British number two Raducanu was dismantled 6-1 6-2 by reigning champion Iga Swiatek in the second round of the French Open on Wednesday.

The Aye Write book festival is to return in full in November after a programme of pop-up events last year following funding issues. This year’s festival will take place across 11 days from Thursday ...

The mudslide near Blatten, in the southern Lotschental valley, partially submerged homes and other buildings under a mass of sludge.

The Government has unveiled plans to legislate to bring reservoirs into the ‘nationally significant’ planning category.

It is the first time an estimate has been made publicly available of how common the condition may be among the population.

A jury is continuing to consider its verdict in the trial of murder accused Richard Satchwell on its third day of deliberations. The 58-year-old has denied murdering his wife, Tina, at their home in ...

Corfe Castle will feature in episode four of the third series of BBC’s Hidden Treasures of the National Trust.

Motorcyclists made up 21% of road fatalities last year. There was also an increase in pedestrian deaths, up 2% from 405 in 2023 to 413 in 2024. The total number of people killed on Britain’s roads ...

The Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board will further review Philip Byrnes’ final-flight unseat from Redwood Queen at Wexford on Wednesday evening. Trained by Byrnes’ father Charles, Redwood Queen was ...

Environmental and farming groups have reacted with dismay to reports that funding for sustainable agriculture will be cut in the spending review.

Johnson-Thompson was set to take part in the Gotzis Hypo Meeting in Austria from May 31-June 1. Instead, the 32-year-old two-time world champion will have to wait as she recovers from what she says is ...

Former Sinn Fein leader Mr Adams alleges a BBC Spotlight programme, and an accompanying online story, defamed him by alleging he sanctioned the killing of former Sinn Fein official Denis Donaldson, ...