MPs heard the Conservatives ‘mothballed’ part of the scheme after scrapping plans to build a high-speed line between Birmingham and Manchester.

Large parts of the UK continue to face yellow weather warnings for snow and ice on Thursday, with another ‘very cold night’ expected.

Former Scotland rugby union captain Stuart Hogg will be supervised for a year as an alternative to jail after he admitted abusing his estranged wife over the course of five years. He pleaded guilty to ...

The prince issued rare written words expressing his love for the princess on the day she turned 43 after her cancer diagnosis last year.

ED McGinty has left Oxford United to join Shamrock Rovers on a permanent basis for an undisclosed fee. The 25-year-old goalkeeper joined United from League of Ireland Premier Division side Sligo ...

The US president was scheduled to leave for Italy after giving the eulogy for former president Jimmy Carter at his funeral in ...

Temperatures in parts of Ireland dropped to minus 7.5C overnight while weather warnings remain in place. The lowest temperature was recorded by Met Eireann in Mullingar, Co Westmeath, in central ...

Former Scotland rugby union captain Stuart Hogg has been sentenced to a community payback order after he admitted abusing his estranged wife over the course of five years. He pleaded guilty to a ...

An Oxfordshire farmer has called the Government’s new deal for farmers “a load of rubbish”, at a protest in the city centre.

TOM Willis has been likened to one of the greatest All Black No.8s of all time – and now is his chance to prove it.

Two lynx which were illegally released in the Scottish Highlands have been successfully captured – with experts warning the creatures could have died if they had remained in the wild.