Ben Stokes has dropped a heavy hint that Jacob Bethell will reclaim his England Test spot next month – news that could put Ollie Pope or Zak Crawley in the firing line.

Creating a new threshold and means test would allow households not on pension credit to apply directly for winter fuel payments. Raising it 20% above the pension credit threshold would cost around ...

The bilateral relationship is at its lowest point since South Africa enforced its apartheid system of racial segregation, which ended in 1994.

An inquest into the death of Jay Slater in Tenerife last summer has been adjourned after a plea from his tearful mother. Debbie Duncan said the 19-year-old had gone on holiday and never come home, and ...

Northern Ireland’s legacy body received advice around a potential move to enable victims and perpetrators to meet where there is a desire to, a Westminster committee has heard. Sir Declan Morgan, ...

Two Irish diplomats were among the delegation that Israeli soldiers fired near in the West Bank, the Irish Government said. Ireland’s Deputy Premier and Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Harris condemned ...

The 22-year-old left the court during the second set of her second-round clash with American Danielle Collins for treatment on a back problem.

The midfielder is aiming to get his “head mentally right” for next season and rediscover the form of last term.

Terry McSpadden, a then 24-year-old father of two, was last seen after spending the evening in a pub in Wisbech.

SDLP leader Claire Hanna pressed the UK government to call a public inquiry into the murder of the GAA official.

James Doyle returned from a frustrating spell on the sidelines with a winner as the very promising Underwriter bolted up at Ayr.

On Wednesday it was announced that following a private family funeral, Sir Tom will make a final journey past his beloved Easter Road stadium in Edinburgh on May 28 so fans and members of the public ...