Rugby Football Union chief executive Bill Sweeney is to be paid £1.1million for the last financial year, despite the governing body reporting record losses and making 42 staff redundant. The RFU’s ...

Consular support is being provided to ‘a number of British nationals and their families’, the Foreign Office said.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves said she was ‘not immune’ to the difficulties facing businesses but there was no alternative to her Budget tax raid.

BBC pundit Alan Shearer has ruled himself out of taking over from Gary Lineker as the host of Match Of The Day. The former England striker, 54, is a regular on the BBC football highlights programme ...

Littler is fourth in the world rankings and that puts him in the same half of the draw as Humphries, meaning they could meet in the semi-final.

World champion Kyren Wilson shrugged off a headache and concerns over the speed of the tables to sweep past Stephen Maguire 6-0 in the first round of the UK Championship. Wilson dominated what had ...

The leader of the Catholic Church in England and Wales has said he wishes Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby was alongside him as the assisted dying debate in Parliament edges closer.

Explore the evolution of childhood through a sociological lens, from its medieval roots as a non-distinct phase to the modern challenges of ...

A pub in England has been asked to change its name by PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) due to it being "derogatory" and "unfair" to foxes. The animal rights group has made the ...

A jury has been sworn in to try the case of Grammy-nominated rapper Slowthai, who is accused of rape. The rapper, whose real name is Tyron Frampton, and his co-accused Alex Blake-Walker, 27, deny ...

Last week Home Office minister Dame Angela Eagle said that asylum hotel use had risen since Labour entered government.

Sinn Fein’s housing spokesman has claimed that handing the housing portfolio to Fianna Fail for another five years would be a “catastrophe”. Eoin O Broin has accused Fianna Fail of overseeing record ...