the dundee derby�*s ongoing right now but it's the old firm clash at ibrox that stirred the senses asdundee derby�*s ongoing right now but it's the old firm clash at ibrox that stirred the senses as usual. less common of late have been rangers victories but they stunned leaders celtic — romping to a 3—0 win. martin dowden was there. celtic enjoyed a 14 point cap heading into the fixture of the managers said they tested did the just once coming into this in the rangers manager had not been celtic in six attempts. it was all about the change, it was ens who set rangers on the way he gathered and sent a crisp low shot right into the corner from 25 yards they were absolutely rampant after that. next up absolutely rampant after that. next up was journey cut inside and then struck the top of the crossbar. celtic could not muster the response, but almost got levelled just before half—time. firing towards goal and it was the standen goalkeeper in forjack who produced a wonderful save to keep the lead intact. after the break we expected a celtic response, just not come. cutting inside and find

rangers reduced the gap to leaders celtic to 15 points, after beating bottom side stjohnstone 3—1 at ibrox never missed one for the visitors before this. that cost hearts a chance of a victory at pittodrie for the first time in nine years. aberdeen's winless streak is now 11 games in a row. disappointment for aberdeen's women too. they were beaten 6—1 by glasgow city, who remain five points clear at the top of the scottish women's premier league. second—placed rangers are still five points behind the leaders, despite them winning 14—0 against queens park. rangers had 10 different scorers, including lizzie arnot here. celtic beat partick thistle 4—2. elsewhere in the division, there were big wins for hibernian and motherwell. to cricket now, and england's women were comfortably beaten in the first meeting of the 2025 women's ashes in australia. they lost by four wickets in the first of three one—day internationals, which mean the hosts have a 2—0 lead in the multi—format series. with more on that, here's our reporterjoe lynskey. the first day of the ashes went the same way as the last decad

ianis hagi sparking ibrox delight as he fired rangers into an early lead.hought he had equalised, but not for long, the offside flag summing up theirfrustration. and rangers duly romped to victory. robin propper made it 2—0 before, with his very first touch, substitute danilo rounded things off in style. oh, it�*s come to...danilo! the title may well still be celtic�*s, but today at least belonged emphatically to rangers. andy swiss, bbc news. cardiff city had a few problems yesterday — their match against coventry city was delayed — because they didn�*t have enough referees. in the end, a call went out over the tannoy in the packed stands to see if anyone could help. dale randall stepped forward, even though the crowd was a little bigger than he was used to. he has been talking to tomos morgan. yesterday, i was supposed to be refereeing at goytre united versus llantwit major in thejd cymru south, but unfortunately the pitch was waterlogged. so, with an afternoon off officiating in the welsh football leagues, dale randall decided to go and watch cardiff cit

old firm misery for rangers this afternoon as celtic travel across glasgow, knowing that a win at ibroxrship. people—smuggling suspects could face travel bans and social media blackouts under new laws aimed at cracking down on organised immigration crime. it comes after new figures showed the number of migrants who crossed the english channel in small boats to arrive in the uk was up by a quarter in 2024 compared to the previous year. our home editor, mark easton, has more. 2024 was the deadliest year for those migrants trying to cross the channel in small boats. the french authorities say around a third of the 77 who lost their lives last year were children, including a 17—month—old baby. now, the refugee council is calling on the home office to make saving lives a priority for its border security command. alongside the measures to disrupt the smuggling gangs, the agency wants the uk to support improved search and rescue operations along the french coast. our message is very clear. there is a role for enforcement, but enforcement and disrupting the gangs and the people smugglers will n