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.

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’.

Father-of-two Joel Verite, 26, was among the first on the scene as Southport killer Axel Rudakubana launched his attack.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex watched the ceremony, cheering on the performers and competitors when they took to the stage.

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 ...

Minister Andrew Gwynne has become the fourth high-profile figure to leave Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour Government since the party’s election victory in July last year.

Rapper Example and EastEnders star Natalie Cassidy have missed out on a place in The Masked Singer final after being eliminated from the ITV reality show.

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

Protesters against the proposed Chinese “mega-embassy” in London clashed with police less than an hour after senior Conservatives addressed the crowd. More than 1,000 people gathered outside the ...

Daniel Udoh and Adam Reach both saw their penalties saved by Freddie Woodman in the shoot-out defeat to Preston.

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 ...

New boss Steven Schumacher labelled his first home match in charge “a crazy game” as Bolton came from 3-1 down to beat 10-man Crawley 4-3 with an own goal nine minutes into stoppage-time. Defender ...