Taylor Harwood-Bellis wants to keep making his sport-loving family proud, revealing his dad used to be Stockport’s mascot ‘Vernon Bear’ and that he gets advice from less cuddly future father-in-law ...

A man who died while swimming off the coast of Co Galway has been named as renowned singer-songwriter Johnny Duhan. Taoiseach Simon Harris has led tributes to Mr Duhan, 74, who had written songs ...

The new bombardment on both fronts came as international aid agencies said Israel has missed a US deadline to ramp up aid allowed in to Gaza.

Tributes have been paid to Mr Duhan, 74, who had written songs recorded by artists such as Christy Moore, The Dubliners and Mary Black.

British author Samantha Harvey has become the first woman since 2019 to win the Booker Prize. Her book Orbital, about astronauts looking down at Earth, was named as the winner of the £50,000 prize and ...

New Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim met some members of his squad for the first time at Carrington on Tuesday. After bidding a final farewell to Sporting with a thrilling 4-2 win at Braga, ...

Richard Gittins told Sky News that bishops ‘who kept the stories to themselves’ should now be held accountable.

The Commons heard calls for the bishops to focus on matters in their ministries rather than on the running of the country.

The King and Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer both have roles to play in the process of appointing the new archbishop.

An environmental group has told a court a “substantive error of law” was made when consent was granted for new oil and gas fields in Scottish waters. Greenpeace and Uplift have jointly raised a legal ...

The Prime Minister has announced the UK’s target for cutting greenhouse gases at the Cop29 talks in Azerbaijan.

Jones resigned as England’s defence coach in August but Steve Borthwick stated he is being used to provide analysis of the opposition.