Anders Rowe starred as Poole Pirates began their Championship defence with a home victory over Scunthorpe Scorpions.

Match of the Day host Gary Lineker has “apologised unreservedly” for a social media re-post which featured a picture of a rat saying he would “never knowingly share anything antisemitic”.

Eric Dier will join Ligue 1 side Monaco when his Bayern Munich contract expires on July 1. The 31-year-old defender made 20 league appearances in helping Bayern to the Bundesliga title this season, ...

A TV presenter who has accused a police officer of sexual misconduct has also claimed the detective investigating her complaint made inappropriate comments towards her, describing the police probe ...

Badar Khan Suri was arrested by masked, plain-clothed officers on the evening of March 17 outside his apartment complex in Arlington, Virginia.

The Justice Secretary has announced more emergency measures to curb prison overcrowding as she warned jails are on track to be down to “zero capacity” by November. Shabana Mahmood unveiled changes to ...

A prison officers’ union has called for urgent action after attacks at two jails left prison officers injured.

Mr Justice McAlinden, president of the Victims’ Payment Board, described the definition of the current scheme as “very restrictive”. He said he regrets that those who were bereaved in the Troubles are ...

There have been calls for legislation which would mean only qualified surgeons can conduct certain procedures.

Jack Draper was beaten 6-4 6-4 by world number three Carlos Alcaraz in the quarter-finals of the Italian Open. The British number one was looking to climb to fifth in the ATP rankings with a win, but ...

Christopher Herd, 48, was charged by Essex Police with one count of indecent exposure and three counts of upskirting on April 13. He will appear at Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court. Herd was arrested on ...

Official figures are forecast to show a bounce in the first quarter of the year, before April’s tax rises and Donald Trump’s tariff announcement.