Joe Saumarez Smith has stood down from his role as chair of the British Horseracing Authority with immediate effect due to deteriorating health.

Harrison Ford has said his character in the new Captain America film should not be described as a “villain”, adding that the Red Hulk is a “complicated person”. The Star Wars actor, 82, plays US ...

A former RAF pilot who launched a charity which flies humanitarian aid to isolated communities has died, with his wife paying tribute to him having “lavished 103 years of love” into the world.

Strictly Come Dancing professional Vito Coppola has departed the show’s tour following an injury. The Italian dancer, 32, said he would be “cheering” on his 2024 Strictly partner Sarah Hadland, best ...

Israel has released 110 Palestinian prisoners after eight hostages in the Gaza Strip were freed by Hamas-led militants earlier in the day. It was a sometimes chaotic process that briefly called the ...

Mr Trump blamed previous administrations’ efforts to promote diversity at federal agencies for contributing to the crash.

The former head of a South African arts festival has been appointed chief executive of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society. Tony Lankester joins the society from Riverside Studios in Hammersmith, ...

The 45-year-old and his partner Gemma Watts, 49, have admitted murder and perverting the course of justice by dismembering Ms Mayhew’s body, distributing the parts at “various locations” and cleaning ...

The 34-year-old Edinburgh forward’s Test career appeared to be over after he was not selected for a single squad last year.

A man whose father, brother and sister died “in dreadful circumstances” has told MPs their sympathy “only goes so far” as he urged them to get on with the process to legalise assisted dying.

Ireland interim boss Simon Easterby expects Sam Prendergast and Jack Crowley to be long-term rivals for the team’s number 10 jersey but insists the former is the “right man” to start against England.

The bank is the latest large company to roll back its flexible working policies brought in during the Covid-19 pandemic.