Persica was a convincing winner of the bet365 Earl of Sefton Stakes at Newmarket, to set up a possible Lockinge Stakes bid. Richard Hannon’s 3-1 chance was ridden by Ryan Moore in a small field for ...

David Beckham has launched a fundraising appeal for Unicef to support vulnerable children as he prepares to turn 50 next month.

A power cut affecting supermarkets and restaurants in Oxford was fixed just hours after it caused them to close ...

Alistair Johnston believes Celtic’s recent shock defeat by struggling St Johnstone was perhaps a required wake-up call ahead of their Scottish Gas Scottish Cup semi-final clash at Hampden on Sunday.

Fayaz Khan documented his journey across the English Channel on social media, Westminster Magistrates’ Court heard.

But the Business Secretary added that the dispute over the North Lincolnshire site was because of ‘one specific company’.

Tens of thousands of people have gathered at the holiest Jewish prayer site in Jerusalem for the traditional priestly blessing prayer. The “Birkat Cohanim”, or Cohen’s blessing, is a ritual dating ...

Sent off the 11-4 favourite, Oisin Murphy was always travelling well as he tracked the pace set by the Tom Marquand-ridden Green Storm and as the petrol tank began to flicker for Charlie Johnston’s ...

However, the name that sparked the most conversation was actor Paapa Essiedu, who has been cast as Severus Snape. Alan Rickman famously played the anti-hero in the original film series, leaving behind ...

More Thunder struck on his first run for William Haggas when landing the Weatherbys With Venatour Racing Handicap as the Flat season got under way at Newmarket.

Jazwell Brown attacked Joanne Pearson and Teohna Grant at an address in Bletchley, Milton Keynes, on December 25 last year.

Party leader Nigel Farage said ‘we’ve got to see the long-term contracts that many of these county or unitary authorities have signed up to’.