A flotilla of hundreds of historic ships is heading into Amsterdam, kicking off a five-day festival celebrating the Dutch ...

Nato defence chiefs are due to hold a virtual meeting, a senior alliance official said, as countries pushing for an end to Russia’s war on Ukraine devise possible future security guarantees for Kyiv ...

Martin spent five years at Leeds, including the first few months of current head coach Brad Arthur’s reign at the end of last season.

Minnie Hauk can be expected to swoop on yet more prey to claim York’s Pertemps Network Yorkshire Oaks. Aidan O’Brien’s daughter of Frankel has proved tough as teak this season and took her winning run ...

Aston Villa have confirmed winger Leon Bailey has joined Roma on a season-long loan deal with an option to buy. The 28-year-old will join up with the Serie A side who finished fifth in the league last ...

Each participant from the L35 6PG postcode, on Warrington Road, in Rainhill, have won a prize of £1,000 from the August 20 draw. Postcode Lottery supports a wide range of charities and causes across ...

Paul Sculthorpe gives his take on St Helens' win over Huddersfield and picks out Tristan Sailor and Morgan Knowles for praise ...

TRAINS have been cancelled in St Helens this morning due to a fault with the signalling system. The fault, between St Helens Central and Blackpool North, has today, Wednesday, seen morning commuters ...

FIRE crews were called to tackle a blaze at a Grade I-listed manor house last night (Tuesday, August 19). A spokesman for Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service said it was alerted to the fire at Woolton ...

The cap on regulated fare rises in England, Scotland and Wales is controlled by the UK, Scottish and Welsh governments respectively.

Workers at aircraft manufacturer Airbus are to stage a series of strikes in a dispute over pay. Unite said around 3,000 of its members will walk out for 10 days in September after they voted ...

There were three patient deaths, two of them as a result of complications linked to the outbreak at Royal Papworth Hospital in Cambridge.