Francis is said to be responding well to treatment and has shown a ‘gradual, slight improvement’, his doctors say.

The UK recorded the warmest day of the year twice this weekend, with temperatures reaching almost 20C in parts of the country. The Met Office confirmed a record 19.7C was hit in Crosby, Merseyside, on ...

Hundreds of events were hosted where the pain, grief, compassion and sacrifice of those difficult times was remembered.

The move comes a week after Israel cut off all supplies of goods to the territory of more than two million people.

Paul Townend warmed up for a huge week at the Cheltenham Festival with victory aboard Redemption Day in the opening race at Naas on Sunday.

DAME Laura Kenny knows just how challenging it can be to be one half of track cycling’s golden couple, but she is backing Emma Finucane ...

Countries cannot be “dragooned” into the so-called coalition of the willing by the UK, a senior minister has suggested. Pat McFadden has said that nations have to “step forward themselves” if they ...

Sir Anthony McCoy is backing Jonbon to deliver a knockout blow to his BetMGM Queen Mother Champion Chase rivals and break his Cheltenham Festival duck in the process.

Flight cancellations at Hamburg Airport after a surprise strike by workers affected more than 40,000 passengers on Sunday, a day before a planned wider protest across Germany amid new contract ...

The scrum-half was helped from the pitch in the 29th minute following an incident with Tadhg Beirne and Andrew Porter ...

The 32-year-old has become the organisation’s youngest ever president, following in the footsteps of Dame Kelly Holmes and Dame Denise Lewis.

Colby Bishop fired a second-half winner as Portsmouth beat Championship leaders Leeds 1-0 at Fratton Park.