8+ hour, 35+ min ago (114+ words) HMS Prince of Wales returns to Portsmouth after months away on deployment Since April the giant ship has been home to 1,600 military personnel. The vessel has led a multi-national fleet of warships for a global deployment known as "Operation High Mast". Steve Humphrey and Allen Sinclair in Portsmouth, Emily Ford in Southampton Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the HMS Prince of Wales returning to Portsmouth, having been deployed at sea since April. There are 1,600 personnel on board the vessel and many of them will have family waiting at the Naval Base to greet them as they disembark. The aircraft carrier is due alongside at 13.15 GMT....

2+ day, 10+ hour ago (149+ words) Special guest Dave Hughes joins Carl Roberts, Iwan Roberts and Sam Vokes to share his thoughts on his brief spell as Newport County manager, which ended with the sack after just 22 games in charge. Dave Hughes on Newport sacking, future plans and Cardiff's rising stars Available for over a year Special guest Dave Hughes joins Carl Roberts, Iwan Roberts and Sam Vokes to share his thoughts on his brief spell as Newport County manager, which ended with the sack after just 22 games in charge. The 37-year-old recalls his early days at Aston Villa that saw him break into the first team as a 19-year-old, and takes pride in the development of some of the rising stars he helped develop at Cardiff City. And how he's eager to put down the paint brush and get back on the training ground as…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago (572+ words) Premier League winner Christian Fuchs has the task of keeping Newport County in the Football League " but fans have mixed views on whether he can pull it off. The former Leicester City defender has replaced Dave Hughes at Rodney Parade and took charge of his first game in the Exiles' 3-0 defeat at Oldham Athletic. With the side five points adrift at the bottom of League Two, we asked for your views on whether Fuchs could engineer a 'Great Escape'. Here are a selection of your responses. Steve: Christian Fuchs has never done a job like this before. Why should he be any different from the last one? Carl: I will say yes. We must stop these individual mistakes, take responsibility, and shoot instead of looking for others to have a go. Let's get behind Christian. Chris: I want to be…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago (153+ words) Sheffield United won their last league game against Portsmouth in March, last winning consecutive meetings with Pompey in August 2000. Portsmouth are winless in their last 24 away league games against Sheffield United (D4 L20), since a 3-1 win in November 1955. It's both the Blades' longest unbeaten home run against a side and Pompey's longest winless away run in their league histories. Sheffield United have won just one of their last eight home league games (D2 L5), while they've also failed to score more than once in any of these games. Having won their first away league game of the season against Oxford, Portsmouth are now winless in their last six on the road (D3 L3). Sheffield United have had just two different players score for them at Bramall Lane this season, with Tyrese Campbell netting their first two home goals and Callum O'Hare the last two....

1+ week, 9+ hour ago (637+ words) Christian Fuchs won 78 senior caps for Austria Newport County's new manager Christian Fuchs says his side need to get "back to basics" in a bid to haul themselves off the bottom of League Two. County fell to a 3-0 defeat at Oldham Athletic in Fuchs' first game in charge after succeeding Dave Hughes. The loss at Boundary Park leaves the Exiles five points adrift of safety at the bottom of the table. "My mentality as a manager is to do what's required right now - right now, we need to go back to basics," Fuchs said. "We need to make sure that we solidify our shape behind the ball, solidify our defence, get something on the board and then hopefully that gives them a little bit more confidence and we can create momentum. "Because that's definitely not there right now, I don't…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago (198+ words) The Met Office has issued a yellow snow and ice warning for Norfolk and Suffolk overnight and into Thursday. With temperatures dropping, wintry showers on Wednesday could bring a risk of ice which may lead to some disruption, it said. Snowfall of up to 2cm could occur in some places, with ice forming on untreated surfaces. Drivers are advised to pack warm clothing, water, food, warning triangles, hi-vis vests and phone chargers. Pedestrians and cyclists are asked to take extra care and to stick to main roads and pavements, which should have been gritted. Temperatures are expected to rise for the weekend, but it is likely to remain cold, wet and windy. People are being warned to take care as severe weather warnings are issued. National Highways says it has been reopened between the A616 for Hollingworth and A57 for Flouch. Surrey, West…...

2+ week, 14+ hour ago (325+ words) David Hughes worked in the academies at Southampton and Cardiff City before joining Manchester United in 2022 David Hughes has left his role as Newport County manager after six months in charge. Hughes departs with the Exiles bottom of League Two having won only two of their 16 fourth-tier matches this season. Welshman Hughes, 47, was appointed Newport boss in May, stepping down as a youth coach at Manchester United in order to take his first senior managerial role. But he has endured a miserable spell at Rodney Parade, with Newport's inexperienced squad struggling to deliver results amid fan criticism of chairman Huw Jenkins' recruitment policy. Newport had hoped for progress in 2025-26 having finished the last campaign in 22nd, with head coach Nelson Jardim leaving the club in April after just under a season in charge. They began the new campaign with signs of…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago (305+ words) Newport County are out of the EFL Trophy after a 1-0 defeat to League One side Exeter City in their final Southern Group A game. Exeter captain Ed Turns' smart six-yard volley - after Newport failed to clear a corner in the 50th minute - sent the Grecians into the last 32 at County's expense on a night of torrential rain at Rodney Parade. It might have been worse had County goalkeeper Nik Tzanev not saved a low goal-bound drive from substitute Reece Cole with six minutes left. The closest Newport came to scoring was a fine 25-yard curling effort from forward Bobby Kamwa in the first half that was punched to safety by Exeter keeper Jack Bycroft. Dave Hughes' side exit the competition with one win from their three group matches - a memorable 1-0 victory at Welsh rivals Cardiff City in October - while they were…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago (199+ words) Hull are unbeaten in their last three league meetings with Portsmouth (W1 D2), with their two last season both ending 1-1 " the Tigers haven't gone four without loss vs Pompey since 1980 (5 in a row). Portsmouth have only lost on one of their last 11 league visits to Hull City (W5 D5), losing 1-0 in September 2011 under Steve Cotterill. Hull City have won four of their seven home league games this season (D2 L1) and could already match their win tally from the whole of last season at the MKM stadium (W5 D8 L10)." Portsmouth have failed to score in each of their last three Championship matches (D1 L2), and could go four in a row without scoring in the second tier for the first time since December 1999 (a run of five). Joe Gelhardt has scored eight goals in 15 league starts at home in the Championship for Hull City, and only Norwich City's Josh Sargent…...

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