THE RACE for British & Irish Lions Test places begins in Cardiff this weekend as Northampton Saints’ quartet of tourists get the chance ...

Mikel Arteta has admitted for the first time that he wants Thomas Partey to sign a new contract with Arsenal. The 31-year-old midfielder has been one of the club’s best performers this season, but his ...

Marian Beattie’s body was found at the bottom of a quarry after she attended Hadden’s Garage in Aughnacloy, Co Tyrone, on March 30 1973.

The latest decrease is the largest numerical drop for any 12-month period and the ONS said the decline has been driven by falling numbers of people coming to work and study in the UK. Long-term ...

The New York Times reported that a plane carrying eight deportees, in violation of a court order by a federal judge in Boston, stopped at Shannon Airport in Co Clare this week. The judge had barred ...

Prosecutors say there is ‘no basis to withdraw’ pending warrants for Mr Netanyahu and former defence minister Yoav Gallant amid an ...

Dermot Weld would prefer to see some rain at the Curragh ahead of Swelter’s bid for glory in Sunday’s Tattersalls Irish 1,000 Guineas.

Micky van de Ven was delighted to help Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou keep up his record of winning a trophy in his second season and silence the club’s doubters after they clinched Europa League ...

Exploring chemical castration for sex offenders is “worthwhile” as a way to reduce reoffending, the head of the independent sentencing review has said.

Alejandro Garnacho was non-committal over his Manchester United future after expressing annoyance at being named on the bench for the Europa League final loss to Tottenham.

Foreign Secretary David Lammy has condemned the “appalling” killing of two Israeli embassy staff members in Washington DC. The victims, a man and a woman, were leaving an event at the Capital Jewish ...

The 38-year-old leader of the hard-right Alliance for the Unity of Romanians had conceded defeat on Sunday after losing in the runoff to Nicusor Dan, the Bucharest mayor who obtained 53.6% of the vote ...