An outbreak of a contagious disease in a herd in the Col des Saisies means the race will now bypass two scheduled climbs.

Siamese cross Leo has brought a stash of items, including a cashmere sweater and a 5ft toy snake, back to his home in New Zealand.

A former HGV driver has become a millionaire after more than 30 years of playing the National Lottery. Ally Gilmour, 57, had to give up work due to ill health but has now won £1,000,000 after matching ...

An “experienced and popular” powerboat racer died after crashing into a houseboat while at a race event. Suffolk Police said that the driver of the powerboat, a man aged in his 50s, died at the scene ...

Two youths are facing life sentences for murdering a 14-year-old schoolboy who was stabbed 27 times with machetes on a bus. Aspiring rapper Kelyan Bokassa was fatally stabbed as he travelled home on a ...

Suicide prevention charity Samaritans is consulting on plans to close around half of its branches across the UK and Ireland. This could equate to around 100 of the more than 200 locations it runs, ...

Scientists are developing an artificial intelligence (AI) tool to count barn owl chicks by the sound of their calls to avoid disturbing their nests. PhD student Kavisha Jayathunge, at Bournemouth ...

Premier League decisions will be revealed whether or not the official sticks with their original on-field verdict.

Striking doctors have told of difficult working conditions as they manned picket lines across England. Resident doctor Kelly Johnson said Health Secretary Wes Streeting’s opposition to the strikes ...

The British and Irish Lions are aiming to complete their first series victory since 2013 when they clash with Australia in the second Test. Here, the PA news agency examines five talking points ...

A NORTH Cumbrian sex offender who was prosecuted for online child sex offences repeatedly flouted the court order that was part of his sentence.

Crowds are expected to turn out for a community vigil in memory of a woman and her two children who died following a shooting in Co Fermanagh. Tributes have been paid to Vanessa Whyte, 45, who was ...