Iga Swiatek swept aside Belinda Bencic to set up a Wimbledon final clash with Amanda Anisimova. The Pole has been growing in confidence on grass all fortnight and was calmness personified in a 6-2 6-0 ...

Joe Root was left unbeaten on 99 as England showed their backbone on a hard fought first day of the third Rothesay Test against India. Root has scored seven centuries at the home of cricket, more than ...

The USA has for the first time joined talks on a European-led peacekeeping force to aid Ukraine once the war ends, after Sir Keir Starmer said the mission is now fully prepared for deployment.

Doubt surrounded the fitness of Novak Djokovic ahead of Friday’s blockbuster Wimbledon semi-final against Jannik Sinner. The 38-year-old suffered an awkward fall very late on in his quarter-final ...

The UK and France have agreed to co-ordinate their nuclear deterrents, Sir Keir Starmer said, in a joint show of force against adversaries like Russia. The Prime Minister said there was “no greater ...

Police have said they will not assist in the removal of a contentious loyalist bonfire in Belfast which is due to be lit on Friday. Belfast City Council had asked the Police Service of Northern ...

At least four suspicious devices have been found at the scene where  police shot a chainsaw-wielding man during an arrest, Kent Police have said. Plumber Sean O’Meara, 36, was wearing a gas-mask and ...

Emmanuel Macron blamed Brexit for a rise in the number of small boats crossing the Channel, as he and Sir Keir Starmer announced a new “one in, one out” deal to return migrants. In a joint press ...

England’s best and worst performing hospitals for waiting times, cancer treatment and other key targets have been named on a new online dashboard intended to give the public more information on how ...

Sir Keir Starmer said a deal to send small boats migrants back to France for the first time was a “breakthrough moment” which would “turn the tables” on people smugglers. The Prime Minister and French ...

Aryna Sabalenka made a conscious effort to be a gracious loser at Wimbledon, but still took a swipe at new finalist Amanda Anisimova. World number one and title favourite Sabalenka was beaten 6-4 4-6 ...

Sir Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron have announced a new agreement to co-operate on Channel crossings on the last day of the French president’s state visit to the UK. Ahead of the Franco-British ...