Australia head coach Andrew McDonald has suggested next week’s New Year Test in Sydney feels a diminished occasion, stating: “The Ashes were done at 3-0”.

He flew to the UK on Boxing Day and was reunited with his son, who lives in Brighton, after a travel ban was lifted.

Gus Atkinson has been ruled out of the final Ashes Test, leaving England three bowlers down as they close the series in Sydney.

Irish officials urged that the matter be raised with British officials in ‘strong terms’ with British authorities.

The earliest known coin minted in Scotland – almost 900 years ago – has been acquired for the nation after it was found by a metal detectorist.

A raft of major UK retail and hospitality brand shut down stores across the UK this year, amid pressure on consumer finances and rising costs.

More than 300 earthquakes have been recorded in the UK this year, according to the latest data. Among the most active regions were Perthshire and the western Highlands in Scotland, southern parts of ...

Posts have emerged dating back to 2010 in which the activist appears to call for violence towards Zionists and the police.

Opposition parties at Westminster all said their main priority for the coming year were the local and devolved elections in May.

Presenter Claudia Winkleman has said what happens in the upcoming series of hit BBC show The Traitors is “truly extraordinary”. Series four follows hot on the heels of the hugely popular celebrity ...

A report into a riot by English spectators at a football match between England and Ireland in Dublin in 1995 found pre-game safety decisions and information was “not clearly understood”, according to ...

Then-taoiseach John Bruton raised the issue with British prime minister John Major after several safety incidents over a short period in the 1990s.