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After months of anticipation, the 2026 FIFA World Cup draw on Friday gave us a much clearer picture of how next summer’s tournament — the first staged with a record 48 teams — will play out.

Mexico and South Africa will play the opening match on June 11 in Mexico City.

The UK and Norway have signed a defence pact that will see them operate a combined fleet to hunt Russian submarines in the North Atlantic.

Britain and Norway are set to launch a joint fleet of warships to hunt Russian submarines in the North Atlantic.

Once north of the border, the spies reportedly visited a major fuel refinery in Grangemouth to collect intelligence.