A brother who attacked his older sister with a hammer as she lay in bed has been detained indefinitely for her manslaughter.

Britain’s proscription of Palestine Action is a “disturbing misuse” of counter-terror laws, the United Nations human rights chief has said. Volker Turk has urged the UK to lift the ban, which he ...

An outbreak of a contagious disease in a herd in the Col des Saisies means the race will now bypass two scheduled climbs.

The Forth Road Bridge has been closed to traffic after 10 Greenpeace activists suspended themselves from the structure in order to block a tanker. The group said it wanted to block an Ineos tanker ...

Joe Root moved up to third on the all-time Test run-scorers list as he and Ollie Pope helped England close in on India’s first-innings score at Emirates Old Trafford. Root overtook former India batter ...

Hampshire Constabulary has been increasing its crackdown on rural crime following several reports throughout June and July of quadbikes, along with other equipment and tools, being stolen in rural ...

The Chancellor could be left at risk of breaking her fiscal rules by unexpected economic shocks and faces “significant challenges” in delivering the Government’s agenda, the International Monetary ...

Harrison Lawrence Van-Pooss was jailed for life with a minimum term of 25-and-a-half years in February for killing Claire Knights, 54, in Kent almost two years ago. He ambushed her as she walked back ...

Championship leader Oscar Piastri set the early pace in practice for the Belgian Grand Prix – as Lando Norris finished half-a-second behind his title rival. Piastri, who holds an eight-point lead over ...

A NEW exhibition examining the working life of women during Jane Austen’s life is opening at Winchester Arc. Entitled “Beyond the Bonnets”, the exhibition shows the roles that real Georgian women ...

Alex Yee is ready to throw himself back into triathlon – and hopes his London Marathon experience will make him a better athlete.

Consumer confidence weakened slightly in July amid concerns from shoppers that they could face potential future tax rises, according to new figures. GfK’s long-running Consumer Confidence Index ...