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With Rachael Blackmore having announced her immediate retirement from riding, we look back on some of the defining moments of an exceptional career in the saddle. Blackmore celebrates becoming the ...

Sunderland boss Regis Le Bris has challenged his players to write themselves into the club’s rich history as they target a return to the Premier League via the drama of the play-offs.

Police are investigating a fire at Sir Keir Starmer ’s house in north London. A police cordon and officers, as well as investigators from London Fire Brigade, could be seen outside the Kentish Town ...

Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti has been confirmed as the next head coach of the Brazil national football team. The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) has announced the Italian, one of the most ...

Netflix comedy Kim’s Convenience, about a Toronto corner shop and its Korean owners, has become a stage show. Does it still ...

Jessica Harrington’s Futurity Trophy winner was all set to make his seasonal return in Sunday’s Poule d’Essai des Poulains at ParisLongchamp, won by Henri Matisse, but he was declared a non runner due ...

John Swinney says eradicating child poverty is his moral compass — so why were there no new measures in his Programme for Government?

Detainee killings were “routine”. Special forces would “search someone, handcuff them, then shoot them”. Once victims were dead, the handcuffs would be removed and weapons planted to make it seem they ...

Ange Postecoglou believes victory for Tottenham in the Europa League final could be a turning point for the club even if it may not be enough to prevent “white smoke” regarding his own future. Spurs ...

Hearts have identified Derek McInnes as the man they want to speak to about their managerial vacancy and they face St Johnstone on Wednesday.

The closure of long-stay institutional hospitals for people with learning disabilities was prioritised in the 1990s, with notable facilities ...