Rory McIlroy mixed the majestic with the mediocre as his roller-coaster Open at Royal Portrush continued on the second day. The Northern Irishman, from an hour down the road in Holywood, began the day ...

Gregor Townsend praised his Scotland players for showing their “true identity” after they bounced back from defeat to round off their Pacific Tour with an emphatic victory over Samoa. Seven different ...

Between 20 and 40mm of rain could fall in one hour in the amber warning zone, going up to 70 to 100mm in just a few hours where heavy downpours persist. “Torrential rain, with thunderstorms in places, ...

A doctor and her husband who made almost £8,000 out of “sheer greed” selling PPE stolen from the NHS during the early months of the Covid-19 pandemic have been jailed for 10 months each.

Johnny Sexton insists Finn Russell’s “flash” skills are matched by the defensive steel needed from the British and Irish Lions fly-half to weather the storm coming his way in Brisbane.

A SEX offender who was challenged by a woman after he walked into a house he was banned from reacted angrily, spitting into her face.

Taiwan will not provoke a confrontation with China, the self-ruled island’s vice president has said, lamenting Beijing’s “aggressive military posturing” against the island democracy that China claims ...