The Church of England is gathering at what has been described as a time of “unprecedented crisis” for the first General Synod since the archbishop of Canterbury’s resignation.

Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca said “big clubs” are able to win games 1-0 as he branded his side’s FA Cup exit at Brighton a “big shame”. The Blues were gifted a fifth-minute advantage in the fourth-round ...

The families of two of three girls murdered at a dance class in Southport have told of the moment they heard ‘something awful has happened’.

He had been treated at Belfast’s Royal Victoria Hospital after his defeat to Welshman Nathan Howells at the Ulster Hall last Saturday.

Real Madrid stayed a point ahead of Atletico Madrid at the top of LaLiga as Kylian Mbappe’s equaliser earned the champions a 1-1 draw in Saturday’s derby at the Bernabeu. Julian Alvarez had put ...

Kaoru Mitoma struck a second-half winner as Brighton overcame a calamitous own goal from Bart Verbruggen to book a place in the FA Cup fifth round with a 2-1 win over Chelsea. Enzo Maresca’s Blues ...

Andrew Gwynne, the MP for Gorton and Denton, has been sacked as health minister and suspended from the Labour Party. He reportedly posted sexist comments about Angela Rayner, racist remarks about ...

Belfast boxer John Cooney has died, his promoter Mark Dunlop has announced. A statement on Monday said that the 28-year-old was in intensive care following his defeat to Welshman Nathan Howells at the ...

Lee Bell expects to be “under scrutiny” after Crewe dropped out of the play-off zone following a resounding 3-0 home defeat at the hands of improving Newport.

Halifax got their National League play-off push back on track with a 2-1 win over Tamworth. The sixth-placed Shaymen were beaten at home by Fylde last time out, their first league defeat since ...

Oldham kept up their Vanarama National League promotion push with a 1-0 win at Solihull. The Latics – seeking a third straight league win – made a positive start, with captain Charlie Raglan forcing ...

After three defeats on the bounce, Watford looked set for a deserved win at the Stadium of Light as they responded to Luke O’Nien’s early Sunderland opener with a Tom Dele-Bashiru penalty and a ...