Gaëlle Mignot lamented a lack of fight as France suffered a 46-24 defeat to hosts Canada in their WXV 1 opener. France trailed by just five points after striking the first blow of the second half but ...

Singer Martin Lee, who was a member of the group Brotherhood Of Man – who won the Eurovision Song Contest for the UK in 1976, has died at the age of 77. The pop group won the contest with the song ...

USA captain Kate Zackary is confident her side can build on plenty of positives from defeat to England in their opening WXV 1 match in Vancouver.

Here is a list of the estimated proportion of the adult population who are current smokers in each local authority in the UK. All the figures are five-year averages covering the period 2019-23. This ...

A woman was raped and killed by a stranger on a park bench after a night out, a court has heard. Natalie Shotter, 37, was found dead on a bench in Southall Park, west London, on July 17 2021. Homeless ...

Kevin Rouet says Canada are refusing to get carried away after climbing to second in the world rankings with a 46-24 victory over France in ...

The aim of ending new cases of HIV in England is “at risk”, experts have warned after an increase in cases. New figures show the number of people diagnosed with HIV in England rose by up to 15% ...

A planet has been discovered orbiting the closest single star to our Sun. Using the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT), astronomers have been able to see the exoplanet – ...

A luxury cruise ship which was stranded in Belfast for four months is to return to the city just hours after it finally set sail. Chief executive of Villa Vie Residences Mike Petterson said the liner ...

Tory policies such as the national service scheme drive a wedge between the younger and older generations, the Conservative Party conference has heard. In its election manifesto, the party pledged to ...

Henry Staunton had a public row with former business secretary Kemi Badenoch following his dismissal in January.

You Are My Sunshine Homecare Ltd (YAMS) won the ‘Home Care of the Year Award’ for Somerset in late September at the Southern Enterprise Awards 2024. The well-respected awards are run by SME News and ...