Virgil van Dijk is confident Liverpool will overturn their first-leg loss at Galatasaray but knows Arne Slot's side face a fight to earn a place in the Champions League quarter-finals. Mario Lemina's early header from a poorly defended corner secured Galatasaray the advantage on a chaotic evening that saw wasteful Liverpool splutter and leave aggrieved with some of the officiating. Read More Slot bemoans officiating and Reds' wastefulness in Galatasaray loss"I've seen a lot, in terms of the chances that we created, but it doesn't mean that that's going to be enough," the Liverpool defender said. Van Dijk was shocked to hear of Spurs' wretched start to Tuesday's Champions League tie in Spain but says their current slide should not disguise their threats. "First we have to focus on Spurs, because that's going to be a tough one as well," he said.

SO MUCH for all the talk in advance of the Six Nations being diluted into a straight shootout between France and England at the Stade de France on Saturday night. Instead, we’ve been treated to the most competitive and fascinating of campaigns since Italy joined the championship back in 2000. In beating England at the Stadio Olimpico last weekend, Italy finally registered a win over all the competing nations since they joined 26 years ago. England had never lost to Italy across 32 encounters to date. As former tennis player Vitas Gerulaitis might say, nobody beats Italy 33 times in a row.

More than one in eight Irish people were at risk of poverty in 2025, up from 11.7% a year previous, according to the CSO. Social Justice Ireland noted the 12.6% of Irish people at risk of poverty translates to 687,784 people, of which 211,150 are children. This was composed of an average €102 (28.2% of gross income) from market income and €261 (71.8% of gross income) from social transfers. Persons aged under 18 years (16.9%) had the highest at risk of poverty rate in SILC 2025, followed by those aged 65 years and over (14.8%). Those aged 18 to 34 years had the lowest at risk of poverty rate of 9.3%.

Social media content has become one long ad break – though it’s not always clear that “advertainment” is what you’re watching. Half of all commercial content on social media is not labelled, according to the CCPC’s research, says O’Keeffe. The rules apply to social media influencers advertising their own brands or reviewing things such as a gifted meal or a hotel stay for example. Finfluencers must be authorised, and the brands they work with will be held responsible for influencer content too. CynicismWhen it comes to being influenced by social media, maintaining a healthy cynicism can curb your impulse to spend.

Jackie Fox, who successfully campaigned for Coco’s Law, addresses members of the European Parliament as part of International Women's Day. Photograph: GettyArtificial intelligence (AI) apps that “nudify” images of people without their consent are not currently banned under European Union regulations. The European Commission confirmed in response to a question from a number of MEPs, including Fianna Fáil’s Barry Andrews, that even AI apps that generate child sex abuse imagery are not banned under the existing AI law. They had asked the commission to confirm if such apps were “clearly banned” from the EU market under the AI Act or any other EU legislation. “There is one opportunity, the ongoing talks between the commission, [European] Parliament and national governments right now on simplifying the AI Act.

Countries like Ireland that are heavily reliant on fossil fuels will bear the greatest burden. The answer is straightforward: because the global energy system is still built around fossil fuels. They point to the same solution: urgently reducing dependence on fossil fuels. It would simply lock the country deeper into dependence on imported fossil fuels. Unlike past energy crises, we now have viable and affordable alternatives to fossil fuels.

Tottenham star Antonin Kinsky 'to look for move' after Igor Tudor humiliationTottenham goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky looks set to leave the club on loan this summer after being hauled off just 17 minutes into Tuesday night's heavy defeat at Atletico MadridView 3 Images Antonin Kinsky endured a difficult night against Atletico Madrid (Image: Getty Images)Antonin Kinsky is likely to be allowed to leave Tottenham on loan in the summer in order to rebuild his career after the goalkeeper's chastening experience against Atletico Madrid. ‌Igor Tudor handed Kinsky his first start since October in the first leg of Tottenham's Champions League Round of 16 clash with Atletico, but the 22-year-old could hardly have endured a more difficult evening. He was at fault for two goals and was then brutally substituted by Tudor after just 17 minutes with Spurs already 3-0 down. David de Gea shows true colours with message to Tottenham keeper Antonin Kinsky READ MORE :The Telegraph report that Kinsky will look for a move again after hoping to go out on loan in the last two transfer windows in order to play regular football. Tottenham are not expected to stand in his way this time, though, in a boost for the shot-stopper.

Photograph: Doug Mills/The New York TimesIreland is now the fifth largest source of foreign direct investment in the US with investment by Irish companies totalling $389 billion (€335 billion), according to Enterprise Ireland. The meeting comes amid heightened concern over Washington’s protectionist approach to tariffs and tax and the threat it poses to long-standing investment in Ireland by US multinationals. Irish firms, including Smurfit Westrock, Kingspan, Glanbia, Kerry Group, Applegreen and CRH, view the US market as “their primary engine for global growth”, Enterprise Ireland said. “Today’s milestones are a powerful illustration of that ambition,” Enterprise Ireland chief Jenny Melia said. “These announcements represent a new generation of Irish enterprise: agile, innovative, and deeply committed to delivering a competitive edge for their US partners,” she said.

Members of the Iranian women's football team have been led through Kuala Lumpur airport by 'handlers' on their way home, following their participation in the Asia Cup in Australia where they refused to sing the national anthem. Regime officials issued the stark warning days after US President Donald Trump exhorted Iranian citizens to rise up and overthrow their government. Now, senior Iranian government and football officials have accused Australia of taking the asylum-seeking women's players 'hostage'. In bizarre comments to a media outlet affiliated with the country's notorious Revolutionary Guard, Football Federation Chief Mehdi Taj claimed Prime Minister Anthony Albanese ordered police to stop Iranian players leaving the country. Taj said: 'The US president himself ... tweeted two tweets about a women's team [saying] "we welcome them and that they should become refugees".

Sainsbury's worker gets £12,000 after being left out of boss's social media postDarren Cooper was on sick leave for anxiety when his boss posted a tribute celebrating men in his workplaceView Image Darren Cooper was absent on sick leave for anxiety when his boss posted on social media celebrating every manager other than him (Image: Huw Evans Agency)A Sainsbury's store manager from south Wales who was left out of his boss's International Men's Day social media post has been awarded £12,000. ‌Upon discovering his exclusion from the public display of appreciation Mr Cooper felt "excluded, humiliated and violated", an employment tribunal in Cardiff was told. He went on sick leave due to anxiety in July 2022. ‌Alongside the post was a photograph tagging every regional store manager with the exception of Mr Cooper, the tribunal was told. He also said he didn't possess a photo of Mr Cooper and felt it would be inappropriate to request one.

Joey Barton has been remanded in custody charged with attacking the head teacher of a school for children with additional needs. Court artist sketch by of Gary O'Grady (left) and Joey Barton appearing in the dock at Liverpool magistrates' court on Tuesday. Barton arrived at Liverpool magistrates’ court in a prison van and appeared in the dock alongside Gary O’Grady (50). [ Joey Barton found guilty of assaulting wife by kicking her in the head at their homeOpens in new window ]Barton was refused bail and remanded in custody by district judge James Hatton during the brief hearing. The court was told that Barton could not attend because he had been arrested.

A regrettable consequence of the increasing dominance of powerhouse stables is that there are fewer crumbs left on the Cheltenham table for the smaller yards to nibble at. Smaller: Tom Cooper, father of the top-class jockey Bryan has tasted Cheltenham glory already when Total Enjoyment won the bumper in 2004 and Forpadydeplasterer the Arkle five years later. Another small Irish operation with big dreams this week is the combined father and son training team of Edward and Patrick Harty. Finally, he is a very sound jumper, and, as his trainer said, if he can’t jump well enough for the Champion Chase, he won’t jump well enough for the Arkle. The Limerick native was champion National Hunt jockey in Ireland six times, won three Irish Nationals, a Cheltenham Gold Cup and three classics on the flat.

Netflix fans have been granted behind-the-scenes access to tense therapy sessions between failing couples in their new series, Blue Therapy. It comes after Blue Therapy therapist Karen gave her verdict on whether opposites really attract, adding 'that's not the real thing'. According to Karen, 'that's the beauty of a couple. Despite its success, Blue Therapy also drew criticism after fans discovered the show's 'therapist' Denise was also an actress. Blue Therapy is available to watch on Netflix now

When her co-host Nathalie Holmes-Lewis replied 'Mashallah', Kate said she wasn't comfortable repeating the word due to her pronunciation. She explained: 'I don't feel comfortable saying the words because I don't think I've got the right voice but Cree will say the words because he's learning Arabic whereas I feel a bit awkward with it still.' [It's] not perfect, but I'm more aware of what I am doing, I'm trying to stop myself in my tracks sometimes. I don't mind, I know you love me, know the kids love me, like I'm confident with that. Kate previously said of her move to the UAE: 'I am enjoying it, but I miss home quite a lot.

Jon Boutcher welcomed the investigation undertaken by the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland and said his organisation would assist in “every way possible”. The former officer was arrested by ombudsman investigators in December on suspicion of committing more than 10 non-recent offences, including rape, other sexual offences and misconduct in public office. It is essential for public confidence in policing that any and all lines of inquiry are fully investigated by the Police Ombudsman. This will hurt each one of our workforce who come into work every day to give their best and protect society. Our focus is on protecting the vulnerable, maintaining public confidence and ensuring transparency and accountability in all that we do.”