Zoos will be required to give animals more enclosure space as “long overdue” welfare reforms come into place. The Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) said new standards published ...

Former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp criticised the club’s fans for booing Trent Alexander-Arnold after admitting he had never been so disappointed in their actions.

Sir Simon Case, who stood down as Cabinet secretary in December, made the warning in his first major interview since leaving the job.

The scheme is expected to be expanded nationally to dozens of locations as part of a ten-year NHS plan to be published this summer.

Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca insists players “are not machines” and suggested physical and mental health could be put at risk by FIFA’s Club World Cup.

England boss Thomas Tuchel has warned Trent Alexander-Arnold he could cost his country World Cup glory unless he improves defensively. Alexander-Arnold has been named in Tuchel’s squad for the ...

Jeremy Corbyn has criticised Sir Keir Starmer for using the phrase “island of strangers” in a major immigration announcement. The former Labour leader, now an independent MP after he lost the party ...

Bath stayed on course for a possible trophy treble after beating Lyon 37-12 to lift the EPCR Challenge Cup in Cardiff. It was Bath’s first major silverware since they won the same competition in 2008 ...

Em Arlott and Nat Sciver-Brunt starred as England claimed another dominant win to complete a series victory over the West Indies. Having won the first Twenty20 international by eight wickets on ...

George Hill’s five-wicket haul helped Yorkshire bowl out Rothesay County Championship leaders Nottinghamshire for 228 on the opening day of their match at Headingley.

Manchester United missed out on the title to Bayern Munich at the inaugural World Sevens tournament in Portugal. Marc Skinner’s side defeated Manchester City 2-0 in the semi-finals and took the lead ...

Liverpool’s pursuit of Florian Wirtz has taken a significant step forward after the club approached Bayer Leverkusen, the PA news agency understands. The club have held an interest in the 22-year-old ...