An outbreak of a contagious disease in a herd in the Col des Saisies means the race will now bypass two scheduled climbs.

Consumer confidence weakened slightly in July amid concerns from shoppers that they could face potential future tax rises, according to new figures. GfK’s long-running Consumer Confidence Index ...

Northumbrian Water said it was first made aware of the leak on Tuesday, July 22, but the repair is more complicated than first appeared ...

Alice Pumphrey will sit down to watch the Lionesses’ latest bid for glory on Sunday without a flicker of regret that she turned her back on a promising football career to target success of a different ...

Lake Forest may miss next week’s Qatar Goodwood Festival, with alternative summer targets in the reckoning. The No Nay Never colt, who is trained by William Haggas, was the winner of the Gimcrack as a ...

A fresh wave of strikes has been announced by drivers at a train company in a long-running dispute over the sacking of a colleague. Members of Aslef at Hull Trains have voted to continue taking ...

River Island, a staple in UK retail for decades, is fighting to survive as it seeks creditor approval for a radical rescue strategy.

England batter Joe Root moved up to third on the all-time Test run-scorers’ list on Friday, leaping above India’s Rahul Dravid and South Africa’s Jacques Kallis. Already England’s most prolific ...

A former HGV driver has become a millionaire after more than 30 years of playing the National Lottery. Ally Gilmour, 57, had to give up work due to ill health but has now won £1,000,000 after matching ...

Shona Stevens, 31, died three days after being found with serious injuries near her home in North Ayrshire in 1994.

The Home Office has said it is working to close hotels and “restore order” after a council unanimously voted to urge the Government to shut a hotel housing asylum seekers following a series of ...

Ollie Chessum has challenged the British and Irish Lions to leave Melbourne Cricket Ground without regrets by rising to the occasion in Saturday’s collision with Australia.