The UK has called for an independent investigation into the downing of an Azerbaijani plane thought to have been caused by a Russian missile. President Vladimir Putin apologised “for the fact that the ...

The display took place over Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour after the city was gifted two more giant pandas by Beijing.

Nathan Aspinall fired a warning to his rivals after booking his place in the last 16 of the PDC World Darts Championships with a 4-0 win over Andrew Gilding at Alexandra Palace. The 33-year-old ...

Nick Kyrgios has described Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek’s positive doping tests as “disgusting” ahead of his return to tennis. The controversial Australian has played only one match in more than two ...

On Friday at 11am, John Swinney met with representatives from the My Name’5 Doddie Foundation – a charity set up in honour of Doddie Weir, a Scottish rugby union player who died of motor neurone ...

Tributes from family and friends have been left at the Blackburn scene where a man was fatally struck by a vehicle on Christmas Day. Kirk Marsden, 37, was hit outside The Gate Street Bar and Grill on ...

Residents have bemoaned their local park “becoming a dog toilet” after it became inundated with rubbish and dog poo in overflowing bins and left on fields. Residents who use Blacksnape Playing Fields, ...

Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker does not believe history is repeating itself and insists it is futile making comparisons between the current Premier League leaders and the team which won a first ...

From the death of former taoiseach John Bruton, to the unexpected resignation of Leo Varadkar as premier, the year has been dominated by politics.

The Prime Minister has called on Britain’s regulators to do more to prioritise growth as he seeks to improve living standards by 2029.

A murder investigation has been launched after a stabbing victim died in north-west London. Officers were called to reports of an attack in Linacre Road, Willesden Green, at around 4.16am on Saturday.

Earlier this month, senior defence officials acknowledged that the US Defence Department may not be able to send all of the ...