Palladium was an easy-to-back 8-15 favourite under Nico de Boinville for division two of the Pertemps Network Maiden Hurdle, jumping well throughout behind the pacesetting pair of Taxus Baccata and ...

SAINSBURY'S has said it will shut its remaining 61 in-store cafes as part of a major overhaul - with six closing in the West Midlands. The closures are part of plans by the UK’s largest supermarket ...

Northern Ireland’s leaders have urged the public to stay at home ahead of expected severe weather in the region across Friday. All schools in Northern Ireland have been advised to close on Friday amid ...

Deep sadness has been expressed following the death of Belfast poet Michael Longley. Mr Longley died at the age of 85 in hospital on Wednesday.

Some 3.4 million people have around a week left to file their tax return or face potential penalties. HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is reminding people to file on time or risk missing the January 31 ...

Cheltenham are likely to miss the worst of the weather as Storm Eowyn strikes on Friday ahead of Festival Trials Day on Saturday. The card is the final meeting at the track before the Festival and ...

Celtic are the last team with a play-off place already secure but victory would see them seeded for that round – potentially at the expense of European powers such as Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, ...

Micheal Martin has received the backing of the Irish parliament to be nominated as the country’s next premier. Parliamentarians voted 95 to 76 in support of the nomination of the Fianna Fail leader, ...

Proposals for a new approach involving independent bodies have been published ahead of a Synod vote in February.

A sale of Jeff Beck guitars and other items from his collection have sold for a total of £8.73 million at auction. More than 130 guitars along with amps and pedals from the guitarist’s almost ...

Hundreds of schools will close and police have warned people not to travel in the areas affected by a rare red “danger to life” high wind weather warning issued for parts of Scotland on Friday.

The last time the UK experienced a T7 tornado (strongly devastating winds) was December 8 1954 when it hit Gunnersbury in London. Meanwhile, the most recent T6 tornado (moderately devastating) was on ...