An outbreak of a contagious disease in a herd in the Col des Saisies means the race will now bypass two scheduled climbs.

Consumer confidence weakened slightly in July amid concerns from shoppers that they could face potential future tax rises, according to new figures. GfK’s long-running Consumer Confidence Index ...

Championship leader Oscar Piastri set the early pace in practice for the Belgian Grand Prix – as Lando Norris finished half-a-second behind his title rival. Piastri, who holds an eight-point lead over ...

A fresh wave of strikes has been announced by drivers at a train company in a long-running dispute over the sacking of a colleague. Members of Aslef at Hull Trains have voted to continue taking ...

Northern Ireland’s First Minister Michelle O’Neill has said it is with regret that she will stay away from Belfast Pride this year. It comes after the Belfast Pride organisers asked political parties ...

Lake Forest may miss next week’s Qatar Goodwood Festival, with alternative summer targets in the reckoning. The No Nay Never colt, who is trained by William Haggas, was the winner of the Gimcrack as a ...

An affidavit, signed by Flatley’s solicitor Maxwell Mooney, was submitted to the court stating that the Irish-American is “to seek nominations to run for president of Ireland”. Lord Of The Dance star ...

Ceitidh Ainsworth has been inspired to chase her goals after representing Scotland at the Six Nations Women’s Summer Series.   This ...

A former HGV driver has become a millionaire after more than 30 years of playing the National Lottery. Ally Gilmour, 57, had to give up work due to ill health but has now won £1,000,000 after matching ...

England batter Joe Root moved up to third on the all-time Test run-scorers’ list on Friday, leaping above India’s Rahul Dravid and South Africa’s Jacques Kallis. Already England’s most prolific ...

The Home Office has said it is working to close hotels and “restore order” after a council unanimously voted to urge the Government to shut a hotel housing asylum seekers following a series of ...

Shona Stevens, 31, died three days after being found with serious injuries near her home in North Ayrshire in 1994.