Kyren Wilson shrugged off a slow start to take a commanding lead over Lei Peifan at the end of the opening session of the World Snooker Championship in Sheffield.

Mazyar Azarbonyad, 20, was taking a woman out for a first date when the crash took place near the Denton roundabout on April 9.

Pubs will be able to stay open until 1am on May 8 to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day, as ordered by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.

Liverpool will claim the title with five matches remaining if Arsenal lose against Ipswich at Portman Road and they see off Leicester on Sunday.

Francis and Mr Vance have tangled over migration and the Trump administration’s plans to deport migrants en masse. Francis has made caring for migrants a hallmark of his papacy and his progressive ...

Lancashire Constabulary said officers were called to a report of criminal damage to the church building and a number of gravestones in Leyland.

Rebecca Curtis’ Cheltenham Festival winner Haiti Couleurs is clear favourite with the sponsors after a maximum field of 30 were declared for Monday’s Boylesports Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse.