Contractors are “on standby” to remove a loyalist bonfire in south Belfast which has sparked concern, a Sinn Fein MLA has said. Legal action is also understood to be planned against the towering pyre ...

Rachael Maskell said pressing ahead with the welfare reform Bill risked leaving “such a stain” on her party, as she urged ministers to scrap a proposed change to the out-of-work element of universal ...

Gregory Twigg, 32, has denied intending to cause serious harm to Lee Woodward, 39, who died in hospital 10 months after he was punched three times.

A former PE teacher has appeared in court charged with 13 sexual offences against three children. Bronwen James, 29, of Chippenham, Wiltshire, appeared at Salisbury Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday ...

The AI chipmaker has grown into the largest company on Wall Street, surpassing Microsoft, Apple, Amazon and Google.

Enzo Maresca is convinced Chelsea are on the path back to the top after reaching the final of the Club World Cup. The Blues secured a place in Sunday’s showpiece in New York with a convincing 2-0 win ...

The Swiss won in two tie-breaks to continue her impressive comeback following the birth of her daughter last year.

TWO bicycles have been stolen from a garage in Cirencester. A burglary was reported at a garage in Queen Elizabeth Road in the town. Two bicycles were stolen, with these being a black Specialized ...

Howard Phillips is on trial over allegedly intending to assist the RIS by helping people he believed were agents working for Moscow.

Hassan Jhangur hit five people with his car when he arrived at his sister’s wedding reception, where a fight had broken out between the ...

A woman who knifed a mother to death after a row at a child’s birthday party has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 23 years, police said.

A former employee at a Fife children’s home has told the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry (SCAI) that allegations of abuse made against him by former residents are “absolute nonsense”.