Mr Hegseth was installed at the head of the Pentagon only after US Vice President JD Vance broke a 50-50 tie in the Senate to ...

Dr Wajid Akhter has been chosen as the new secretary-general of the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB). The organisation, established in 1998, describes itself as the UK’s largest Muslim umbrella ...

The high death toll at the time was due in part to building safety regulations being ignored. In 2004, a 12-storey apartment ...

The new Irish Government has been urged to place sanctions on Israel. Crowds took to the streets of Dublin days after the new coalition administration was made official.

Shrewsbury boss Gareth Ainsworth described his side’s last-gasp defeat at Charlton as “heart-breaking” but vowed to pick his players up. The 1-0 loss thanks to Thierry Small’s stoppage-time winner, ...

Nigel Adkins admitted his Tranmere side were in a relegation battle after they were held to a 1-1 draw by Gillingham at Prenton Park. The result means it is now just one win in seven for Rovers while ...

A crew from Russia’s Marine Rescue Service siphoned away the remaining 1,488 tonnes of oil left in the grounded Volgoneft-239 in a six-day operation, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Savelyev said ...

Wigan returned to winning ways in League One with a comfortable 2-0 home victory over Bristol Rovers. Shaun Maloney’s men were off to a flyer as James Carragher headed them into a sixth-minute lead ...

Harry Clifton’s late strike saw Doncaster edge out improving Harrogate with a 1-0 victory at the Eco-Power Stadium. Promotion-chasing Rovers had the better of the play but found Harrogate a tough nut ...

Mohamed Salah scored his 100th Premier League goal for Liverpool at Anfield but it was the 4-1 victory over Ipswich which was more significant as Arne Slot’s side maintained their stranglehold at the ...

Sixmilebridge inflicted a shock defeat on the previously unbeaten Potters Charm in the Ais Novices’ Hurdle at Cheltenham. Potters Charm had been impressive in winning each of his four previous starts ...

England delivered a much-improved display but Tilak Varma’s nerveless 72 not out carried India to a nail-biting two-wicket victory and a 2-0 lead in their five-match T20 series in Chennai.