Concern has been expressed over the siting of a loyalist bonfire close to an electricity substation in Belfast. The location of the towering pyre is also close to two major Belfast hospitals.

Several British supermarkets say they are in “limbo” as they wait for Government progress on tackling illegal deforestation in supply chains. Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Lidl are among those calling on ...

Top seed and title favourite Aryna Sabalenka survived an almighty scare against world number 104 Laura Siegemund before reaching the Wimbledon semi-finals. Sabalenka, the runaway world number one and ...

Women will be able to access a daily pill for hot flushes during menopause after it was given the green light for UK use. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) said it is the ...

Betty Brown, 92, from County Durham, ran the Annfield Plain Post Office with her late husband when the faulty Horizon software was introduced.

In a big-hitting battle between the two tallest players to reach the last eight, 6ft 5ins Fritz overcame a third-set wobble, a medical timeout and a rogue line call to triumph 6-3 6-4 1-6 7-6 (4) ...

Speaking at the Commons Foreign Affairs Committee, the Foreign Secretary admitted the impact of previous measures was ‘not sufficient’.

It follows a mixed picture in recent years, with one such attack in 2023 and 2022, none in 2021 and 2020, and five in 2019.

The hottest July temperature recorded in the UK is 40.3C, which was reached in Coningsby in Lincolnshire on July 19 2022. This was the first – and so far only – date on which temperatures above 40C ...

Head coach Rhian Wilkinson, who was not on the coach as she and midfielder Angharad James travelled separately to the stadium for the pre-match press conference, said she believed all the players were ...

A first Netball Super League title was the result of both five years of building under Sam Bird, and more recent changes that transformed Pulse from challengers to champions.