A fast-growing brush fire has forced thousands of people to evacuate a mountainous area north of Los Angeles. The Canyon Fire ...

The group, known for their provocative lyrics and championing of the Irish language, have had several shows cancelled in recent months.

Scottish First Minister John Swinney has praised the work done by Sir Chris Hoy to raise awareness of prostate cancer following a meeting at Bute House. The champion cyclist, along with his wife Lady ...

The fashion chain is to close a raft of high street stores after a court judge approved its restructuring plan.

The last of 72,000 homes which lost power during Storm Floris have been reconnected after five days. Power network Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) said the storm was “exceptional” ...

Henrik Pedersen accepts it will be difficult for his Sheffield Wednesday players to focus on Sunday’s task at hand after a chaotic past few months. Wednesday are under a number of Football ...

The world champion was looking like he would exit a World Series event at the first hurdle for the first time.

A man who raped and murdered his ex-fiancee at a luxury hotel in Surrey has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 28 years, as the woman’s family branded him an “evil, controlling, manipulative ...

Bastille and Damon Albarn are among the artists announced to be playing at Brian Eno’s Together For Palestine benefit concert. The event, which is being staged to express solidarity with the ...

Tubridy left Ireland’s national broadcaster following weeks of controversy relating to the organisation publicly under-reporting payments to him.

Other major events including the Community Shield match between Liverpool and Crystal Palace at Wembley are also taking place in London.

Parviz Jafari, 45, is accused of stealing flowers from Broad Street in Birmingham following the death of Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne.