Plans for a new mayoral election could be pushed back by a year. Cumberland Council and Westmorland and Furness Council have written to the Government requesting that the proposed 2026 Cumbria mayoral ...

Gregory Twigg, 32, has denied intending to cause serious harm to Lee Woodward, 39, who died in hospital 10 months after he was punched three times.

Contractors are “on standby” to remove a loyalist bonfire in south Belfast which has sparked concern, a Sinn Fein MLA has said. Legal action is also understood to be planned against the towering pyre ...

A Labour MP who led a rebellion against the Government’s benefits plan has labelled it an “omnishambles”, which she warned could leave disabled people worse off. Rachael Maskell said pressing ahead ...

Christian Horner was reduced to tears when he announced to his Red Bull staff that his two-decade spell as team principal had been terminated. The 51-year-old was effectively sacked from his role by ...

Enzo Maresca is convinced Chelsea are on the path back to the top after reaching the final of the Club World Cup. The Blues secured a place in Sunday’s showpiece in New York with a convincing 2-0 win ...

The Swiss won in two tie-breaks to continue her impressive comeback following the birth of her daughter last year.

Outgoing Palace shareholder John Textor has an interest in French club Lyon, who qualified for the same competition.

The Lions have already seen Elliot Daly forced out of the tour because of a fractured forearm and after calling up playmaker Owen Farrell as his replacement, Kinghorn and Keenan are left as the only ...

Iga Swiatek smashed through her grass ceiling as she reached the Wimbledon semi-finals for the first time. The 24-year-old, a four-time French Open champion, swept aside Liudmila Samsonova 6-2 7-5 on ...

Vocalink says it processes more than 90 of salaries, 70 of household bills, and 98 of state benefit payments in the UK.

A former employee at a Fife children’s home has told the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry (SCAI) that allegations of abuse made against him by former residents are “absolute nonsense”.