A racehorse dubbed the country’s unluckiest thoroughbred has finally finished first after appealing for some royal luck.

Some 524kg of cocaine were found in a hire van outside a hotel in Lelley, East Yorkshire, the National Crime Agency said.

Classic American novel Of Mice And Men has been removed from the Welsh GCSE curriculum amid concerns about racism. The new English Language and Literature syllabus issued by the country’s largest exam ...

Singer Ellie Goulding has said she is “in awe” of the work of homelessness charity Crisis as she helped with its Christmas services. Goulding, 37, was at a London hotel on Monday, helping the charity ...

A man has died and a toddler was left critically injured following a crash involving a car and two pedestrians, police have said. It happened in West Street in the Worsbrough area of Barnsley at ...

Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip have killed at least 20 people, Palestinian medics said. One of the strikes hit a tent camp in the Muwasi area, an Israel-declared humanitarian zone, killing ...

The House Ethics Committee in the US has accused Florida Republican Matt Gaetz of “regularly” paying for sex, including with a 17-year-old girl, and purchasing and using illicit drugs all while he was ...

The Irish Department of Transport has said it will “take time” to determine any appropriate financial supports for hauliers affected by the closure of Holyhead Port. The busy ferry port in Anglesey, ...

A snowstorm across the Balkans has caused traffic disruption, closed schools and left thousands of homes without electricity in Croatia and Bosnia. The weather also hampered efforts in Slovenia to ...

The traditional songs of worship were part of the Victorian Christmas which featured in Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol.

A pilot has died after the light aircraft he was flying crashed near an airport. The emergency services were alerted to the crash near Fife Airport, Kinglassie, at about 11.40am on Monday. Police ...

The First Minister of Wales has said she is looking forward to watching Gavin And Stacey on Christmas Day. Eluned Morgan, the leader of the Welsh Government, will be looking to see “what’s occurring” ...