LEWIS STEELE: As most of the nation was getting spruced up for New Year's Eve, news started to emerge that Real Madrid had made an approach to sign Trent Alexander-Arnold in January.
ALEX BYWATER: The most important person in Wales's bid to turn around their record slump in this year's Six Nations is arguably not coach Warren Gatland or any of his players.
For those not familiar with the name, Drax, near Selby in North Yorkshire, is fuelled by so-called 'biomass' - which is to say, wood pellets made from crushed trees.
For England's slow starters, it has become the dreaded 'C' word. Not an expletive, but an elusive quality. Cohesion. Ireland have it in abundance and England are once again rushing to acquire it.
SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: After he missed last year's Six Nations, Antoine Dupont's return for the 2025 Championship is brilliant news not only for France, but for all rugby fans.
Plans to ditch swathes of land to help to meet green targets are set to further infuriate farmers already left outraged by the Government's inheritance tax raid.
Carolyn Harris, who is MP for Swansea East, is saying goodbye to X after footage in which she appeared to fall asleep in parliament re-circulated online.
Drawings sent to planning officials reveal the £410,000 Lidl pub in Dundonald, Co Down, will have six seats next to the bar as well as tables and chairs around the room.