LESS than a week into the new year, Luke 'The Nuke' Littler has been installed as bookmakers’ favourite to win the 2025 BBC Sports Personality ...

Russian troops in eastern Ukraine have captured the stronghold of Kurakhove after a battle lasting months, Russia’s Defence Ministry claimed. The capture adds the wrecked town to the Kremlin’s list of ...

Many commuters are suffering travel disruption from severe weather, with major roads closed and railway lines blocked. Manchester airport’s runways were closed early on Monday morning because of heavy ...

Rory McIlroy believes the new Tomorrow’s Golf League (TGL) is “golf reimagined for the 21st century”. The name of the indoor simulator league stems from TMRW Sports, the company founded by McIlroy, ...

UPGRADED flood warnings remain in place in Warrington, having been issued in the early hours of the morning. Yesterday, Sunday, saw flood alerts put in place in parts of the town including Bewsey, ...

The US President has said there will be no repeat of the 2020 scenes as he hands power back to Donald Trump later this month.

Thirty-two dolphins have died since fuel oil spilled out of two storm-stricken tankers three weeks ago in the Kerch Strait, an animal rescue group said. The spill took place in the waterway which ...

England batter Danni Wyatt-Hodge is expecting a ruthless Women’s Ashes battle with Australia. The seven-match, multi-format series gets under way on January 11 in Sydney as England look to win the ...

A number of schools in north-east Scotland have been forced to close after the country was hit by overnight snow and ice. More than 80 schools and nurseries across Aberdeenshire, Moray and Highland ...

Discount supermarket Aldi has said it notched up more than £1.6 billion in sales over the key festive month, as shoppers traded up to its premium ranges. The German-owned group, Britain’s fourth ...

The death toll in the attack on a Christmas market in the German city of Magdeburg last month has risen to six after a woman succumbed to her injuries, prosecutors said. Officials in Naumburg said the ...

John Swinney’s warning of a populist surge if his Government’s Budget is not agreed is “preposterous”, the leader of the Scottish Tories has said. The First Minister will use his first major speech of ...