A key mediator has stressed the urgency of brokering a ceasefire in Gaza after Hamas showed a “positive response” to a proposal. But Israel has yet to weigh in as its military prepares an offensive on ...

RWC 2025 chair Gill Whitehead reckons the Twickenham showpiece will “easily” surpass the 66,000 crowd for the opening sevens at last ...

US President Donald Trump suggested American aircraft could help European nations police a deal to end the war in Ukraine.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has spoken with the UK’s allies in the so-called coalition of the willing on Tuesday.

A record 383 aid workers were killed in global hotspots in 2024 – nearly half of them in Gaza during the war between Israel and Hamas, the UN humanitarian office said. UN humanitarian chief Tom ...

James Tate is hoping a long-term plan comes to fruition with Majestic Warrior in the Sky Bet Ebor at York on Saturday. Successful in two of his first three races in 2023, the Churchill five-year-old ...

WH Smith’s iconic logo will be removed from its High Wycombe shop following its recent takeover. A planning application, which was put forward to Buckinghamshire Council in May this year, requested ...

Jean Flick, 88, with daughter Frances, 60, in the garden at her home in Thorpeness, which is at risk of falling into the sea following coastal erosion (Joe Giddens/PA) ...

Charlie Appleby is confident Distant Storm is heading to York as a “big player” for Wednesday’s Tattersalls Acomb Stakes.

Super League clubs must wait until five days after this season’s Grand Final to confirm their status in next season’s potentially restructured top flight. The current top 12 clubs voted last month to ...

Lukas Nmecha’s late penalty sealed Leeds’ 1-0 victory against Everton in their first game back in the top flight after a two-year absence ...

Butterflies which require specific habitats to thrive are faring worse, with some species seeing declines of more than 80.