The number of asylum applications in the UK has hit a new high, though the backlog of cases waiting for a decision has fallen to its lowest level since 2021. A total of 109,343 people applied for ...

Sir Keir Starmer has signed an agreement to hand over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius in a deal that will cost £101 million per year. The deal involves leasing back a crucial military ...

Multiple people on board a private plane that crashed into a San Diego neighbourhood are dead, authorities said. Assistant Fire Department Chief Dan Eddy said that they will be investigating whether ...

Ben Duckett’s century led the way for England as they dominated the first day of the Test summer, piling on 295 for one in two sessions against Zimbabwe.

Real Madrid have announced captain Luka Modric will leave the Santiago Bernabeu after 13 years of service following this summer’s Club World Cup campaign.

Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers has never shied away from the fact that winning the treble was the target for the domestic season. The champions are one game away from meeting their goal as they ...

The British Medical Association, the union representing doctors, has said the pay rise does not go far enough in restoring historical pay freezes.

Prosecutors, police and medical professionals will be scrutinised by a two-year public inquiry into the fatal Nottingham attacks, the Government has announced. Valdo Calocane killed students Barnaby ...

AN EPCR CHALLENGE Cup victory can be the springboard to a golden era as Lawrence Dallaglio knows only too well – making Bath’s trip ...

ANDY Goode believes that Fin Smith’s all-round error-free skillset can win the day against highlights machine Matthieu Jalibert in the battle ...

Country singer CMAT has said a “fake version” of Irish culture is being “being built up by Americans and English people and claimed for themselves”.

Sir Paul McCartney has said he felt “pretty terrified” while recording a new duet with Barbra Streisand. The Beatles star, 82, recorded a version of his track, My Valentine, with Streisand for her new ...