Tensions are continuing to smoulder around two controversial loyalist bonfires in Northern Ireland as time ticks down to when they are due to be lit. In Belfast, a city council committee voted to send ...

The third heatwave of the summer is set to hit the UK by the end of the week, forecasters have said, with Wimbledon fans and players in for a sweltering weekend. The Met Office said the tennis ...

The frontman of Bob Vylan warned his fans to stop chanting against the Israeli military during their first UK gig since Glastonbury, saying that they could get him in “trouble”. Bobby Vylan, the ...

Britain and France are to order more Storm Shadow missiles, as they step up work to replace the weapon as part of a refreshed defence pact. Storm Shadow, or as the French call it SCALP, is a ...

The adrenaline rush of being a overseas royal tour artist is a “privileged” challenge that is “like being a rabbit in headlights,” members of the elite group of painters have said. Artists who have ...

A minister has promised to speed up efforts to give financial redress to LGBT veterans who faced mistreatment in the armed forces. The £75 million redress scheme was set up in December, offering ...

Surrey strengthened their position near the top of the Vitality Blast south group with a comfortable win over Gloucestershire. Will Jacks’ 57 and some hefty blows from brothers Sam and Tom Curran saw ...

Sir Jake Berry, a former leading Conservative, has announced that he has defected to Reform UK – in the latest move by a senior Tory to Nigel Farage’s party. Sir Jake, who served as Tory chairman in ...

Almost 50 Labour MPs have rebelled against the Government over its welfare reforms after warnings the legislation “remains a danger to disabled people”. Mother of the House Diane Abbott, former ...

The largest Reform-led council is due to unveil its “first big savings” from cost-cutting initiatives as opposition parties complain of “poor governance” during their first two months in power.

Belinda Bencic credited baby daughter Bella for helping her stay relaxed after defeating teenage star Mirra Andreeva to reach a first Wimbledon semi-final. Eighteen-year-old Andreeva was bidding to ...

Novak Djokovic etched his name in the Wimbledon record books again by overcoming the spirited challenge of Flavio Cobolli to set up a semi-final blockbuster against Jannik Sinner. Djokovic equalled ...