Minister for local transport Simon Lightwood urged people to plan days out by bus ‘without worrying’ about the cost of travel.

The wife of a Tory councillor – who was was jailed for stirring up racial hatred against asylum seekers – was released from prison on Thursday.

The 23-year-old withdrew from the starting line-up minutes before kick-off after feeling discomfort in his groin during the warm-up.

The Red Roses kicked off the tournament in front of a record-breaking crowd of 42,723 at the Stadium of Light, scoring 11 tries.

The transcripts, published on Friday, show the convicted sex trafficker insisted she did not introduce the Duke of York to Jeffrey Epstein.

Scott Twine’s 35th-minute strike put the hosts on course for their third-straight defeat before Carlton Morris equalised.

Those arriving on small boats would face immediate arrest under Reform UK’s plans, and the party would also seek to build detention centres to house 24,000 people, Mr Farage told The Times. He wants ...

Coco Gauff hopes a radical change on the eve of the US Open can help her challenge for another grand slam title. The American, who won her first major title here in 2023, has been battling a misfiring ...

The lingering fallout of Jannik Sinner’s doping case continues to follow him more than a year after it stunned the tennis world. It was 12 months ago on the eve of the US Open that the world number ...

Goals from Lewis Stevenson and Lewis Vaughan helped Raith continue their unbeaten start to the Scottish Championship season by beating Dunfermline 2-0 at Stark’s Park.

Tributes have been paid to former prominent UUP MP and “stalwart of unionism” the Rev Martin Smyth. Mr Smyth, a Presbyterian minister who served as South Belfast MP for more than 20 years and also led ...

Goals from Joao Pedro, Pedro Neto, Enzo Fernandez, Moises Caicedo and Trevor Chalobah – after Lucas Paqueta had given the hosts a shock lead – secured a thumping win for the Blues and lifted them to ...