The Home Office spent £15 million buying a derelict prison contaminated with asbestos amid political pressure to stop housing migrants in hotels, according to Whitehall’s spending watchdog.

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said a full investigation has been launched into scenes of public disorder outside Queen’s University on Thursday. The protest took place while the former ...

Josh Sheehan reckons his experiences at Wanderers have prepared him well as he aims to nail down a place in the Wales side. The midfielder has been a key figure for the Whites since returning from his ...

A group of angry passengers refused to let a train depart for 15 minutes until 'jobsworth staff' let them on - despite arriving 'after the final whistle had blown'. Lou Monrow and her wheelchair-using ...

TV presenter and radio host Paddy McGuinness has said supporters helped him keep the pedals turning on his charity cycle ride ...

Davina McCall has said she is to undergo brain surgery, after being diagnosed with a “very rare” tumour. The TV presenter, 57, said the benign brain tumour, known as a colloid cyst, was found after ...

Craig Bellamy believes Wales’ Nations League test in Turkey presents the perfect rehearsal for their World Cup qualification campaign next year.

The Fianna Fail politician and barrister said there was a ‘question mark’ over whether Fine Gael was the party of law and order.

Gale forged a career at Harlequins, Bradford and Castleford before briefly returning to Leeds and finishing his playing days at Wakefield.

Number 10 said a ‘mistake’ had been made in the organisation of the event and sought to assure the community ‘it will not happen again’.

A historic Christmas market is returning to the grounds of Canterbury Cathedral for the first time in more than 200 years. The festivities within the cathedral precincts date back to 1383 following a ...

Countries that do not support fossil energy phase out should not host future summits, scientists, advocates and policy experts said.