Champions League: Galatasaray 1 Liverpool 0Arne Slot bemoaned the officiating and Liverpool's wastefulness in Tuesday's Champions League last-16 loss at Galatasaray. Head coach Slot said after his 100th match in charge: "We started the game really well, even better than three months ago. "Then I was even more frustrated about the fact that every free-kick and corner we took if we only look at Galatasaray players the referee already gave a free-kick for Galatasaray. Slot added: "In the Premier League there is much more allowed than in the Champions League. "Then it's really, really, really surprising the same referee in another incident when they make the foul says he is going to accept this completely.

Tehran claims that the US targeted an Iranian desalination plant on Qeshm island in the south of the country in an air strike last weekend. Iran responded with drone strikes on a Bahraini desalination plant, which was damaged but has continued to function. Iran has also been accused of targeting the United Arab Emirates’ Fujairah water and power complex and Kuwait’s Doha West desalination plant. It supplements these basic supplies with water from a few desalination plants which provide a fraction of its needs. Iran has faced years of water shortages and its position is especially perilous: last autumn, for example, Tehran faced critical water shortages after only 1mm of rain fell during the autumn period.

Photograph: Sam Boal/CollinsA retailer in Letterkenny, Co Donegal received one of the three closure orders issued in February by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) after rodent droppings and a dead mouse were found. Retailer Letterkenny Spiceland, located at Unit 1, Green Isle Park, Port Road, Letterkenny, Co Donegal, was issued with a closure order on February 9th; it was lifted on February 17th. The closure order was issued as the construction of the food premises did not present good hygiene practices, including against contamination – in particular pest control. Rodent droppings were found on food packaging and on food, a dead mouse was found under food shelving, and holes and gaps were noted to the rear of the premises. The closure order directed the closure of the rear yard including the two storage containers at the rear of the premises.

Adam Corcoran (31) denies murdering Daena Walsh (above) at their home at John Barry House, Midleton, Co Cork, on August 2nd, 2024. Photograph: ProvisionA man charged with the murder of his partner told a paramedic who arrived to treat the woman that he loved her and was planning to propose, a trial has heard. Adam Corcoran (31) denies murdering Daena Walsh at their home in John Barry House, Midleton, Co Cork on August 2nd, 2024. The Central Criminal Court sitting in Cork heard Walsh (27), a mother of two, was found with 11 stab wounds, including one to her chest which was 11.5cm deep. Alan Fitzgerald told the court he and colleagues from the National Ambulance Service had rushed to Midleton after the alarm was raised about a woman needing medical assistance.

The Independents 4 Change party will be formally removed from the register of political parties and will no longer be able to contest elections. The Registrar of Political Parties has given notice that he will approve a request from the party to be removed from the register.

A Day One Cheltenham Festival attendance of 57,242 was up on last year’s equivalent figure but well short of the track’s new 66,000 capacity limit. In record 2022 crowd figures, the Tuesday attendance exceeded the new capacity. The 2025 Day One attendance was 55,498. No watering will take place ahead of Day Two where good to soft going is expected again. We shouldn’t see too much rain in the afternoon, but heavier rain is expected to come through after racing.

Man Utd star told to 'pick his battles' as Rio Ferdinand points out major flawManchester United defender Leny Yoro has been told to be smarter about picking his physical battles with Rio Ferdinand claiming he's being beaten too often by opposition strikersView 2 Images Rio Ferdinand has expressed concerns about aspects of Leny Yoro's game (Image: Getty Images)Manchester United's Leny Yoro has been told to be better at "picking his battles" by Rio Ferdinand - who thinks he's engaging in too many physical tussles. He's had to change systems with Michael Carrick replacing Ruben Amorim, but Ferdinand believes he's leaning too much into the physical side of the game. And Ferdinand insists he's fighting with players that he's unlikely to beat. ‌He said on his podcast Rio Ferdinand Presents: "Leny Yoro right now is trying to fight too many fights in a game, when physically he's not starting at the same place. ‌View 2 Images Leny Yoro is still very early on in his development (Image: 2025 James Gill - Danehouse)United's backline is now a more competitive place with Amorim gone - which has also seen the end of his back three.

Peter Meehan (60) died in October 2020 after he had fractured his ankle as he helped unload a ship at Limerick. Photograph: Google Street ViewThe family of a former rugby player who died 11 days after a workplace accident has settled a High Court action over his death. David Kennedy, barrister for the Meehan family, told the High Court that Meehan died from a pulmonary thrombo-embolism, which is a blockage of the lung artery caused by a blood clot. Counsel said Meehan died 11 days later, on October 10th, 2020. Noting the settlement and the division of the solatium, Judge Paul Coffey extended his deepest sympathy to the Meehan family.

World indoor and outdoor silver medallist Kate O’Connor and five-time European medallist Mark English will headline a strong Irish team for the upcoming World Indoor Championships. The 25-year-old went onto win silver in the Heptathlon at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo last September. English has also been in excellent form this season, lowering his own Irish indoor 800m record on two occasions. He also ran an Irish indoor 600m record in January, clocking 1:15.80 at the Sport Ireland National Indoor Arena in Dublin. Ciara Neville, Emma Moore, James Gormley and Elizabeth Ndudi, have achieved the Athletics Ireland ‘B’ Standard and are provisionally selected pending confirmation of their qualification status by World Athletics.

He is now on the brink of becoming Nepal’s youngest prime minister after his party scored a landslide victory in elections last week. Shah, a millennial with an often aggressive and aggrieved style on social media, is its pick to lead Nepal. “They’re saying, in a populist way, that he’s a god.”A socially conscious rapper, Shah has prided himself on not being bound to Nepal’s political establishment. Many domestic and local buses in Kathmandu, Nepal, display stickers of Balen Shah. As leader of Nepal, Shah will have to be more flexible.

Gardaí are questioning a man in his 20s about the sexual assault of a young girl and suspicious approaches to other children in north Dublin. Gardaí have been investigating since the alleged incidents occurred on February 15.

The deal comes after CVC had spent months trying unsuccessfully to sell a large stake in GSG at a €9 billion valuation. GSG was created last year by the Amsterdam-listed private equity firm to house its sports investments, spanning European football leagues, English rugby and women’s tennis. The US private capital firm will also pay up to €200 million for a 6 per cent equity stake in GSG, with CVC owning the rest, the people added. CVC’s approach has been to take minority stakes in competitions – its 2017 and 2020 flagship private equity funds invested in seven sports leagues – and then to influence how they are run. Critics believe CVC created GSG partly to mask some of its unsuccessful investments, including in French football and English club rugby.

The ‘hate’ from a march in support of the Iranian regime planned this Sunday ‘has no place in our society,’ a minister has said. The Al Quds demonstration, due to take place on March 15, is intended to express solidarity with Palestinians and opposition to Israel. This sort of thing has no place in our society.’Courts minister Sarah Sackman said 'marches like the Al Quds march has no place in British society'The Al Quds demonstration, due to take place on March 15, is intended to express solidarity with Palestinians and opposition to Israel. Al Quds marchers in Britain have previously carried the flags of Iranian-backed terror group Hezbollah, and placards calling for the destruction of Israel. A spokesman from the group added: ‘'Any ban on Al Quds Day would destroy any remaining credibility that the UK has.'

A member of the My Lovely Horse Rescue charity responds to an animal in need. You’re putting an animal out of his misery, but you can’t undo the misery that the animal has been through.”Kerry-Anne Pollock, head of animal welfare advocacy at My Lovely Horse RescueParticularly during afterhours or on weekends, when other services or charities are not in operation, the organisation receives calls from “distressed” people. The discovery was made on a Saturday morning and My Lovely Horse Rescue was contacted. “Animal cruelty is a red flag to wider criminality and there’s lots of research that supports that case,” she says. It is “satisfied that these measures provide a comprehensive framework and sufficient safeguards to ensure animal welfare”.

Police carry out 30 searches in Hanley and seize spice, monkey dust and cannabisKnives were also seizedView Image Police outside Hanley Bus StationPolice have carried out 30 searches in the city centre - and seized spice, monkey dust and cannabis. They issued 10 public protection notices during the operation centred around Hanley Bus Station. ‌"Officers carried out searches in the Hanley area. We found spice, monkey dust and cannabis. Following the activity, three community resolutions and 10 public protection notices were issued.