England have kept faith with vice-captain Ollie Pope for the first Test against India, meaning rising star Jacob Bethell must wait for his chance.

Free roaming felines have been rejected as potential pest controllers in Westminster because of concerns for their safety.

Maro Itoje will captain the British and Irish Lions for the first time in their non-cap international against Argentina in Dublin on Friday. Itoje leads a starting XV that features Marcus Smith at ...

Carmers maintained his unbeaten record with a determined display in the Queen’s Vase at Royal Ascot. A first runner at the Royal fixture for trainer Paddy Twomey, the Wootton Bassett colt had been ...

Motoring groups have criticised the decision to increase Dartford Crossing charges by 40%. Transport minister Lilian Greenwood announced fees for the crossing, which features a bridge and two tunnels ...

The Government will consider whether further changes are needed after MPs backed decriminalising women who terminate their pregnancy.

Jacob Clark, 25, attacked Diane Cleary, 46, and her daughter Caitlin at a property in Luton, Bedfordshire on January 20.

Reverend Clive Foster is a senior pastor at the Pilgrim Church in Nottingham and is the son of parents who migrated to the UK from Jamaica in 1959.

The family of a grandmother who died after contracting rabies said she was scratched “very slightly” by a puppy while visiting Morocco in February. Yvonne Ford’s family said she only became ill two ...

Rabies is a deadly virus which is passed on through injuries such as bites and scratches from an infected animal. In developing countries, people can often catch the virus from stray animals and dogs.

Liz Kendall’s words come amid a backlash from some Labour MPs who have criticised the “awful” cuts to welfare – which the Government hopes can save up to £5 billion a year.

Reece Weaver and Lauren Weaver of Windsor Road were given full injunctions. Stephen Weaver, also of Windsor Road, was given an interim injunction.