The captives were handed over in staged ceremonies that the Red Cross and Israel have condemned as cruel and disrespectful.

Hamas abducted some 250 people in its October 7 2023 attack that triggered the war. More than 48,000 Palestinians in Gaza, ...

The Vatican carried on with its Holy Year celebrations without the pope on Saturday, as Pope Francis battled pneumonia and a ...

It was a disappointing first game in charge of Motherwell for Michael Wimmer, with the Steelmen now having lost six in a row.

Alan Sheehan’s second spell in caretaker charge of Swansea got off to a dream start after his side beat fellow managerless side Blackburn 3-0 at the Swansea.com Stadium.

I have lived in the city for 50 years. I am shocked by the sound of yet another chainsaw cutting down our trees. They were planted for us all to enjoy.

Thieves in France used a stolen bank card to buy a winning lottery ticket worth 500,000 euros (£414,000). But they vanished before cashing in – and now they are among the country’s most famous ...

Barnsley ended their six-game winless run with a 1-0 victory against neighbours Rotherham at New York Stadium. Boss Darrell Clarke had been under mounting pressure after seeing his side slip away from ...

Charlie Deutsch delivered a riding masterclass as he steered Katate Dori to a runaway victory in the Ladbrokes Trophy Handicap Chase. Trained by Sam Thomas, the seven-year-old arrived in fine heart ...

Police said ‘new information’ led them to arrest two men and a woman on suspicion of murdering Robert Scott Clive who disappeared in ...

Filip Marschall preserved the lead by keeping out Pressley’s far-post header before the interval and when Kyle Cameron’s high boot sent Adrien Thibaut sprawling in the box early in the second half, ...

Leaders Birmingham stretched their unbeaten League One run to 16 matches but had to settle for a hard-fought 0-0 draw at play-off contenders Reading. Neither side impressed in a cagey first period but ...