Gregor Townsend backed Liam McConnell for a big future in a Scotland jersey after the burgeoning Edinburgh back-rower produced an “excellent” debut display in Saturday’s 13-try, 85-0 rout of the ...

John Healey insisted no decisions had been made on the final shape of the Budget to be delivered on November 26.

The Defence Secretary said the public would be updated on whether the incident was a terror attack as soon as the information was available.

Andy Farrell bemoaned mental lapses in Ireland’s defeat by New Zealand in Chicago. Ireland led 13-7 after an hour despite a controversial 20-minute red card for Tadhg Beirne but the All Blacks hit ...

Many passengers were eager to arrive into London on the high-speed train on Saturday night, but they would never make it that far.

The Burkina Faso striker’s goals came between Lawrence Shankland’s opener and Tomas Magnusson’s clincher in a 4-0 win.

Analysts and officials say that this year Moscow has shifted tactics, targeting specific regions and gas infrastructure.

Mohamed Salah scored his 250th Liverpool goal against Aston Villa on Saturday and equalled a Premier League record set by Wayne Rooney. Here, the PA news agency looks at the Liverpool star’s latest ...

One of the well-worn cliches about New Zealand is the country with a population of five million continues to outstrip more resourced nations. Will O’Rourke, Ben Sears, Lockie Ferguson, Adam Milne and ...

Joao Pedro has promised to take Chelsea team-mate Moses Caicedo out for dinner after he helped end his nine-game goal drought in Saturday’s 1-0 victory at Tottenham.

The Bank of England is widely expected to keep interest rates on hold next week but economists are bracing for a close-call decision with new economic data opening the door to a potential cut. The ...

England launched their autumn campaign with a comprehensive 25-7 victory over Australia at Allianz Stadium that extended their winning run to eight successive Tests. Here, the PA news agency looks at ...