Voters across parts of England will go to the polls on Thursday to elect councillors, regional mayors, and a new MP in the seat of Runcorn ...

A 17-year-old boy has been sentenced to eight years in detention for the attempted murder of an Irish army chaplain last year. Fr Paul Murphy was stabbed seven times with a hunting knife while ...

Helicopters have dropped water on large fires burning on the slopes of South Africa’s Table Mountain as police investigated whether arson was the cause. Table Mountain National Park first reported the ...

Jacob Fearnley fell to defeat against Grigor Dimitrov after their Madrid Open third-round match resumed following Monday’s power-cut. The match was suspended at a crucial stage because of the outage, ...

Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers are accused of driving from Carlisle to the Northumberland beauty spot in the dead of night to chop down the tree.

“Monty’s Star ran his race at Cheltenham to finish fourth in the Gold Cup and he has come out of the race really well. We don’t have a lot to find with Spillane’s Tower on their running at Punchestown ...

Nottingham Forest boss Nuno Espirito Santo says the remaining five games of his side’s Premier League campaign are the “biggest of our careers”. Forest are reaching the climax of an impressive season ...

The Prince and Princess of Wales’s Royal Foundation is providing financial support for rural projects on the popular island.

The meeting comes ahead of a UK-EU summit in May that will be seen as a critical moment in the Government’s drive to to reset relations ...

The plea was made hours before Israel begins marking its national Memorial Day for fallen soldiers and victims of militant attacks.

New Age UK campaign ‘Act Now Age Better’ highlights how becoming more physically active in midlife can ensure a happier, heathier ...

A professional ice hockey player arrested on suspicion of manslaughter following the death of fellow player Adam Johnson has been told he will not face any charges. Mr Johnson was playing for ...