Jonny Bairstow’s first century as Yorkshire captain dug his side out of a hole after Surrey’s Matthew Fisher dismissed England Test team-mates Joe Root and Harry Brook at Headingley.

A high-risk operation to recover the bodies of four Italian divers from deep inside an underwater cave in the Maldives has been suspended after rough seas repeatedly hampered efforts. Speaking a day ...

Rein Lively, 40, is the founder of an “anti-woke” PR firm called America First PR, according to her Instagram page.

Shane Lowry was among a string of European stars whose hopes faded on the second day of the US PGA Championship as Scottie Scheffler battled hard at Aronimink Golf Club. Ireland’s Lowry began a shot ...

The New York jury had been weighing whether the former Hollywood mogul raped Jessica Mann, a hairstylist and actor, in 2013.

The Reform UK leader has insisted there is no connection between the property purchase and a £5m gift from crypto-investor Christopher Harborne.

Andy Burnham will be among the potential Labour candidates to stand in the Makerfield by-election, the party’s ruling body has said. The Greater Manchester Mayor declared he would seek permission from ...

Northern Ireland’s leaders have expressed concern that the Prime Minister has yet to respond to a request for talks on Stormont’s under-pressure budgetary situation.

The father of a college student who died after catching meningitis has paid tribute to his “funny, sociable, kind-hearted” son. Lewis Waters, who attended Henley College in Oxfordshire, was one of ...

The John and Thady Gosden-trained son of Frankel caused a real buzz when romping to victory in the Wood Ditton at Newmarket on debut and showcased his potential once again in the Darley EBF “Confined” ...

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