Thunderstorm alerts could be issued this week, the Met Office warned as it forecast “intense rainfall” across parts of the UK. The deluge is expected to hit on Wednesday evening, after a drier and ...

Craig Bellamy insisted Wales’ hopes of qualifying automatically for the World Cup were far from over despite their dramatic 4-3 defeat to Belgium. Wales lost a seven-goal thriller in Brussels after ...

Labour MPs have rebelled against the Government over its plans to override nature protections, amid fears its housebuilding reforms amount to a “wreckage”. Housing minister Matthew Pennycook said ...

A Gaza-bound aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg and other activists has arrived at an Israeli port after Israeli forces stopped and detained them – enforcing a longstanding blockade of the Palestinian ...

Thomas Tuchel wants his England team to play matches the same way they train – with a smile on their face. The German was critical of the team’s performance as they laboured to a 1-0 victory over ...

Thomas Tuchel believes the demands of the Club World Cup on Manchester City and Chelsea will hand Liverpool and Arsenal a “huge advantage” in next season’s Premier League title race. The England head ...

Children in the West of England will be able to travel on buses for free during the school summer holiday, the region’s mayor has announced. The offer could benefit around 150,000 young people aged ...

Sir Andy Murray has not ruled out a return to coaching despite his short-lived link-up with former world number one Novak Djokovic coming to an end after just four tournaments last month. Murray was ...

A Labour MP has called on the Government to address the “chronic under-supply” of Gypsy and Traveller sites across England. Mary Kelly Foy said planning decisions on these sites “have frequently been ...

Housebuilders should face having their plans blocked if they fail to protect live music venues, an MP has suggested. Dame Caroline Dinenage has proposed letting decision-makers take into account ...

Wales suffered a dramatic 4-3 World Cup qualifying defeat to Belgium as their incredible comeback from three goals down eventually proved in vain. Kevin De Bruyne was the Belgium match-winner two ...

Sly Stone, the revolutionary musician and dynamic showman whose Sly And The Family Stone transformed popular music in the 1960s, 1970s and beyond with such hits as Everyday People, Stand! and Family ...