Dorothea Barron, 100, said she swapped her school uniform for a naval uniform in 1943, despite being below the 5ft 3in ...

Vote counting has begun in Australia’s general election after polling stations closed in the country’s populous eastern ...

Ruling Court held off big-race favourite Field Of Gold to give Charlie Appleby his third Betfred 2000 Guineas win in four years at Newmarket.

Aston Villa boss Unai Emery said his side will keep on fighting for Champions League qualification after boosting their chances with a 1-0 win over Fulham. Villa, who made the quarter-finals of this ...

Jonathan Portman’s five-year-old won the Cornwallis over track and trip as a juvenile and ended last season by scooping Listed honours at Ascot, but put himself in the picture for all the major ...

Ross McCrorie’s double kicked off a party for both sets of fans at Ashton Gate as Bristol City recovered from two goals down to draw 2-2 with Preston and clinch a Sky Bet Championship play-off place.

But do you know the best time of day to mow your lawn? Mowing at the wrong time can cause damage to the grass and increase the risk of disease, according to an expert. Chris McIlroy at The Grass ...

The Government’s Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill does not include a route to allow academies to return to local authority oversight.

Youri Tielemans’ first-half goal saw Aston Villa boost their chances of a Champions League return with a crunch 1-0 victory over Fulham. Villa, who made the quarter-finals of this season’s competition ...

Mark Fairhurst of the Prison Officers’ Association said overcrowding and violence were his members’ key concerns.

Sir Keir Starmer has congratulated his Australian counterpart on winning a second term in office, saying the close ties between the two countries show “long-distance friendships can be the strongest”.