Bradford’s tenure as the UK City of Culture in 2025 has started with a specular event, including magic from Steven Frayne, who told crowds how proud he was to come from the city.

Britain has enough gas, the network operator has said after warnings that stores are at “concerningly low” levels. National Gas said on Friday that supplies remain “healthy” and that Britain is ...

Harry Potter star Warwick Davis will be given Bafta’s highest honour at its annual film awards. The actor, 54, is to be next month awarded the Bafta Fellowship, which recognises “those who have made ...

The Rugby Football Union has agreed to hold a special general meeting after the Six Nations when chief executive Bill Sweeney will face calls for his removal.

The Welsh actor has reportedly lost his home in the Pacific Palisades fire, the largest raging within the LA area.

Port Talbot’s troubled steelworks will serve as an unlikely backdrop to a story of rugby league success against the odds on Sunday when Aberavon Fighting Irish return to the Challenge Cup for the ...

London will stage home games for the New York Jets, Cleveland Browns and Jacksonville Jaguars during the 2025 NFL regular season. Tottenham Hotspur Stadium will host home games for the Jets and the ...

A SERIAL offender has been jailed for throwing bricks through his ex's house in Kilwinning. Gary Gunion terrorised his former partner by repeatedly making phone calls and sending text messages on May ...

With 21 county councils and 10 unitary authorities due to hold elections this May, some have sought to delay them to allow time to develop proposals on reorganisation. They include Surrey, Oxfordshire ...

Laurence “Laurie” Holloway, a former musical director on Strictly Come Dancing and talk show Parkinson, has died aged 86, his family have confirmed. The English composer, who started off as a pianist ...

The 55-year-old former Hull, Bradford and Aberdeen striker was diagnosed with stage two dementia last year but it only came to light on Friday morning, with ex-Manchester United defender David May ...

A Kilwinning woman who threatened to stab two men before going on to assault a police officer is awaiting sentence.