Ronnie O’Sullivan required just 40 minutes on Thursday to seal his place in the second round of the World Snooker Championship with a 10-1 win over Jackson Page. Resuming 8-1 in front after a dominant ...

A Burnley businessman is backing a campaign to save Blackpool rock, which is said to be "under threat by cheap imports". Dave Fishwick spoke to David Thorp, director of rock makers Stanton & Novelty, ...

Barcelona have confirmed Xavi is to stay on as head coach after re-thinking his decision to leave the club at the end of the season. The 44-year-old, who made more than 500 appearances for Barca ...

The BBC Proms’ forthcoming season will see the event back as “we know and love” it after the music world went through a “bumpy time” after the pandemic, the director has said. This year’s expansive 90 ...

The two teachers and a pupil injured in a school stabbing in Ammanford have been discharged from hospital, Dyfed-Powys Police have said.

Ugo Monye believes Red Roses flyer Ellie Kildunne has achieved her aim of being the best rugby player on the planet. Kildunne has been the standout performer in the Guinness Women’s Six Nations and a ...

England is “top of the charts” globally for child alcohol use, a major report has found. In one of the largest studies of its kind, the World Health Organisation (WHO) examined data from 280,000 ...

Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk admits they do not deserve to win the Premier League after the unacceptable way the players have allowed the season to end.

Tributes have been paid to former Sunderland and Republic of Ireland defender Charlie Hurley following his death at the age of 87. Nicknamed ‘The King’, Hurley made more than 400 appearances for the ...

Bruno Fernandes has revealed he spent the final few minutes of Manchester United’s 4-2 Premier League win over Sheffield United trying to create a goal for debutant Ethan Wheatley.

Scott Wharton has suffered a long-term knee injury and is facing a lengthy period on the sidelines. The Blackburn Rovers defender sustained a worrying-looking problem on Sunday against Sheffield ...

Labour has revealed the scale of train cancellations across the North West as it sets out plans to renationalise Britain's railway system.