John Higgins established a slender 5-3 advantage over Mark Williams at the end of the opening session of their World Snooker Championship quarter-final at the Crucible.

Welsh actor Michael Sheen narrated the first two volumes of The Book Of Dust and will return to narrate the final book.

A burns victim is being treated for critical injuries after a house fire and explosion in the Bloxwich area of Walsall. West Midlands Police said the man was found and treated along with another male, ...

Rumarni Tuitt is accused of using a 12-inch Zombie knife against Kamani Spooner, then aged 18, on August 26 last year in Canal Way, west London.

A woman who has accused a former Britain’s Got Talent contestant of rape has denied plotting with another alleged victim to get a “victory” over him. Andrew Johnston, 30, who competed as a singer on ...

A former police sergeant has appeared in court charged with striking and injuring a man during an arrest. The ex-officer, who can now be named as Paul Street following submissions from the PA news ...

Former Arsenal defender Louise Quinn has announced her retirement from football after a glittering playing career. The 34-year-old, who made 121 senior appearances for the Republic of Ireland, won the ...

The venue for the 2028 Open championship is up to the organisers, Downing Street has said amid reports Donald Trump has pressed for it to be hosted at his Scottish golf course.

Fifteen fire engines and 100 firefighters were called to the blaze in Maida Vale in west London on Tuesday morning.

Twelve people were arrested during the operation in West Midlands, Greater Manchester, Staffordshire and Merseyside on Tuesday.

Former England stars including Sir Geoff Hurst and Kevin Keegan will be at the House of Commons on Tuesday evening to meet with MPs.

Parts of southern and central England are expected to see temperatures reach 26C on Tuesday, and they could climb to 30C on Thursday.