With just one month to go until opening night of a new season of international club rugby, lead UK and Ireland broadcaster for the ...

The first time China faced Donald Trump in the White House, there was a trade war, a breach of protocol involving Taiwan’s former leader, and a president-to-president bromance that turned sour. As the ...

The Education Secretary made her comments in a speech to hundreds of school and academy trust leaders in Birmingham.

Ofwat has set out new standards for water firms to improve their services for vulnerable customers amid concerns that many eligible households are missing out. The regulator said “significant” ...

A student has been jailed for four-and-a-half years after he killed a young man in a hit-and-run while driving at more than twice the speed limit. Ralph Fairhurst, 26, ploughed into Kyle Middlemass, ...

MP Mike Amesbury has been charged with assault after a video emerged of him appearing to punch a man to the ground. The Runcorn and Helsby MP, who was suspended from Labour after footage emerged ...

Two activists from Extinction Rebellion have attached themselves to the outside of the Scottish Parliament building in protest against proposals for a new gas-fired power station. They used bicycle ...

Around 50 European leaders are reassessing their trans-Atlantic relations at a summit in the hope that Donald Trump’s second US presidency will avoid the strife of his first administration. European ...

The family of a 13-year-old girl who was murdered 30 years ago after going to the shops to buy cornflakes have appealed for the public’s help to catch her killer. Lindsay Rimer went missing from ...

UK interest rates have been cut for the second time this year, as the Bank of England forecast a “gradual” reduction in borrowing costs despite uncertainty following the autumn Budget. The Bank’s ...

Julian Mead was charged last month with taking a dog so as to keep it from the person with lawful control but appeared in court on different charges.

Harlequins centre Oscar Beard hopes he can take another huge step towards fulfilling his dream of joining friend and team-mate Marcus Smith in ...