The former Sinn Fein president criticised a BBC broadcast that aired allegations that he sanctioned the killing of British spy Denis Donaldson.

Martyn Blake, 41, was cleared of murder in October but will have to face misconduct proceedings over the shooting.

Venues in England and Wales which usually close at 11pm will be able to keep serving for an extra two hours on Thursday May 8.

Galopin Des Champs gained a deserved first victory in the Ladbrokes Punchestown Gold Cup with a superlative performance. Denied a third Gold Cup at Cheltenham last month, the Willie Mullins-trained ...

Charles wrote a personal message reflecting on his diagnosis and praising the work of cancer charities, ahead of hosting a Palace reception.

The Prince and Princess of Wales chatted to the celebrity as they ended their two-day visit to the Scottish isles.

British number one Jack Draper cruised into the quarter-finals of the Madrid Open with a straight-sets win over American Tommy Paul. Draper took full advantage of an error-strewn display from his ...

Harry Redknapp has admitted his “joke” about new England boss Thomas Tuchel being a “German spy” had “badly backfired”. In footage obtained by the Guardian newspaper last month, the 78-year-old former ...

New guidelines from the independent Sentencing Council were scheduled to come into force earlier this month but were delayed.

Economy minister Yulia Svyrydenko is currently in Washington for the final co-ordination of the agreement’s technical details, sources said.

Planting wildflowers in apple orchards could help save farmers thousands of pounds, researchers have found. A study published in the Journal of Agricultural Economics found flower strips could save ...

Sir Paul, 82, has written a foreword for the book, which is being published in November, and says: “Suddenly Wings has found its moment. We have a generational shift at work, and it’s like being ...