The Prime Minister has defended plans to release some criminals on recall earlier to ease jail overcrowding as ministers faced a backlash over concerns for victim and public safety.

R&B singer Cassie has been forced under cross-examination to read aloud to a jury her explicit messages with former boyfriend Sean “Diddy” Combs, some of which showed her expressing enthusiasm for ...

James Anderson will make his comeback for ailing Lancashire on Friday, nearly a year on from his emotional England farewell at Lord’s. The county’s record wicket-taker, and the most prolific seam ...

Lando Norris insists he is not thinking about his deficit to McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri in the championship standings. Australian Piastri has won the last three races after success in Miami a ...

Two of the London Fire Brigade’s 32-metre turntable ladders were used at the scene and videos on social media showed firefighters being lifted above the building amidst billowing plumes of smoke as ...

For the third year in succession Aidan O’Brien could bid to turn disappointment into Betfred Derby glory, with The Lion In Winter very much still in the mix for Epsom despite failing to fire in the Al ...

King Charles III was wowed by a spectacular performance from the Bantam of the Opera choir during his visit to Bradford.

The Godolphin-owned son of Justify dazzled at Newmarket in the opening Classic of the season and is as short as 3-1 for Epsom on June 7, but his Moulton Paddocks handler is more than wary of the host ...

Sweet William has been set a stiff task as he returns to action in Friday’s Boodles Yorkshire Cup at York. John and Thady Gosden’s six-year-old was second over this distance in the Ebor in 2023 and ...

A BBC Spotlight programme which aired a claim Gerry Adams sanctioned the killing of a spy was ‘measured and precise’.

Lewis Hamilton admits he is excited to drive his first race for Ferrari in Italy but says his focus remains the same as for any other weekend. The seven-time world champion takes to the track for the ...

Eurovision Song Contest act Emmy Kristiansen did a “deep dive” to represent Ireland, a fellow Norwegian singer has said. Kristiansen will perform her song Laika Party, about a Soviet dog sent to space ...