Wrexham star James McClean has confirmed he threw a punch at a Cardiff fan in self-defence before last week’s all-Wales encounter in the Carabao Cup. The teams met for the first time in 21 years last ...

The Government’s new reading test for year 8s will sit alongside new “diagnostic” maths and writing tests to help teachers identify gaps in learning, the Education Secretary has said.

A double manhunt is under way for an Algerian convicted sex offender and another prisoner who were wrongly released from HMP Wandsworth. Police are trying to track down Brahim Kaddour-Cherif, 24, who ...

The Stormont Executive has the choice to raise its own funds to help alleviate financial pressures, Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn has said. Mr Benn said being in government is about making ...

I say to my colleagues on the frontbench that I will be with you every step of the way as we do just that,’ the former deputy prime ...

Sean Flanagan is counting down the days until he gets back on his “Ferarri” Marine National in the Bar One Racing Fortria Chase at Navan on November 15. Flanagan was in the saddle for his victories in ...

Brighterdaysahead is in line to make her chasing debut at the Navan Racing Festival. Gordon Elliott’s mare produced one of the standout performances of last season when winning at Leopardstown over ...

Aston Villa boss Unai Emery was only focused on the football ahead of the politically-charged Europa League clash with Maccabi Tel Aviv. The league phase match at Villa Park has become a major ...

A pioneering net zero ‘eco-hotel’ in the centre of York is now set to open in Spring 2027, after a year's further delay. Ground was broken on the site this summer following a delay due to ...

Welshman Sam Thomas and jockey Dylan Johnston enjoyed a double on the card when Rocking Man’s (5-6 favourite) cosy success in the opening Heckler & Koch – No Compromise Maiden Hurdle was supplemented ...

Game of Thrones star John Bradley has been spotted acting in a new Christmas film Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint being filmed in York.

In 2024, inspectors said the turmoil they found at “severely overcrowded” HMP Wandsworth was the result of “sustained decline permitted to happen in plain view of leaders” and warned how prison guards ...