Calin Georgescu is running as an independent, and will face the reformist Elena Lasconi in a run-off in a fortnight.

Tommy Freeman has revealed that he perfected the outrageous around-the-back pass that lit up England’s rout of Japan in training last week. Freeman gathered a 53rd minute chip from Henry Slade at pace ...

Meanwhile, an Israeli strike on a Lebanese army centre killed one soldier and wounded 18 others on a southwestern road, ...

Transport for London and the Metropolitan Police have launched a 12-month CCTV trial at 20 bus shelters across London to enhance safety, focusing ...

Huw Irranca-Davies, the deputy first minister of Wales, confirmed a number of changes to the Welsh Government’s controversial sustainable farming scheme. The scheme, which resulted in thousands of ...

Bestselling novelist Barbara Taylor Bradford, who wrote A Woman Of Substance, has died at the age of 91, it has been announced. The author died peacefully at her home on Sunday November 24 following a ...

Singer Lana Del Rey has announced a summer 2025 tour with a date at London's Wembley Stadium, find out how to get tickets.

Blair Kinghorn has challenged Scotland to prove they are worthy of the hype before it is too late. The Scots, with a starting XV boasting a combined 690 caps before kick-off, rounded off an ...

Mohamed Salah has said he is yet to receive a new contract offer from Liverpool and feels “more out than in” as he nears the end of his existing deal.

The new United boss used wing-backs at Ipswich, but knows it will take time for his players to get to grips with his philosophy ...

Barclays has been fined £40 million by the UK’s financial watchdog for “reckless” conduct when securing funds from Qatari investors during the 2008 financial crash. The bank had been due to challenge ...

Uruguay’s leftist opposition candidate, Yamandu Orsi, has became the country’s new President after a tight run-off contest. Mr Orsi’s victory ousts the conservative governing coalition and makes the ...