Keighley Cougars announced a new signing on Boxing Day, with Jack Gillard about to come over having progressed through the ranks at Sydney Roosters.

Arsenal moved back up to second in the Premier League with a 1-0 home victory over Ipswich – their first fixture without Saka since his injury.

Gavin And Stacey star Ruth Jones is reprising her role as Vanessa “Nessa” Jenkins to read Radio 4’s Shipping Forecast as the programme celebrates its centenary on the BBC on New Year’s Day.

World number one Luke Humphries continued his bid for back-to-back World Championship titles after easing through to the last 16. While there was high drama in Alexandra Palace on the first day back ...

A brown bear in Kent receiving life-saving brain surgery and the “Hardest Geezer” running the entire length of Africa were among the most eye-catching uplifting moments of 2024. Here, the PA news ...

Reform UK’s Nigel Farage says he will spend the next couple of days weighing up possible action against Kemi Badenoch.

A 49-year-old man is to appear in court charged with two counts of murder after two women died following a suspected stabbing in Milton Keynes on Christmas Day. Jazwell Brown, of Santa Cruz Avenue, ...

A decades-long dispute over the ownership of the cannons included many twists, including concerns that they could be targetted by the ...

Irish officials were worried that a US decision to designate the Real IRA (RIRA) as a foreign terrorist organisation might help recruitment for the paramilitary group. Just years after the signing of ...

Concerns were raised about a former chief justice of Northern Ireland over allegations he “dislikes Jews as much as he dislikes Catholics”, according to newly released confidential documents. Mr ...

US President-elect Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Friday to pause the potential TikTok ban from going into effect until his administration can pursue a “political resolution” to the issue.

In their final fixture of 2024, Kai Havertz scored the only goal of the game midway through the opening period. Arsenal’s victory takes them back to within six points of leaders Liverpool, having ...