Police forces need to make decisions locally on how many officers to have, a minister has said after some warned of funding pressures. Policing minister Dame Diana Johnson said she was “not pretending ...

Leading racehorse owner John Hales has died at the age of 85. Hales, who made his money through the Golden Bear Toys company he co-founded in 1979, which went on to produce products from major ...

Chelsea agreed a world-record deal to sign USA defender Naomi Girma for around £900,000 and also signed Keira Walsh from Barcelona on deadline day.

Efforts are continuing to free a whale which has become entangled in a rope at a fish farm off the Isle of Skye. A member of the public spotted the humpback in difficulty and contacted British Divers ...

Henrietta and Eliza Huszti, 32, vanished on January 7 in Aberdeen and were last seen near the River Dee at 2am.

Former world champion Michael Smith has revealed he is suffering from arthritis in his right hand and is set to see a specialist. Smith’s form has dropped off rapidly since winning the world title in ...