England newcomer Jacob Bethell received a double dose of good news on Wednesday, keeping his place for the second Test against New Zealand and landing a two-year central contract.

Eating ultra-processed foods like breakfast cereals and ready meals is linked to more fat being stored in the thighs regardless of how many calories are consumed, new research suggests. The study also ...

South Western Railway’s services will be the first to transfer into public ownership next year, followed by c2c and Greater Anglia.

Relatives of missing people are searching hospitals and mortuaries in southern Guinea after a stampede at a football stadium led to 56 deaths. There are fears the official death toll is too low after ...

British band Sports Team have revealed they were robbed at gunpoint on the first day of their American tour. The Mercury Prize-nominated group had stopped for a coffee at a Starbucks in Vallejo, ...

Ilkley’s most isolated residents will enjoy a special Christmas treat this year thanks to a seasonal gift from a popular high street restaurant.

The European Union has agreed to a one-year delay on the introduction of new rules to ban the sale of products that lead to massive deforestation – caving in to demands from several producer nations ...

A lack of funding and staff means that 300 inpatient beds are currently closed or out of use in England, out of a total of 2,200 according to Hospice UK figures. We're not a 'nice-to-have' service. We ...

Foreign Secretary David Lammy pointed to the UK’s own commitment to increase spending to 2.5 of GDP, although no timetable has been set for that.

THE city of Valencia was pleased to focus on its marathon in a bid to bounce back from last month’s terrible floods and loss of life.