Robin Smith was a “batter ahead of his time”, according to England and Wales Cricket Board chairman Richard Thompson ...

A confused swan was rescued after bringing motorway traffic to a standstill. National Highways said the bird wandered around ...

The flooding and landslides killed at least 1,303 people, with 712 people confirmed dead in Indonesia, 410 in Sri Lanka and ...

Volodymyr Zelensky has said Ukraine is grateful for Ireland’s “generosity” as he visited Dublin on Tuesday. The Irish Government announced 100 million euros in non-lethal aid for Ukraine to coincide ...

Alan Cumming has curated the event line-up in his role as Pitlochry Festival Theatre’s artistic director (Jane Barlow/PA Wire). The festival will also include literary lunches, with chefs Pam Brunton ...

A young Scottish student who died in a crash in Ireland which claimed five lives has been remembered as the “most perfect” member of her family, who was “thriving” while living abroad. Mourners ...

Currently jury trials make up 3% of cases but this will be curbed further as David Lammy confirmed they would be reserved for “indictable-only” offences such as murder and rape, and lesser “either way ...

The Christmas Hurdle is one of several options on the table for Nemean Lion, following his third-place finish in an incident-packed renewal of the Fighting Fifth Hurdle at Newcastle on Saturday.

Topps Tiles has revealed slower growth at the start of its financial year as it also snapped up the brand of collapsed rival Fired Earth. Shares in the company dipped in early trading on Tuesday ...

A report into the 1989 disaster and its aftermath was published by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) on Tuesday.

Labour’s flagship workers’ rights package was stripped of the day-one right to claims against unfair dismissal amid a stand-off between ...

Jury trials will be scrapped in England and Wales for crimes that carry a sentence likely to be less than three years ...