Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales could have their warmest days of the year so far on Saturday, as the third heatwave of the summer peaks. Although England will be hot, with highs of 34C possible ...

Matt Sherratt hopes Wales’ 31-22 victory over Japan can “be the start of something” after they snapped an 18-match losing Test run. A hard-fought performance saw Kieran Hardy score two tries along ...

Twelfth of July celebrations have begun across Northern Ireland. Tens of thousands are taking to the streets across the region for the traditional Orange Order parades. The festivities will be spread ...

Northern Ireland’s Environment Minister Andrew Muir has said he is “very disappointed” that an Eleventh Night bonfire was lit in south Belfast despite warnings over asbestos on the site. The bonfire ...

The leader of a major Labour-backing union has warned it could cut ties with the party, after claiming Angela Rayner’s behaviour during the Birmingham bin strikes has been “totally and utterly ...

At least nine suspicious devices have now been found at the scene where a chainsaw-wielding man was shot by police during an arrest, Kent Police said. Plumber Sean O’Meara, 36, was wearing a gas-mask ...

Wales held on to end their 18-match losing Test run with a hard-fought 31-22 victory over Japan. Played under the closed roof of the Noevir Stadium, Wales scored three first-half tries, with Josh ...

At least two people were killed overnight as Russia continued to pound Ukraine with hundreds of drones as part of a stepped-up bombing campaign that has further dampened hopes for a breakthrough in ...

ALMOST half of all babies born in Jersey are now delivered by caesarean section – a significant rise that the Health Department has insisted is driven by women’s needs and choices, not staffing ...

Firefighters in Northern Ireland said they dealt with a challenging night as bonfires were lit ahead of the July 12 celebrations. Tens of thousands will take to the streets across the region for the ...

A MAN was sentenced to 120 hours of community service for sexually touching another man without his consent. Jose Marcio Oliveira Lucas (46) admitted the offence after police officers tracked him down ...

Tens of thousands are set to take to the streets across Northern Ireland for the Orange Order’s annual July 12 parades. The festivities will be spread across 19 main locations to mark the 334th ...