Former footballer 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 ...

Lossiemouth swept aside all rivals to claim a brilliant victory in the Unibet Champion Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival. The 7-5 favourite after opting for this race over the Mares’ Hurdle, a contest ...

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has been criticised by his old boss Michel Platini, who says the Swiss has “always been a fan of rich and powerful people”. Infantino, who has forged a close ...

Television presenter Claudia Winkleman was joined by Mika today and pianist Hiromi for a second day of filming in York for Channel 4's The Piano.

Favourite-backers had the bookies paying out in the opening Supreme Novices’ Hurdle after Nicky Henderson’s Old Park Star claimed a length-and-a-half victory, which William Hill said cost them more ...

A charity cycling team including the wife of late rugby legend and motor neurone disease (MND) campaigner Doddie Weir has raised more than £1 million for the foundation in his name. The Doddie’s ...

The Queen, who was sent a copy of the children’s book, said: “Many thanks for your kind letter and for the copy of your book, ‘Their Second World War’, which will, I am sure, do much to help children ...

The Foreign Secretary has emphasised “close co-ordination” on Middle Eastern security in a call with her US counterpart as Washington threatened its “most intense day” of strikes on Iran.

A TEENAGER has been arrested following a high-speed police chase after the owner of a Jaguar reported it missing from Selby.

MK Dons boss Paul Warne hailed his side’s clinical edge after putting injury-ravaged Gillingham to the sword in a 5-1 drubbing. The goals were spread around with five different scorers as captain Alex ...

A report commissioned by the Residential Freehold Association estimates the policy could wipe up to £18.7 billion from ground rent ...