A Cabinet minister has rejected the idea that Sir Keir Starmer’s pledge to recognise a Palestinian state is gesture politics, as the Prime Minister faced pushback from Israel over his decision. Heidi ...

Bayern Munich have completed the signing of Colombia forward Luis Diaz from Liverpool on a four-year deal. A fee which the PA news agency understands to be £65million was agreed on Sunday after the ...

European champions England will face China at Wembley in November, the Football Association has announced. The match on November 29 will pit the Euro 2025 winners against the Asian champions as China ...

National Lottery sales and payouts will pause for around 36 hours this weekend to make way for the biggest technology upgrade in the game’s 31-year history. All draw game sales and prize claims will ...

Gary Neville believes English football has an opportunity to be more ‘social’ and protect the unique pyramid that makes it so special ...

Heidi Alexander has doubled down on her fellow Cabinet minister’s claim that Nigel Farage is on the side of “people like Jimmy Savile”. The Reform UK leader is “happy for there to be a free for all on ...

Rory Deighton, from the NHS Confederation, which represents NHS organisations, said: “Many patients will not have experienced any disruption whatsoever to their care and that is thanks to the NHS ...

Santander UK revealed more than 2,000 roles have been cut amid an ongoing cost-saving overhaul as it reported a drop in half-year profits.

It was confirmed in April that the 50m breaststroke would be one of three disciplines added for the Games in three years’ time.

The group also revealed that it was about halfway through its efforts to save 1.5 billion US billion (£1.1 billion) worth of yearly costs.

Rescuers have resumed efforts to reach injured German Olympic gold medallist Laura Dahlmeier on a peak in northern Pakistan, officials said.

One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded has struck Russia’s far east, an 8.8-magnitude tremor that caused tsunami waves in Japan and Alaska and prompted warnings for Hawaii, North and Central ...