Новости за 18.09.2015

The All Blacks arrive in England as defending champions, but for 88-cap centre Conrad Smith it is the pain of their last World Cup in the northern hemisphere that provides inspiration this time around.

New Zealand may or may not become the first side to stage a successful defence of a world title, but this much is already certain: they are playing the humility card as though their lives depend on it.

When there is chaos at the top end of a political party, it is sometimes expedient to blame the leader’s advisers rather than the leader himself. Even those people high up in the Labour Party who wish Jeremy Corbyn well will concede that the opening days of his leadership were not as organised as they might have been.

The sight of Roberto Martinez at the Liberty Stadium this afternoon will stir happy memories for Swansea City fans. It was Martinez, after all, who as manager laid down the template – a possession game built around a 4-3-3 formation – that Paolo Sousa, Brendan Rodgers and Michael Laudrup all maintained during Swansea’s rise up the football ladder.

A chocolate Labrador lollops around the side of the pool before lunging into the water over the head of a child who lets out an excited scream. In the water, 11 other dogs – including spaniels, a wolfhound and a Westie (West Highland terrier) – frolic with their owners – while displaying varying degrees of enthusiasm.

From the fluff-covered coins down the back of the sofa, to wads under the mattress, stuffed in the sock drawer or buried in the back garden, Britons are defying orthodoxy and hoarding cash.

Will Greenwood wandered around the Twickenham pitch, mic in hand, in the rarefied final minutes before the 2015 Rugby World Cup Opening Ceremony, promising - for some unknown reason - the “most inclusive World Cup in history”, before transporting us all to the playing fields of an English public school, where Prince Harry was working as a groundsman, sending the crowd predictably nuts.

Will Greenwood wandered around the Twickenham pitch, mic in hand, in the rarefied final minutes before the 2015 Rugby World Cup Opening Ceremony, promising - for some unknown reason - the “most inclusive World Cup in history”, before transporting us all to the playing fields of an English public school, where Prince Harry was working as a groundsman, sending the crowd predictably nuts.

Police are hunting for a man who robbed a shop at knifepoint while wearing a pair of boxer shorts on his head as a disguise.

The waiting is finally over, the 2015 Rugby World Cup is here and, as is tradition, the start of the tournament was marked by a slightly odd opening ceremony.

Jeremy Corbyn has survived his first week as Labour leader but despite a strong debut at Prime Minister’s Questions he has suffered a series of setbacks – all of his own-doing.

Though Jeremy Corbyn must have seen victory heading his way, he seemed to be taken by surprise when it actually hit him last Saturday morning.

Steve McClaren used the term “car crash” yesterday. It provoked an intake of breath, whiplash almost, given the usually strategic control from those in charge at St James’ Park. Newcastle are bottom of the table after spending £50m in the summer.

Arsenal's parent company announced profits of £24.7m and a cash reserve of £193.1m on Friday, in the club's latest accounts.

Tim Farron is trying to rally the spirits of a small band of bedraggled Lib Dem activists taking shelter from the rain outside Wood Green Underground Station.

Wales have yet to kick a ball at this World Cup but their head coach Warren Gatland believes they are already at a disadvantage because they  must play Uruguay first.

On 15 September 2011, Sergeant Alexander Blackman pointed his 9mm pistol at the chest of a wounded Taliban fighter and pulled the trigger with the words: “Shuffle off this mortal coil you c***. It’s nothing you wouldn’t do to us.”

David Cameron is “living on borrowed time” and driving support for independence by alienating people living in Scotland, the country’s First Minister has said.

Britain's youngest MP has two main obsessions: Scottish independence and the Titanic.

As we so often discuss in this column, there is a cause and effect. The tactics dictate the outcome. Just when you think there is no way for a smaller team to get past those who have spent a fortune, someone finds a new method.

Britain received just one in thirty of all asylum claims made across the European Union in the second quarter of this year, new figures have revealed, despite the UK accounting for an eighth of the EU’s population.

Mesut Ozil will receive a 'serious' offer from Fenerbahce for his services, according to the player's agent.

Earlier we brought you news that Drake and Future's collab mixtape was officially confirmed, and now we know when to expect it.

A Conservative councillor in North Yorkshire has apologised after she was recorded telling a colleague: "Just imagine him with no clothes on".

Jeremy Corbyn’s new shadow cabinet features a whole team of ministers dedicated to housing issues, Labour has announced.