A fast-growing brush fire has forced thousands of people to evacuate a mountainous area north of Los Angeles. The Canyon Fire ...

First Minister John Swinney has met with Sir Chris Hoy and his wife to discuss tackling prostate cancer. The champion cyclist was diagnosed with the disease last year before finding out it was ...

Henrik Pedersen accepts it will be difficult for his Sheffield Wednesday players to focus on Sunday’s task at hand after a chaotic past few months. Wednesday are under a number of Football ...

The world champion was looking like he would exit a World Series event at the first hurdle for the first time.

Bastille and Damon Albarn are among the artists announced to be playing at Brian Eno’s Together For Palestine benefit concert. The event, which is being staged to express solidarity with the ...

A man who raped and murdered his ex-fiancee at a luxury hotel in Surrey has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 28 years, as the woman’s family branded him an “evil, controlling, manipulative ...

Parviz Jafari, 45, is accused of stealing flowers from Broad Street in Birmingham following the death of Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne.

Arsenal attacking midfielder Ethan Nwaneri has signed a new five-year contract which runs until 2030. The 18-year-old scored nine goals in 37 appearances last term during his breakthrough season with ...

More than 100 motorcyclists have paid a “wonderful tribute” by riding in convoy to mark the funeral of the UK’s oldest Second World War veteran. Donald Rose, who was a D-Day veteran and fought as a ...

Other major events including the Community Shield match between Liverpool and Crystal Palace at Wembley are also taking place in London.

A restructuring plan aimed at preventing River Island from collapsing into administration has been approved by a High Court judge. The clothing retailer is looking to secure further funding later this ...

The vice-president confirmed Washington had ‘no plans’ to recognise Palestine, which Britain has pledged to do unless Israel agrees to ...