The Irish president Michael D Higgins will welcome the Princess Royal at his official residence in Dublin on Wednesday. Anne will visit Aras an Uachtarain (official residence) in the Irish capital, in ...

Oxford actor Hugh Laurie has been cast as Albus Dumbledore in a new Harry Potter series. The star was born in the city and grew up in Blackbird Leys before going on to star in projects such as Jeeves ...

Darwin Nunez is expected to be in Liverpool’s squad for the Community Shield on Sunday despite ongoing speculation about his future.

Broadcaster Jeff Stelling has vowed to join Hartlepool fans on the terraces amid an escalating row with the National League club’s owner.

The FTSE 100 firm’s primary listing is currently in London, although it is also listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. It listed in London 14 years ago in a blockbuster flotation.

The volume of work decreased for all three sub-sectors in July – civil engineering, commercial and residential construction.

Thousands of customers have spent a second night without power after Storm Floris swept in on Monday. Tens of thousands of people were left without power after high winds earlier in the week, which ...

US special envoy Steve Witkoff is holding talks with President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, days before the White House’s deadline for Russia to reach a peace deal with Ukraine or potentially face severe ...

Doug Chalmers said it was ‘inappropriate for the government of the day to seek to guide the work of the independent electoral commission’.

Drivers are experiencing serious delays travelling away from Oxford this morning following a traffic incident on the A34.

The Scottish musician said in a statement that ‘all shows planned from September onwards’ would be rescheduled.

Group chief executive Aki Hussain branded the California disaster the ‘largest wildfire insurance event in history’.