The vice-president confirmed Washington had ‘no plans’ to recognise Palestine, which Britain has pledged to do unless Israel agrees to ...

A private teacher who sexually assaulted five children has been jailed for 11 years. Umair Iqbal, 38, preyed on youngsters, aged between eight and 18, over a 10-year period while tutoring his victims ...

Henrik Pedersen accepts it will be difficult for his Sheffield Wednesday players to focus on Sunday’s task at hand after a chaotic past few months. Wednesday are under a number of Football ...

A planetary parade will take place later this month as six planets will be visible in the night sky. Stargazers have already been treated to one rare planetary parade this year, when Venus, Mars, ...

A fast-growing brush fire has forced thousands of people to evacuate a mountainous area north of Los Angeles. The Canyon Fire ignited on Thursday afternoon and grew to more than 7.6 square miles by ...

Course specialist Art Power returns to the Curragh on Saturday for the FBD Hotels And Resorts Phoenix Sprint Stakes when he can finally get his season under way. The unusually dry spring and summer ...

New restriction zones for domestic abusers could “unduly influence” the Government’s decision on which offenders to release, a police and crime commissioner has warned. Ministers are seeking to ...

Arsenal attacking midfielder Ethan Nwaneri has signed a new five-year contract which runs until 2030. The 18-year-old scored nine goals in 37 appearances last term during his breakthrough season with ...

Now, households in the UK are being encouraged to sprinkle chilli powder across their gardens this August to help the birds out. Yes, you read that correctly. Get that lawn well seasoned. It may seem ...

Tributes have poured in for Coronation Street actor Frank Grimes, who died last week at the age of 78 following a short illness.

The world champion was looking like he would exit a World Series event at the first hurdle for the first time.

First Minister John Swinney has met with Sir Chris Hoy and his wife to discuss tackling prostate cancer. The champion cyclist was diagnosed with the disease last year before finding out it was ...