Ronnie O’Sullivan declared himself open to offers amid rumours of a rival snooker tour and warned he would walk away from the sport if he believed his talent was being under-valued. Leading players, ...

Xavi has revealed he decided to stay at Barcelona after his players persuaded him not to leave. The 44-year-old, who made more than 500 appearances for Barca during a trophy-laden playing career, ...

Ogbeta was due to start against the Valiants but had issues in the warm-up and was replaced by Randell Williams at left wing-back. Ian Evatt confirmed that it was nothing serious ...

Norovirus, also known as “winter vomiting disease”, has broken out at Royal Bolton Hospital. The outbreak is believed to have hit six wards at the Minerva Road hospital, where staff have asked all ...

Ahmed Alid stabbed Terence Carney six times in Hartlepool town centre on October 15 – eight days after Hamas attacked Israel.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Here, the PA news agency sets out the details of the plan, the political response and the historical background on how the railways have been run. Labour has described its plans announced on Thursday ...

The Prince of Wales toured an urban farm during his visit to the West Midlands, meeting staff involved in its work to provide mental health support and holiday activities to young people. William ...

Three police vans were spotted in Bolton town centre this afternoon as they hunted children who were "missing".

Child serial killer Lucy Letby faces a wait to discover the outcome of her bid to challenge her convictions at the Court of Appeal. Letby’s lawyers asked senior judges for the green light to bring an ...