The backlog of cases waiting to be completed in crown courts in England and Wales is at a record high, with sexual offences accounting for a growing proportion of cases with the longest delays. Here ...

Volodymyr Zelensky was greeted by Ireland’s president in Dublin as the Irish Government announced 100 million euro in non-lethal aid for Ukraine. The additional funding brings to 200 million euro the ...

A confused swan was rescued after bringing motorway traffic to a standstill. National Highways said the bird wandered around ...

The Bank of England has cut its estimate for the level of capital reserves that banks must hold to protect against their collapse, in a significant loosening of post-financial crisis regulations. The ...

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has called for fans to turn up “like animals” at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday night to help push the Premier League leaders on to victory over Brentford.

The Prada Group has announced that it has purchased Milan fashion rival Versace in a 1.25 billion euro (£1.06bn) deal. The move is expected to relaunch Versace’s fortunes after average post-pandemic ...

The flooding and landslides killed at least 1,303 people, with 712 people confirmed dead in Indonesia, 410 in Sri Lanka and ...

Former England batter Robin Smith has died at the age of 62. Smith, who played 62 Tests between 1988 and 1996, died unexpectedly on Monday in Australia, where he lived, his family said in a statement.

Twelve more prisoners have been mistakenly freed in the past month and two are still at large, David Lammy has said. Earlier data showed 91 accidental releases took place between April 1 and October ...

US special envoy Steve Witkoff is due to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, taking to the Kremlin an embryonic peace plan that Washington hopes can end the nearly four-year war in ...

Justice Secretary David Lammy stressed that juries remain “fundamental” as he is expected to set out plans to curb their use in a bid to tackle the backlog in the courts. Mr Lammy, who is also Deputy ...

With a Hatton’s Grace hat-trick secured for Teahupoo, attentions now turn to the hectic Christmas fixture list, where Bob Olinger will return in either Leopardstown’s Christmas Hurdle on December 29 ...