Ben Duckett reeled off a rapid half-century as England began their response to Pakistan’s first-innings score of 366 on day ...

Joe El-Abd has taken over the defence while performing his director of rugby duties with Oyonnax until the end of the season.

England captain Harry Kane has welcomed the appointment of Thomas Tuchel as the national team’s new head coach. Kane played under the German at Bayern Munich last season, scoring 44 goals in 45 games.

Strictly Come Dancing head judge Shirley Ballas revealed she has had “hardly had any sleep as I was just too excited” by her choreographer son Mark Ballas appearing on the US version of the show.

Supervillain Feathers McGraw can be seen playing a dramatic organ solo in the first trailer for new Wallace And Gromit film Vengeance Most Fowl. The evil penguin, who was first seen in 1993’s Bafta ...

A ballroom carpet which features in BBC series Poldark and Disney’s Rivals is to go to auction. The carpet comes from Chavenage House in the Cotswolds, which doubles as Trenwith in the BBC period ...

Andrzej Duda argued that the plan would block access to safe haven for Belarusians and Russians opposed to their governments in Minsk and Moscow.

Describing the Bill’s introduction as a “bittersweet moment”, campaign group My Death, My Decision, said it was a “significant and long-awaited step” to “end the inhumane blanket ban on assisted dying ...

Five people, including two children, have died in a car crash on the M6 motorway. Cumbria Police said officers were called to the crash on the northbound carriageway near Tebay Services involving a ...

Stormont’s leaders have said they are continuing to press the UK government to lift the pausing of two growth deals in Northern Ireland. The Mid South West Region deal had been due to see its heads of ...

Channel 4 has unveiled a £10 million per year programme as part of a new strategy strengthening its regional impact. The broadcaster said its package of measures, which will support TV production ...

A former British soldier accused of passing secret information to Iran could have put special forces personnel “at threat” when he covertly gathered their names, a court has heard.