Shaun Murphy believes he is well-placed to become a multiple world snooker champion after cruising through this year’s first round with a 10-4 win over qualifier Daniel Wells.

A former police officer who ran a paddleboarding company has been jailed for 10 years and six months after four people drowned during an excursion on a river in south-west Wales.

Wathnan Racing number one James Doyle will undergo surgery on the broken collarbone he sustained in a fall at Chelmsford last Friday, with William Buick and Mickael Barzalona poised to deputise on the ...

Mother-of-three Suzanne Cherry, 62, was hit at Aston Wood Golf Club by a van that was being chased by police, and died in hospital four days later.

A union has claimed its members will stop bus services in Scotland’s south and west as they stage seven days of strikes following an “unacceptable” pay offer. Unite said on Wednesday around 500 of its ...

Diane Durham, from West Yorkshire, is accused of posting a message on X which suggested an explosive was being carried to the palace on a train.

Universities UK will review the criteria used for contextual admissions to encourage greater consistency across the sector.

A teenage boy has become the sixth to be arrested after a fire tore through Eskimo Joe’s and Showroom Bar in Hartlepool last week.

There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries following the quake, which had a preliminary magnitude of 6.2.

Stargazers will be treated to a rare sight this week as Venus, Saturn and the Moon align to create a “smiley face” formation in the night sky. This rare alignment will be visible for about an hour at ...

Sunderland midfielder Adil Aouchiche has almost certainly played the final game of his loan spell at Portsmouth.

The next generation of North East cricketers will get a helping hand following the formation of a new charity in memory of Peterlee stalwart ...