Maro Itoje is expected to be named the first English captain of the British and Irish Lions since Martin Johnson in 2001 when the squad for this summer’s tour to Australia is announced on Thursday.

Ryan Moore had to get serious with Lambourn as he put himself in the Betfred Derby picture when providing Aidan O’Brien with a record-extending 11th Boodles Chester Vase Stakes victory.

Disney will build its seventh theme park, this one in the United Arab Emirates, the entertainment company said on Wednesday. The waterfront resort will be built on Yas Island on the outskirts of Abu ...

Independent MP Shockat Adam asked if the UK will admit ethnic cleansing in Gaza and end all military cooperation with Israel.

The Survation survey suggests Nigel Farage’s party will beat the Tories and Labour to become the main opposition at the Scottish Parliament.

Although none of Ballydoyle’s eight previous winners of the Chester trial have gone on to claim the Betfred Oaks the following month, his 2018 runner-up Forever Together did go one better at Epsom, ...

Harbour Energy has revealed plans to axe around 250 jobs in Scotland as the firm laid the blame on “punitive” government measures. The oil and gas firm said the cuts – about a quarter of its workforce ...

His former partner Cheryl Tweedy is an estate administrator, meaning she is legally responsible for his money, property and possessions.

West Lindsey in Lincolnshire had the highest proportion of people aged 18 and over living with obesity in 2023/24.

The Environment Agency warns of possibility of drought – with more frequent dry summers to come as a result of climate change.

Mr Merz and French president Emmanuel Macron — both firm believers in the European Union — used their first meeting since the German leader’s appointment on Tuesday to present a united front in the ...

In a heated exchange in the Commons, shadow equalities minister Mims Davies repeated calls for a national public inquiry.