Russian air defences repelled an attack by nine drones close to the country’s capital, Moscow mayor Sergei Sobyanin said.

All eyes are on Vatican City for the sign of a new pope, as cardinals processed into the Sistine Chapel to begin the secret conclave meeting. The 133 electors, dressed in distinctive bright red ...

Ryan Moore had to get serious with Lambourn as he put himself in the Betfred Derby picture when providing Aidan O’Brien with a record-extending 11th Boodles Chester Vase Stakes victory.

The Liberation Convoy, which followed the journey made by the so-called “Shetland Bus” during the war, was greeted with a floating salute as it arrived in Lerwick on Tuesday night. The Shetland Bus ...

The Survation survey suggests Nigel Farage’s party will beat the Tories and Labour to become the main opposition at the Scottish Parliament.

A postbox topper celebrating the 80th anniversary of VE Day has been stolen. The group of knitters who created it said it took a month to make ...

Ruben Amorim has stressed his desire to keep Manchester United skipper Bruno Fernandes amid interest from Saudi Arabia, calling him “one of the top players in the world”. The 30-year-old playmaker has ...

Although none of Ballydoyle’s eight previous winners of the Chester trial have gone on to claim the Betfred Oaks the following month, his 2018 runner-up Forever Together did go one better at Epsom, ...

Charles visited the Thames Tideway Tunnel, a 10-year project designed to protect the Thames from sewage pollution.

High Stock will aim to give his connections a Derby headache by winning the Boodles Raindance Dee Stakes at Chester on Thursday. Not currently entered for the Classic, should he win the noted trial, ...

Independent MP Shockat Adam asked if the UK will admit ethnic cleansing in Gaza and end all military cooperation with Israel.

Gerry Adams gave evidence for a sixth day as part of his defamation case against the BBC at the High Court in Dublin.