Nearly half a million shoplifting offences were recorded by police in England and Wales in a year, the highest 12-month total on record, figures show. A total of 492,914 offences were logged by forces ...

Emma Raducanu has taken a wild card into the WTA tournament in Abu Dhabi next week and will play in qualifying for the first time since winning the US Open.

The number of mortgage approvals to home buyers edged upwards month-on-month in December, according to Bank of England figures. Some 66,526 deals got the green light, up from 66,061 the previous month ...

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake shook buildings in Taiwan on Thursday morning as a series of shocks hit the island, causing little damage but possibly portending more seismic activity in the near future.

Morgan Rogers says scoring a hat-trick to fire Aston Villa into the last 16 of the Champions League is a night he will “remember forever”. Rogers grabbed the matchball in a 4-2 win over Celtic which ...

Former Manchester United skipper Roy Keane has told England striker Marcus Rashford he should be “ashamed” at his exile. The 27-year-old has not played for the club since a 2-1 Europa League victory ...

France and Wales kick off the 2025 Guinness Six Nations when they meet in Paris on Friday night. Les Bleus are overwhelming favourites to continue Wales’ long Test match losing run that began against ...

Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla is accused of inciting violence during riots in July 2021 which led to the deaths of more than 350 people.

The criminals forced entry by breaking a lock and stole a red Honda motocross bike. A West Mercia Police spokesperson said: "We are appealing to Hampton community for information following a shed that ...

Heathrow Airport’s third runway can be built in the next decade, Rachel Reeves has said, as she aims to boost growth amid the UK’s gloomy economic outlook.

Here are all the past winners of The Apprentice, including Lord Sugar’s right-hand man, Tim Campbell. Businessman Tim Campbell won the first series, winning a £100,000 job working as the project ...

Hamas was set to free three more Israeli hostages and five Thai captives on Thursday, and Israel was expected to release another 110 Palestinian prisoners, in the third such exchange since a ceasefire ...