In his Six Nations squad, England head coach Steve Tandy has named uncapped Leicester wing Gabriel Hamer-Webb and named prop Tomas Francis.
Since the 2023 World Cup quarter-final defeat by Argentina in Marseille, Francis, 33, has not played international rugby.
One of two uncapped players, along with Bath center Louie Hennessey, who played alongside him last fall, is Hamer-Webb, 25, who left Cardiff for Leicester at the beginning of the 2025-26 season.
Josh Macleod, Sam Costelow, James Botham, Owen Watkin, Mason Grady, Ryan Elias, and Rio Dyer, Tommy Reffell, Nick Tompkins, and Callum Sheedy are the returning players.
Hooker Dewi Lake, who is injured in the flanker, once more leads the squad, while injured center Max Llewellyn and number eight Taulupe Faletau are also available.
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Wales have struggled to fill the tight-head prop void created by Francis, who has played 77 international matches, won Six Nations titles in 2019 and 2021, and participated in World Cups in 2015, 2019 and 2023.
For the first time in the 2026-27 season, Francis will join the French second division team Provence after leaving Ospreys in 2023.
One of three tight-head props that includes Keiron Assiratti and Archie Griffin is Francis, who will aim to compete in a fourth World Cup in Australia in 2017.
Hamer-Webb, a former Bath wing, qualified through his mother for Wales after playing for England in the age group.
Next week before the Six Nations opener against England on Saturday, 7 February, the Wales squad will work together.
Wales have lost the previous 11 matches, winning in March 2023 against Italy.
The fall squad has changed a few times, some of it because of injury, but others are a testament to the competition and the number of players we have, which is a real positive,” said Tandy.
“I believe the squad has a good blend going into this campaign, and we’re eager to get together next week,” he said.
I’m looking forward to returning to camp and seeing how we continue to build on the foundations laid in the fall and ensure that our group is continually growing and developing.
Lake will once more take the lead thanks to Tandy.
Tandy added, “Dewi is great man and so passionate about Wales, which I think everyone can see.”
I thought he excelled in the way he led the fall, both in the three games he captained and in the support he gave to Jac Morgan before that.
Wales’ 2026 Six Nations squad
Forwards (20): Keiron Assiratti (Cardiff), Adam Beard (Montpellier), Liam Belcher (Cardiff), James Botham (Cardiff), Rhys Carre (Saracens), Ben Carter (Dragons), Olly Cracknell (Leicester), Ryan Elias (Scarlets), Tomas Francis (Provence), Archie Griffin (Bath), Dafydd Jenkins (Exeter), Dewi Lake (O
Brooklyn Beckham’s infamous rant at his family, in which he accused his parents David and Victoria of trying to end his relationship with Nicola Peltz, has caused Rebecca Loos to speak out.
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Rebecca Loos has spoken out (Photo: Ken McKay/ITV/REX/Shutterstock).
Rebecca Loos has waded into the feud between Brooklyn Beckham and his parents. The model had an alleged affair with David Beckham, which was denied by both the footballer and his wife at the time.
The former personal assistant’s claims that she worked as David’s translator and assistant in 2004 were denied by the family.
David and Victoria are now caught in more drama after Brooklyn Beckham issued a scathing statement aimed at his parents, who he claimed tried to ruin his relationship with Nicola Peltz and upstaged their wedding.
Rebecca responded, “So happy he is standing up for himself and finally speaking out about it!” I am aware of how awful his wife can be, but I have felt so bad for her. The truth will always come out, she continued.
Brooklyn stated in a statement on social media that she had made an effort to keep these matters private despite being silent for years. Unfortunately, my parents and their team continue to target journalists, leaving me with no choice but to speak up for myself and expose only a small percentage of lies.
I don’t want to have a family, I say. For the first time in my life, I’m standing up for myself instead of being controlled. My parents have controlled our family’s narratives in the media for my entire life. My life was made up of performative social media posts, family events, and unauthentic relationships.
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He added that his “wife has consistently been disrespected by my family, no matter how hard we’ve tried to be one,” and that he was not permitted to meet with his family for his dad’s 50th birthday unless it was done in public or Nicola did not attend. “It was a slap in the face,” Brooks continued.
Victoria’s handling of her husband’s allegations of previous affairs was recently directly examined. She said, “Do you know, we’ve had so much thrown at us and we were talking about it because we recently celebrated our 26th wedding anniversary, and by the way, people said it wouldn’t work… 26 years. We’ve been through a lot, but we’ve always just been there together and rode the storm.
Ruth Langsford, the actress behind Last Week on Loose Women, wore the timeless tan blazer. Not only is it great for the office, but it’s currently on sale and in stock in all sizes.
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On Loose Women (Image: ITV), Ruth Langsford always appears stylish.
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An expert believes there is a way back in time thanks to Brooklyn Beckham’s Monday night Instagram bombshell, even though he may have been permanently barred from Lady Victoria and Sir David’s empire.
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Brooklyn Beckham’s Monday night Instagram bombshell may have destroyed any remaining ties between himself, Victoria, David, and his siblings, but an expert believes there is a way to rebuild them.
Brooklyn’s Instagram story read: “I have been silent for years and made every effort to keep these matters private. Unfortunately, my parents and their team have continued to go to the press, leaving me with no choice but to speak for myself and tell the truth about only some of the lies that have been printed.”
It comes after a string of stories about the Beckham’s eldest son being controlled by his billionaire wife Nicola Peltz-Beckham. The 26-year-old branded the narrative “deeply misogynistic”, telling his friends he won’t stand for her being “vilified.”
Brooklyn uncovered the disconnect in an 821-word post, saying, “My parents have controlled the narratives about our family in the press.” I was born into a life filled with performative social media posts, family events, and fake relationships.
I’ve recently witnessed with my own eyes how frequently they lie in the media, largely at the expense of innocent people, to maintain their own facade. But I think truth is always revealed.
“My wife controls me in a completely different way,” my wife said. My parents have controlled me most of my life. I had a lot of anxiety growing up.
I don’t want to have a family, I say. For the first time in my life, I’m standing up for myself instead of being controlled. That anxiety has vanished for the first time in my life since I left my family.
Despite what seems like a final indictment on his life for the past 26 years, with Brooklyn saying “I do not want to reconcile with my family,” Phil Macleod, Hypnotherapist, Mental Health Expert and Founder of Thought Reader, told The Mirror there is one way Brooklyn could repair the relationship.
We work with both the conscious and subconscious mind to unpack these emotional layers, according to Macleod.
The aim is not to assign blame, but to understand what is driving the feelings beneath the behavior, and to help people see situations more clearly, with less emotional weight attached, as Macleod noted when trying to repair relationships in a transparent and pointed manner.
The key to letting go and moving on is to let go of a situation, rather than to feel trapped between letting go and giving in. Perhaps this is Brooklyn’s attempt to overcome his sense of isolation from a dysfunctional family.
Members of my family informed me that Nicola was “not blood and’not family,” according to the eldest Beckham, who wrote: “The night before our wedding.” I’ve been the target of constant attacks from my parents, both privately and publicly, that were sent to the press at their will ever since I started fighting for myself and my family.
“Even my brothers sent me to attack me on social media, before they obliterated me completely this summer.”
Brooklyn may have already spoken out on his social media, according to Macleod, adding that “public actions like this frequently signal not a desire for conflict but rather a need for emotional release and validation.”
This provides them with this freedom and the chance to grow and rebuild with less emotion or resentment because it is frequently the only avenue that people see.
In the end, one can only hope that the families will eventually be able to communicate privately, extending the olive branch and making all family members feel valued, heard, and respected in the family dynamics.
Brooklyn’s final words, however, suggest that he is content with his decision, saying, “I wake up every morning grateful for the life I chose, and have found peace and relief.”
According to Macleod, “misunderstandings can develop when healthy coping mechanisms or clear communication fail to work.”
Everyone genuinely believes that their own viewpoint is the “truth,” and each person’s recall of events can vary greatly.
Brooklyn claimed that his mother bullied his wedding plans in a particularly grotesque instance.
My parents have tried incessantly to break us up since before my wedding, and it hasn’t stopped, Brooklyn wrote. Despite how excited she was to wear her design, my mother had to rush out and buy Nicola’s dress.
But, in a resurfaced interview with Vogue, bridal stylist Leslie Fremar claimed the dress Nicola ultimately wore was a year in the making.
The custom wedding look was “the culmination of a year’s worth of conversations with Valentino director Pierpaolo Piccioli’s team,” according to the article, which was released in April 2022. Valentino’s HQ was visited twice this year in Rome, and two fittings took place in the US.
Brooklyn alleges that his mother threw his wife’s first dance and “inappropriately” danced with him in front of 500 people at their Florida wedding.
He wrote, “Marc Anthony called me to the stage, where my wife and I were scheduled to do our romantic dance, but instead my mother was waiting to join us. In front of everyone, she danced very inappropriately on me.
In my entire life, I have never felt more uncomfortable or humiliated. We wanted to exchange our vows so that we could make brand-new wedding day memories that would not cause anxiety and embarrassment.
According to Macleod, these various interpretations of events can eventually lead to feelings of frustration, distance, and separation without any hope of resolving the conflict.
He continued, “This only gets worse when the family is exposed in the media.”
Sir David refrained from contacting the media today regarding his son’s shocking Instagram statement.
At least seven people were killed when an explosion at a Chinese restaurant in Afghanistan’s capital was caused by ISIL (ISIS).
A suicide bomber entered a restaurant in Kabul, which was frequented by Chinese nationals, and detonated an explosive vest, according to the group’s statement posted late on Monday in a statement posted on its Aamaq news agency.
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According to ISIL’s statement, 25 people were killed or injured in the explosion, including Taliban guards, and that the country had been the target of growing Uighurs’ crimes.
The cause of the explosion at the Chinese Noodle restaurant in the highly commercial Shahr-e-Naw area is “unknown so far and is being investigated,” according to Mufti Abdul Mateen Qani, a spokesperson for the ministry of interior.
A Chinese national, who was only identified as Ayub, and six Afghans were killed, according to police spokesperson Khalid Zadran.
According to Zadran, a Chinese Muslim man named Abdul Majid, his wife, and Abdul Jabbar Mahmood, an Afghan partner, jointly run the restaurant.
Five Chinese nationals were injured, according to Guo Jiakun, a spokesperson for the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and he urged Afghanistan to “spare no effort” in treating the injured and take steps to protect the safety of its citizens and investments at a press briefing.
China, which has a 76-kilometer (47-mile) border with Afghanistan, has close ties to the Taliban government, and Chinese businesspeople have flocked to the nation since the group took control of Afghanistan’s divided region in 2021.
Beijing refutes claims made by human rights organizations that it is to blame for widespread abuses of the Uighurs, a largely Muslim ethnic minority group that makes up the majority of the population in China’s far-western region of Xinjiang.
As she contemplated the uncertainty of 2026 and the lasting grief caused by her sisters’ deaths, Bernie and Linda Nolan, she acknowledged that she has “given up” on one aspect of her life.
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Coleen Nolan has admitted that she has “given up” on New Year’s resolutions as she reflected on the uncertainty of the year ahead, calling 2026 “exciting – and a bit scary.”
The singer and television presenter discussed her way of life, her exercise regimen, and the ongoing grief caused by her sisters Linda and Bernie’s passing.
Loose Women and Celebrity Big Brother star Linda, who long campaigned for awareness of breast cancer, died aged 65 in January 2025 after being admitted to Blackpool Victoria Hospital with double pneumonia.
Linda was initially diagnosed in 2005, and her diagnosis was definitive in 2011, but she later learned she had secondary breast cancer in 2017. At the age of 52, Bernie passed away from breast cancer.
Coleen stated in a statement to My Weekly, “I don’t make resolutions for the new year. Because I consistently fail, I’ve given up. In terms of 2026, I kind of prefer to be unsure of what lies ahead. It’s a little scary but incredibly exciting, in my opinion.
The 60-year-old also admitted that despite her enthusiasm, she had been repeatedly overlooked when describing her ongoing ambitions to appear on Strictly Come Dancing. “I’ve always, always wanted to do Strictly,” he said.
“They’ve never asked me – even though I have literally pleaded, begged and put my life on the line for them. I did Dancing on Ice, in 2009, and just thinking about it gives me flashbacks!” she said.
Nolan also described the physical strain involved in running her Staffordshire smallholding over the course of the past year and a half. In the last 18 months, I’ve noticed that I’ve grown in shape.
I purchased a smallholding in Staffordshire, and now have about 30 animals that need to be fed, mucked out, and groomed. I get my exercise from lifting hay bales because it requires real manual labor.
Nolan acknowledged the profound impact of losing two of her sisters, both professionally and personally, in the reflections on her personal life.
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In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Coleen and her sisters Denise, Linda, Bernie, Maureen, and Anne were recording hits like Gotta Pull Myself Together.
The mother-of-three argued that it would be impossible to bring The Nolans back together without them. Without Bernie and Linda, it wouldn’t be appropriate for us to reunite and go back on tour as The Nolans. If it were possible, it would only make me miss them more than I already do, she said.