Sir Martyn Oliver’s comments came as persistent absence across state secondaries in England rose from 13 in 2018-19 to 24 in 2022-23.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is kicking off a Middle East tour in Israel on Sunday, as Arab leaders reel from President Donald Trump’s proposal to transfer the Palestinian population of the Gaza ...

Jockey Michael O’Sullivan has died as a result of the injuries he suffered in a fall at Thurles on February 6, the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board has announced. The 24-year-old was riding Wee ...

Hong Kong’s youngest celebrities, two six-month-old panda cubs, have met with their adoring fans in their first public appearance.

At least 18 people, including 14 women, were killed in a stampede at a railway station in India’s capital of New Delhi, the Press Trust of India news agency reported on Sunday.

Her comments come in the wake of US vice president JD Vance’s claims freedom of expression was ‘in retreat’ across the UK.

Mr Zelensky’s decision to reject a deal, at least for now, was described as ‘short-sighted’ by a senior White House official.

Davis, an ex-gang leader who is accused of orchestrating Shakur’s killing near the Las Vegas Strip, has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and has been jailed since his September 2023 arrest.

The mother of two murdered sisters said an apology from the Metropolitan Police “felt like a slap in the face”, after two officers were jailed for sharing photos of their bodies.

A man stabbed five people in southern Austria on Saturday in what police said was a random attack that left a 14-year-old dead and four others injured. The man, 23, was detained in the city of Villach ...

A lucky ticket-holder has won the £7.4 million Lotto jackpot by matching all six main numbers, the National Lottery has said. The winning numbers were 17, 31, 39, 46, 52, 57 and the bonus number was ...

Chancellor Olaf Scholz visited the scene of the attack on Saturday and laid a white rose at an improvised memorial.