Welcome rain” is forecast for a Bank Holiday weekend that will break a 30-day streak of dry days in parts of the UK, the Met Office has said.

Thrice was awarded victory in the Group Three Heider Family Stables Gallinule Stakes after a lengthy stewards’ inquiry at the Curragh. The Johnny Murtagh-trained Reyenzi was first past the post in ...

Manchester United defeated Manchester City 2-0 to reach the final of the inaugural World Sevens tournament in Portugal. Both teams advanced from their groups in the lucrative seven-a-side event in ...

Hibernian are closing in on the appointment of a new chief executive, owner Ian Gordon revealed. The Easter Road club announced a number of changes on Friday, with Gordon – previously an executive ...

Figures obtained by Full Fact show how the recent rise in the number of in-hospital appointments compares to previous years.

Liberty Lane got back to winning ways in a likeable manner in the BetGoodwin Festival Stakes at Goodwood, claiming a first Listed-class success in the process. Last year’s Cambridgeshire victor was a ...

The former Sinn Fein leader is suing the BBC over a claim in a documentary alleging that he sanctioned the murder of an MI5 informer in 2006.

A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from cutting off Harvard’s enrolment of foreign students, an action the Ivy League school decried as unconstitutional retaliation for defying the ...

Scot Gemmill praised new skipper David Watson and Hearts and Scotland starlet James Wilson after his Under 21s suffered a comeback defeat ...

US singer Billy Joel has announced the cancellation of all his upcoming concerts after being diagnosed with a condition that causes a build-up of fluid in the brain. The Piano Man singer, 76, was due ...

Richard Satchwell is on trial at Dublin’s Central Criminal Court for the murder of his wife, Tina, in March 2017.

Almost four dozen Venezuelan workers who had temporary protected status have been put on leave by Disney after the US Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to strip them of legal protections.