James ‘Jim’ Wren survived the sinking of HMS Repulse in December 1941 after it was torpedoed in the South China Sea.

It took 20 months to hit the milestone under Rishi Sunak’s premiership compared with 13 months under Sir Keir Starmer.

More than 50,000 migrants have arrived in the UK after crossing the English Channel since Labour won the 2024 general election. Home Office figures showed 474 migrants arrived by small boat on Monday.

A community in Co Down has been “shaken and upset deeply” by the attack on a priest and the death of a man at the weekend, Bishop Alan McGuckian has said. Father John Murray was struck on the head in ...

Sky Sports will take steps to ensure Roy Keane does not have to face hostile fans at Premier League matches. A 43-year-old Arsenal fan was convicted of headbutting Keane at a match at the Emirates ...

The 25-year-old Sweden international was the subject of a rejected £110million bid from Premier League champions Liverpool.

Wildfires burned in parts of Europe on Tuesday as millions of people across the continent struggled to adapt to the new reality: record summer heat. Europe – where temperatures in some areas were ...

Everything will need to go to plan for Porta Fortuna to make her comeback in the Coolmore America “Justify” Matron Stakes on September 13. Donnacha O’Brien’s stable star has been absent since making a ...

Fewer students who are receiving their post-16 results this summer met the entry requirements for A-level courses two years ago, Ucas’s ...

The European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites and the European Space Agency are leading the scheme.

Flashing LED mouthguards will be used at the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 in the latest development for player welfare.