New bank checks targeting people claiming three benefits have begun as part of a major Department for Work and Pensions crackdown on fraud and error.

French authorities expressed relief on Sunday after mass protests over rising living costs resulted in less violence than ...

The Week 6 elimination on Strictly Come Dancing 2026 has been leaked ahead of the BBC results show on November 1 - who is ...

Discover five former SAS figures who became authors, TV stars and survival experts: Andy McNab, Chris Ryan, Bear Grylls, John Wiseman and Eddie Stone.

Jack Grealish has been dropped by Premier League side Everton for a breach of club discipline, shortly after being spotted in the Cotswolds. The footballer was left out of the squad for the Toffees' ...

The rock outfit is celebrating the 30th anniversary of their album 1977 with the release of a shirt with Ards Football Club.

The UK Government wants to see the Acorn carbon capture and storage project succeed, a UK minister has said, after concerns were raised about the way it is being funded.

Crowds gathered for the Samhuinn Fire Festival in Edinburgh on Halloween. Described as a “modern re-imagining of an ancient Celtic festival”, organisers said it marks the transition from summer to ...

Manchester City manager Enzo Maresca recognises his side must cut out the individual errors. City suffered a second successive Premier League defeat on Saturday as Brighton claimed a 1-0 win at the ...

The Chancellor insisted he set out the timetable for changing the welfare system but never set out the timetable for savings.

Brendon McCullum is expecting more of a low-key visit to Australia for England’s white-ball tour this month after last winter’s turbulent Ashes defeat. Hounded by the media from the moment they ...

Tributes have been paid to Irish Olympian Ciara Mageean, who has died at the age of 34 after suffering from cancer. The athlete, from Portaferry, Co Down, a former European champion and twice Olympian ...