A 97-year-old care resident known for her mischievous streak was “placed under arrest” on her birthday as part of a surprise ...

Great British Energy will not invest in any supply chains that involve slave labour, energy minister Michael Shanks has said, with measures to establish the state-owned energy company on the verge of ...

Jack Draper was beaten 6-4 6-4 by world number three Carlos Alcaraz in the quarter-finals of the Italian Open. The British number one was looking to climb to fifth in the ATP rankings with a win, but ...

The driest spring so far in more than a century is continuing, the Met Office said, as some farmers hope for “substantial” rain amid drought concerns. So far this spring, 80.6mm of rain has been ...

Official figures are forecast to show a bounce in the first quarter of the year, before April’s tax rises and Donald Trump’s tariff announcement.

Christopher Herd, 48, was charged by Essex Police with one count of indecent exposure and three counts of upskirting on April 13. He will appear at Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court. Herd was arrested on ...

Paul Pennington, from the Manchester area, had previously last been seen in the vicinity of the Manchester Royal Infirmary on 30 April. However, it is believed he then travelled to Cumbria, with a ...

Aston Martini jumped excellently throughout in the hands of Felix de Giles, moving stylishly into contention in the home straight and soon alongside Il Est Francais, who folded tamely before the last, ...

CUMBRIA County Cricket Club suffered defeat to Cambridgeshire CCC at Kendal CC, which ended the host’s run in this year’s National Counties ...

Inisherin served a reminder of his class with a battling success in the 1895 Duke of York Clipper Stakes at York.

It was Ralph Beckett’s Sandown winner Tattycoram that led the field of Classic aspirants into the straight, but Whirl was hot on her tail, with Moore soon allowing his mount to stride on up the long ...

Football pundit Gary Lineker has “apologised unreservedly” for a social media re-post which featured a picture of a rat saying he would “never knowingly share anything antisemitic”.