undeterred, Ellie gives him a slap without even getting off the seat of her ride

He puts his hand to his face, showing off the full efect of her slap, before ismonting in front of his laughing friends

Ellie and her bike in happier times. ‘A man jumping onto a woman’s bike without consent is weird,’ she said

Another viewer added: ‘Drunken over 40s men are so embarrassing. You didn’t hit him hard enough.’

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A third commenter said: ‘Getting assaulted in broad daylight. Unfortunately not an uncommon experience for us women.’

Another wrote: ‘The way his friends are all laughing in the background too. It’s vile what men will do to women just to impress other men.’

And one social media user added: ‘This is disgusting oh my God, where do these men get the audacity?’

* Do you know the identity of the man? E-mail sam.lawley@dailymail.co.uk 

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Swansea City defender Stephen Welsh says his first senior Scotland call-up is a “dream come true” after being selected by new boss Sébastien Pocognoli.

The 25-year-old received the news on Sunday afternoon after making an impressive start to life at Swansea following his summer move from Celtic.

Welsh will now join up with Scotland ahead of their Nations League campaign, which begins against Slovenia on September 26.

“I received the call on Sunday afternoon and I was delighted to get the call. I’m just really looking forward to meeting up with the squad,” Welsh said.

“During the call he (Pocognoli) just explained that he thinks I’ll be able to fit into his system, the way he wants to play football and the way he sees his team playing.

“It’s a dream come true for any young Scottish footballer to get the call-up to your national team. It’s certainly one of the biggest achievements you can have.”

Welsh could come up against Swansea team-mate Zan Vipotnik when Scotland face Slovenia in their opening fixture.

The defender has played a key role in Swansea’s strong start to the Championship season and says he has quickly settled into his new surroundings.

He believes the team’s defensive work has been a major factor in their impressive start.

“I think the clean sheets speak for themselves. The way we’ve been playing and the way the squad is off the pitch as well, during training, around the building, that goes onto the pitch,” he added.

“I think you can see how close we are as a team.”

The 2026 BMW PGA Championship is underway at Wentworth – here are the latest headlines from the world of golf including a major update on Rory McIlroy

The BMW PGA Championship is into its crucial weekend stages, with Wentworth once again providing the backdrop for one of the biggest events on the DP World Tour calendar. With a host of the world’s leading players battling it out, there is plenty at stake as the season edges towards its conclusion.

As ever, the action has not been short of talking points, with events on and off the course adding an extra layer of intrigue to proceedings in Surrey. One of the tournament’s biggest names has seen his hopes take an unexpected turn, while another has been given fresh reason to believe he can make an impact on the Race to Dubai standings.

There has also been plenty of respect between two familiar rivals, despite their history of fierce competition over the years. With the third round now underway, here is the latest from Wentworth as the BMW PGA Championship takes centre stage.

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Patrick Reed withdraws

Patrick Reed was forced to pull out midway through the second round of the BMW PGA Championship. The former Masters champion had made an encouraging start and was sitting inside the top 10 before his afternoon took a dramatic turn.

Reed ran into trouble on the ninth hole before attempting a difficult shot close to a tree root. After playing the awkward shot, he appeared to be struggling with his wrist and was eventually taken away from the course by cart.

The withdrawal represents a major setback for Reed’s ambitions on the DP World Tour. He arrived at Wentworth leading the Race to Dubai standings, narrowly ahead of Rory McIlroy, and had been hoping to strengthen his position with another strong showing.

Instead, his early exit gives McIlroy a valuable opening in the battle for the season-ending prize.

Rory McIlroy speaks out

McIlroy was asked about Reed’s withdrawal and his own position in the Race to Dubai battle, making it clear that his motivation to win remains unchanged regardless of who stands in his way.

The Northern Irishman also acknowledged the competitive history between the pair and paid tribute to Reed’s performances since leaving LIV Golf. With Reed unable to add to his points tally at Wentworth, McIlroy now has a chance to make significant ground this weekend.

McIlroy began the third round on eight under, four shots behind leader Ryan Gerard, and knows a strong finish could considerably reduce the gap between himself and Reed with only a few weeks of the season remaining.

Speaking about his long-running rivalry with Reed, McIlroy said: “Obviously Patrick and I have had quite the battles over years, whether it be Ryder Cup, final round in a major,” he said.

“Dubai Desert Classic a few years ago. He’s a great competitor and he’s played great all year. I respect him for how he’s went about it, and coming through here, he’s put his head down and done the work, and it’s actually been really good to see.

“Unfortunately he’s pulled out this week, which gives me an opportunity to try to claw back some ground that I lost last week in Ireland. This weekend is a big weekend for me to pick up a few points and make the race even tighter going into these last few weeks.”

Tyla Chalmers-Millington, now 20, was given a suspended sentence by Preston Magistrates’ Court in September 2024 for his role in the disorder in the seaside resort following the tragic events in Southport.

He pleaded guilty on that occasion to one count of racially aggravated public order, harassment to unknown people, as well as alarm or distress by visible representation.

Chalmers-Millington, previously of Caunce Street, Blackpool, and now of Ukraine Road, Salford, appeared at Preston Crown Court over a video link from prison on Wednesday, September 16, after being found guilty in his absence of assault occasioning actual bodily harm, assault by beating, engaging in controlling/coercive behaviour, and three counts of strangulation.

Seren Lewis, prosecuting, said Chalmers-Millington and the victim, who is from Fleetwood, entered into a relationship in 2025 and that “not long in” the defendant became verbally and physically nasty towards her.

Tyla Chalmers-Millington (Image: Lancashire Police)

Chalmers-Millington blamed the victim, who was just 16 at the time the offending began, for him being evicted from a hostel and insisted that he lived at her address.

On one occasion, he grabbed her by the neck, pinned her down, and dug his thumb into her windpipe before going on to act like nothing had happened.

In June 2025, the victim had a house party which Chalmers-Millington attended. The next morning she was told the defendant had been arguing with two of her friends, which led him to tell her they were “toxic” and that she was to either block them and never speak to them again, or he would break up with her. She ultimately decided to cut her friends off.

The pair had another argument in July of that year, with the defendant pushing her into the walls and a wardrobe, resulting in bruising to her arms.

The victim described how she was not allowed to leave the house, even to walk the dog or go to the shop. Chalmers-Millington said she could only leave if he was there.

She was also prevented from wearing skirts or leggings, on one occasion being told she could only wear a skirt if she wore a pair of Chalmers-Millington’s boxer shorts or a pair of tights underneath, and he accused her of “wanting the attention of other guys.”

From that point on, she only left the house in a jumper and pair of jeans.

Chalmers-Millington was also controlling with money, saying “women shouldn’t have money” and told her in the future he would “have all the money” and she would have to ask permission to use it or buy anything.

The victim’s bank card was cancelled in August 2025 due to fraudulent activity and she agreed that all the income would now go into Chalmers-Millington’s account, who proceeded to spend the money on drugs.

Further arguments occurred where Chalmers-Millington punched the victim in the face, and where he got on top of the victim and covered her mouth, which led to her biting him on the hand.

The relationship finally ended in November 2025. The pair met at a hotel in Blackpool, where the defendant got the victim in a headlock, covered her mouth, and shouted “you can’t f*****g leave me.”

Preston Crown Court (Image: Anthony Moss)

The victim walked to the tram stop as Chalmers-Millington shouted at her, threatening to end his life. She got on the tram and went home, and that was the last she saw of him.

Chalmers-Millington’s offending put him in breach of the suspended sentence imposed for the disorder offences in 2024, an order which only expired less than two weeks before this hearing.

Anna Bond, mitigating, said that this was not a “healthy relationship” but that with intervention the defendant “may be capable of acknowledging further his part to play in that.”

She said Chalmers-Millington had found ways to cope with trauma from his youth by “getting angry, punching things, and self-medicating with drugs.”

Recorder Emma Fisher, sentencing, described Chalmers-Millington’s offending as a “vile, unforgiveable course of conduct.”

She said there was no realistic prospect of rehabilitation and that he presented a high risk of harm to others.

Chalmers-Millington was jailed for three years and three months. One month of the previous suspended sentence was activated, but will run concurrently to the other sentence.

A restraining order of five years was also imposed between him and the victim.

Anyone with information is being asked to come forward

A teenager who is missing from her home in Greater Manchester was last seen three days ago in Kirkham, Lancashire, police have revealed.

Greater Manchester Police are asking for help in locating Lexi, 15, so they can check she is safe and well. No surname for her has been revealed.

Lexi was last seen at 12pm on Wednesday 16 September at Bryning Farm Lane, Kirkham. She has links to Wigan.

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She is described as white, 5ft 5in tall, and was wearing a burgundy red coat, black flare leggings, a cream tube top and possibly New Balance trainers when she was last seen.

She has chest length black hair which was in a ponytail with clip in extensions and was carrying a clear bag, reports Lancs Live.

Officers are becoming increasingly concerned for Lexi’s wellbeing.

If you have seen her or have any information please contact Wigan Police on 0161 856 7165. In an emergency call 999.

Tonali tries to show Manzambi how it’s done and boots his own effort goalwards, this time low towards the corner. It curls wide, but Spurs are awarded a corner, and then another as Mings heads the ball out.

Tottenham go short, Robertson swings in a cross, Villa get it away, Bentancur takes on Gomes, knocks in another ball… and it’s corner number three thanks to Mings.

Ruggeri meets the cross at the front post, but only directs it into the danger zone! But Villa get it clear, temporarily.

Solanke is appealing for a handball but… nah mate. Checked and cleared by VAR.

Runners gathered in South Africa to pay tribute to Elizabeth Moselakgomo after her body was found east of Johannesburg.

She is one of nine women found in the Kempton Park area, since July.

The jogger, known as “Tsontso”, went missing during a routine run.

Runners organised an event in city of Centurion to honour her and defend women’s right to run freely.

“This is for her – we just want to live and go running and come back home without having to think that it may be one of us”, said Nonhle Mpohlo.

In Cape Town, people gathered in a vigil to honour the victims and called on the government to act.

The police have since set up a task team to investigate the murders and have urged women in the Kempton Park area to avoid walking or running alone “particularly in isolated areas”.

More about the murders sparking fear in South Africa.