David Lammy’s reforms of the courts system have been supported by MPs at their first Commons hurdle, despite accusations from his own backbench that he is using victims as a “cudgel” to push them ...

London Underground drivers are to stage a series of 24-hour strikes in the next few months in a dispute over hours. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) will walk out at midday on ...

Former midfielder Joey Barton has been remanded in custody after appearing in court charged with an assault near a golf club. The 43-year-old, from Widnes, Cheshire, is accused of assault occasioning ...

Barry Laycock, who was hurt in the 1996 Arndale shopping centre bombing, is suing the former Sinn Fein president.

A former IRA member has told the High Court in London that an image he says shows Gerry Adams wearing a beret at a funeral is proof he was in the organisation. Shane Paul O’Doherty added that there ...

The Queen has said she stands in “solidarity, sorrow and sympathy” with women who have survived abuse and sexual violence, just weeks after the arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.

Ante-post favourite Old Park Star battled to get his head in front and claim the Skybet Supreme Novices’ Hurdle, the opening race of the 2026 Cheltenham Festival.

Leicester manager Gary Rowett is hopeful the 2-0 victory over Bristol City that moved them out of the Championship relegation places can be a springboard for a successful end to the season. First-half ...

Amin Nasser, the president and chief executive of Saudi Arabia’s oil giant Aramco, said tankers were being rerouted to avoid the strait, and that its East-West pipeline would reach its full capacity ...

The Queen has said she is “delighted” a new book is educating children about the Second World War, adding it was “so important to ensure that the sacrifices of that generation are never forgotten”.

In the third biggest UK National Lottery win of all time, one lucky player matched all five category main numbers, plus the two lucky star numbers to win £181,073,415.70, National Lottery operator ...

The Lords on Tuesday accepted a final draft of the House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill, clearing the way for it to be added to the statute book.