Sir Mark Cavendish claimed victory in his final race as a professional cyclist. The 39-year-old produced a trademark sprint finish to cross the line first in the Tour de France Prudential Singapore ...

England are reeling from a last-gasp 42-37 defeat by Australia at Allianz Stadium that has left them searching for a first win of the 2024 Autumn Nations Series. Here the PA news agency looks at five ...

Mark Cavendish, the most successful sprinter in cycling history, has ended his career with a victory. The 39-year-old said on Saturday that this would be his final race before retirement, triumphed in ...

Hospitality bosses have told Rachel Reeves her changes to National Insurance are “regressive in their impact on lower earners”, it has ...

An Israeli air strike on the northern Gaza Strip has killed at least 17 people, according to local hospital officials. Dr Fadel Naim, director of the Al-Ahly Hospital in Gaza City, said nine women are ...

Jamie Oliver has apologised for a children’s book he wrote after it was criticised for causing offence to First Nation Australians.

Firefighters in southern California have gained ground on a wildfire that has ravaged more than 100 structures as gusty winds subsided. Evacuation orders have been downgraded to warnings for residents ...

The main tax rise in Rachel Reeves’s fiscal statement was a change to employers’ national insurance contributions.

The death toll from a bombing at a railway station in troubled south western Pakistan has risen to at least 26, officials ...

An official said ‘the Hamas political office no longer serves its purpose’, amid frustration over lack of progress on a ...

The original stars of the musical Wicked have reunited to join Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo for the Los Angeles premiere of the film version. Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth, who starred as ...

Visitors to the Lake District are racing to visit one of its ‘best kept secrets’ this Christmas. The Millerbeck Light Railway, found in Staveley-in-Cartmel near Newby Bridge, will be hosting two ...