GfK’s long-running Consumer Confidence Index increased by two points in October – although it still languishes at minus 17.

Oscar Piastri admits he is surprised at how Max Verstappen has charged into the world championship fight. After Piastri’s win ...

Aston Villa boss Unai Emery said his side have to become more clinical from the penalty spot after a shock Europa League ...

Plans to turn a Hylton Road flat into a house in multiple occupation have been refused by Sunderland City Council.

Former Manchester United team-mate Phil Bardsley knocked out Rooney after an impromptu sparring match in the kitchen went wrong following an afternoon at the pub. A video of Rooney hitting the deck ...

The Prime Minister will announce that a UK missile-building programme has been accelerated to deliver an extra 140 air defence missiles this winter.

Manchester United’s all-time top scorer and England’s most capped outfield men’s player enters his forties on Friday.

The Scottish Affairs Committee also said the Scottish and UK governments should have acted sooner to prepare for job losses at Grangemouth.

Heather Humphreys is a Presbyterian who was raised on a rural farm near the border and became a popular minister who made a bid for the Irish presidency. The 64-year-old mother-of-two met her husband ...

Rooney turns 40 still holding Manchester United’s scoring record and second to Harry Kane for England, but has been less successful in management.

Projections from this summer showed the Ministry of Defence (MoD) was set to spend £2.6 billion more this year than agreed with the Treasury. The department was seeking cost-saving measures such as ...

The four-time world champion has roared back into title contention after winning three of the last four races.