# Number 10

This year

2023

# Number 10

Carbery could get Six Nations shot as Sexton faces race against time

Jack Crowley and Ross Byrne also featured in green last autumn.

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Jan 3rd 2023, 7:38 PM

Last year

2022

# Number 10

Sunak to become UK Prime Minister tomorrow morning

The UK’s monarch will invite the newly elected prime minister to form a government tomorrow

12.3k

Oct 24th 2022, 7:41 PM

# Number 10

Who is the UK's new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak?

Sunak will now have to unite a divided party that has seen huge blows in opinion polls

21.0k

Oct 24th 2022, 5:24 PM

# Tory leadership

Rishi Sunak could be named UK PM as soon as this afternoon in wake of Johnson withdrawal

Rishi Sunak and Penny Mordaunt face off in the race for No 10 after ex-PM said it is ‘not the right time’ for him to stand.

Boris Johnson pulled out of the leadership race dramatically last night.

Sunak has over 140 public declarations while leadership rival Penny Mordaunt has fewer than 30.

Nominations for the leadership will close at 2pm today.

27.8k

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Oct 24th 2022, 10:42 AM

# Ukraine

Zelenskyy heaps praise on Boris Johnson as ‘true friend’ leaves office

The Ukrainian president has said he was ‘concerned’ when he found out there would be a new administration.

17.2k

Sep 4th 2022, 11:56 AM

# Downing Street

Minister and No 10 aide face accusations of sexual misconduct

Sky News has reported the allegations of two women.

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Sep 2nd 2022, 7:04 AM

# Comeback Kid

Boris Johnson evades questions when asked about potential return to politics

A Tory former leadership rival and critic of the Prime Minister has warned Boris Johnson could try and make a comeback.

15.8k

Aug 30th 2022, 6:02 PM

# dominic cummings

Emily Maitlis says BBC ‘sought to pacify’ Number 10 over Newsnight monologue

Maitlis left the BBC earlier this year and said the media was often guilty of “normalising” populist views in the name of balance.

27.6k

Aug 25th 2022, 8:29 AM

AS IT HAPPENED

Boris Johnson steps down as PM but questions turn to when he'll be replaced

Johnson appointed a new Cabinet to serve during the handover today.

'Them's the breaks': Johnson announces resignation

Johnson appoints new ministers for caretaker Cabinet

Labour leader Keir Starmer says his party will call a vote of confidence if Johnson stays on "for months and months"

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Jul 7th 2022, 6:00 PM

# Downing Street

New blow for Boris Johnson as justice minister quits over Downing Street partygate breaches

David Wolfson said there had been a “breach of the criminal law” at No 10.

30.7k

Apr 13th 2022, 10:40 PM

# Number 10

'He was excellent' - Carbery steps up for Ireland in Sexton's absence

The 26-year-old Munster man impressed his head coach, Andy Farrell.

38.5k

Feb 13th 2022, 7:00 AM

# Number 10

Boris Johnson hit by fresh resignation and calls to quit in ‘partygate’ scandal

A fifth aide has walked out of No 10 in 24 hours.

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Feb 4th 2022, 5:06 PM

# Number 10

'Ronan and David's rivalry was as intense as the one with Johnny Sexton'

A new documentary on Ireland’s out-halves airs on BBC One Northern Ireland tomorrow night.

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Updated

Jan 29th 2022, 12:15 PM

All time

# matt hancock

UK health minister apologises for breaching Covid guidance after being accused of affair with aide

The Sun newspaper in the UK today published pictures of Matt Hancock with adviser Gina Coladangelo.

47.4k

Jun 25th 2021, 12:56 PM

# christmas bubble

Boris Johnson says restrictions will ease across the UK for Christmas despite concerns

Between 23 and 27 December, up to three households will be allowed to mix under the festive bubble rules.

12.3k

Dec 16th 2020, 12:35 PM

# Number 10

'I don’t want to be a guy who plays once and then disappears' - Billy Burns

The 26-year-old made his Ireland debut against Wales on Friday night.

10.3k

Nov 16th 2020, 1:53 PM

# Power Struggle

Dominic Cummings wields more power than most ministers in the British government - so why is he leaving?

A power struggle in Downing Street means that Boris Johnson’s top advisor is now set to leave his job.

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Nov 13th 2020, 5:25 PM

# Power Struggle

Dominic Cummings ‘set to leave Downing Street by Christmas’

Cummings and Lee Cain are close political allies, having worked together since the Brexit campaign.

28.0k

Nov 13th 2020, 7:15 AM

# Number 10

Liverpool to face toughest English lockdown as Boris Johnson outlines three-tier Covid-19 plan

The new system of restrictions in England will designate medium, high and very high risk areas.

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Oct 12th 2020, 4:21 PM

# Number 10

'He's a tremendous player' - Celtic sign Swiss striker from West Ham

23-year-old Albian Ajeti arrives in Glasgow on a four-year deal.

14.4k

Aug 13th 2020, 2:16 PM

# Coronavirus

Boris Johnson remains in intensive care but is 'breathing without any assistance'

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab provided the public with an update on Johnson’s condition this afternoon.

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Updated

Apr 7th 2020, 5:42 PM

# Andrew Sabisky

Boris Johnson faces calls to sack adviser who made controversial remarks about contraception and race

Andrew Sabisky once suggested enforcing the uptake of contraception to stop unplanned pregnancies “creating a permanent underclass”.

45.7k

Feb 17th 2020, 11:08 AM

# Number 10

Dominic Cummings calls for ‘weirdos and misfits' to apply for Downing Street jobs

Cummings says Number 10 wants to hire an ‘unusual set of people with different skills and backgrounds’ to work as special advisers.

23.2k

Jan 2nd 2020, 10:43 PM

# Number 10

Jeremy Hunt to take on Boris Johnson in Tory contest face-off after Michael Gove is eliminated

The vote will now open up to all party members, not just MPs, and the winner of the contest will be announced on the week of 22 July.

22.0k

Jun 20th 2019, 6:11 PM

# Number 10

Rory Stewart eliminated from Conservative leadership contest as race begins to tighten

It comes following a third round of voting by conservative MPs today.

27.6k

Jun 19th 2019, 6:12 PM

# race for number 10

Health secretary Matt Hancock withdraws from Tory leadership race

Hancock received just 20 votes in the first ballot of 313 Tory MPs.

12.5k

Jun 14th 2019, 11:30 AM

# brexit plan b

Bilateral deal between the UK and Ireland ruled out

Theresa May is due to set out her next steps on trying to salvage her Brexit plans to the House of Commons today.

77.0k

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Jan 21st 2019, 2:15 PM

# Number 10

Jackson will face Irish province tomorrow night for first time since move to France

Perpignan have recalled Jackson for their clash with Connacht.

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Dec 13th 2018, 1:53 PM

# tribal

Ex-No 10 Brexit spokesperson: 'Brexit has made the rest of the UK more like Northern Ireland'

Matthew O’Toole spoke about where Brexit goes from here, and how it’s made the rest of the UK more like Northern Ireland.

48.5k

Nov 25th 2018, 12:05 AM

# crowded house

'The Brexit dream is dying... we're headed for the status of a colony': Turmoil in UK as Boris resigns

May has defended her Brexit plan in the Commons saying it would be “challenging for the EU”.

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Jul 9th 2018, 6:18 PM

# idol

The story of Robbie Keane and the Italian legend who inspired him to wear number 10

“He was one of the greatest of all-time, apart from when Paul McGrath had him in his pocket in 1994.”

4.8k

May 2nd 2017, 2:38 PM

# First meeting

'No return to borders of the past': Enda and Theresa take first steps into uncertain future

Enda Kenny and Theresa May have held their first meeting since May became Prime Minister.

19.0k

Jul 26th 2016, 3:20 PM

# Bad Blood

Sexton 'slow getting rid of the ball, I will hunt him,' says ex-Racing team-mate

Cheers, pal.

9.2k

Oct 8th 2015, 11:01 PM

# Number 10

Italy captain Sergio Parisse - 'We expected to play against Madigan'

The formidable number eight says starting in the Six Nations comes with ‘big responsibility, big pressure.’

8.6k

Feb 6th 2015, 11:52 AM

# Class Act

An Argentine footballing legend and nutmeg king has announced his retirement

The former Barcelona man has confirmed that he will bring an end to his career at 36-years-old.

8.2k

Jan 26th 2015, 9:51 AM

# Comeback Kid

Paddy Jackson: I was sad to see Anscombe leave, but training is class with Kiss

The Ulster and Ireland out-half talks to us about his recovery from a fractured vertebrae and a new era around Ravenhill.

5.4k

Aug 21st 2014, 7:14 AM

# familiar face

Ulster sign up Ian Humphreys (again) to challenge for Paddy Jackson's number 10 spot

The 32-year-old is moving back into his big bro’s house.

7.6k

May 7th 2014, 1:27 PM

# 1st 5/8

I'm not stepping into Dan Carter's shoes, I wear my own -- Aaron Cruden

With half of his 28 All Black caps coming from the start, the Chiefs number 10 won’t be considered a back up option any more.

2.4k

Nov 21st 2013, 12:45 PM

# Number 10

Madigan admits that out-half selection will be a 'tight call'

The Leinster playmaker described the comprehensive defeat to Australia as a blow to the ego.

4.6k

Nov 17th 2013, 5:36 PM

# Perfect 10

6 things we learned from Jonny Sexton's book excerpt today

The Ireland out-half has an autobiography on the way, and some juicy extracts were revealed today.

8.7k

Sep 22nd 2013, 6:35 PM