Sophie Hahn admits her opponents were simply too hot to handle after a lightning quick T38 200m World Championship final in New Delhi.

PLANS have been submitted to expand HMP Hindley to accommodate an additional 247 prisoners. The proposed development includes a new houseblock and an extension of both the gatehouse and segregation ...

A SURGE in seasonal illness is putting new pressure on health services. NHS North West has reported a rise in demand as children return to school and temperatures begin to drop, bringing with them the ...

A LADIES' bowling league presented a hospice with a £6,000 cheque. The Atherleigh Ladies Bowling League marked its 30th anniversary season by raising funds for Wigan & Leigh Hospice. The league ...

Nottingham Forest slumped to a 3-2 home defeat against Midtjylland in the Europa League – heaping more pressure on new boss Ange Postecoglou as his winless run continued. Aston Villa beat Feyenoord ...

The Met Office has warned of flooding across the country as the first named storm of the season brings wet and windy weather to the UK.

The Conservative leader said blows traded between Sir Keir Starmer and Nigel Farage were ‘not serious behaviour’.

From issues within the Church to wider political topics, the religious leader will be expected to speak on various subjects.

Women were first ordained priests in the Church in 1994, while the first female bishop appointments followed 20 years later in 2014.

Which’s analysis follows research finding that the world’s biggest banks significantly increased their fossil fuel finance in 2024.

The 105th archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, formally resigned in early January, having announced his intention to stand down two months earlier over failures in handling a safeguarding scandal.

The Institute for Fiscal Studies warned there is a risk that increases in spending on children will be followed by higher spending on young adults.