The Irish sports and tourism minister said it was a vote of confidence in Ireland’s ability to host major events.

The family of a five-year-old boy who died after a large mirror, which had not been securely installed, fell on to him in a department store said they “hope that this tragedy is never repeated”.

Hughie Morrison is going in search of more handicap glory with Secret Squirrel in the valuable William Hill Hurdle at Newbury. The six-year-old took home the £57,000 on offer for winning the Fitzdares ...

Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner feels Ben Chilwell can hit the ground running after looking to kick-start his career with a loan move away from Chelsea. The versatile 28-year-old joined the Eagles ...

Henry de Bromhead believes an upturn in stable form is just around the corner, as he begins to finalise running plans for next month’s Cheltenham Festival.

Britain’s former ambassador to the US has been appointed special envoy to the Western Balkans as the UK prepares to host a major European summit with leaders from the region. Foreign Secretary David ...

Several thousand high school and university students blocked traffic in central Athens on Friday in an anti-government protest against delays in an investigation into a 2023 rail disaster that claimed ...

Forced leave began worldwide on Friday for most employees of the US Agency for International Development (USAid), as federal ...

A detective sergeant has been jailed for 18 months for sexual assaults on two colleagues. Richard Mills, 42, an officer for Greater Manchester Police since 2006, was found guilty after a trial of ...

A small aircraft crashed on a street in Sao Paulo, Brazil’s largest city, killing at least two passengers, the local firefighter corps said in a statement. The plane went down in the Barra Funda ...

Dixon will be on the Matchroom NXTGEN card at Planet Ice in Altrincham on Friday, March 28, when GB Olympian Pat Brown will make his professional debut backed by an army of support. "The last time out ...

Rory Sutherland will make his first Six Nations start in three years after being selected ahead of Pierre Schoeman at loosehead for Scotland in Sunday’s Guinness Six Nations showdown with Ireland at ...