The UK does not “make as much use of open prisons” as it could, a former Conservative justice minister has suggested. David Gauke, who is leading the Government’s sentencing review, also told the ...

Two sailors taking part in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race have died at sea amid wild weather conditions. The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia (CYCA) in Sydney, which administers the race, said that a ...

Premier League leaders Liverpool ruthlessly exploited another slip by their title rivals to move seven points clear with a match in hand after a 3-1 win over Leicester.

Azerbaijan Airlines’ Embraer 190 was en route from Azerbaijan’s capital of Baku to the Russian city of Grozny in the North Caucasus on Wednesday when it was diverted for reasons still unclear and ...

Stock indexes drifted to a mixed finish on Wall Street on Thursday as some heavyweight technology and communications sector stocks offset gains elsewhere in the market. The S&P 500 fell less than 0.1% ...

A 49-year-old man from Milton Keynes was arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder and is in custody.

Ruben Amorim indicated Marcus Rashford is still not doing enough for his liking after leaving the forward out of Manchester United’s squad for a fourth straight game. The 27-year-old has not appeared ...

Ruben Amorim says misfiring Manchester United must find a way to “survive” a “tough moment” that he expects to continue well beyond the bruising Boxing Day defeat at Vitor Pereira’s Wolves.

The body of a woman has been found after a house fire in Norwich, police said. Officers were called to assist the fire service at 4.22am on Thursday following reports of the blaze at a residential ...

Nottingham Forest boss Nuno Espirito Santo says his side believe they can have a special season after enjoying a Boxing Day success over Tottenham. Anthony Elanga’s first-half goal saw Forest register ...

Manchester United’s struggles continued in a bruising Boxing Day defeat at Vitor Pereira’s resurgent Wolves as Matheus Cunha scored one and provided another after Bruno Fernandes saw red.

Boxing Day shopper footfall was down 7.9 across UK retail destinations by 5pm, in comparison to last year, MRI Software found.