With humility and compassion for the poor and disadvantaged, Pope Francis led the Roman Catholic Church from his ordination ...

Joe O’Connor missed out on a maximum but chiselled a 5-4 advantage over John Higgins after the opening session of their World Snooker Championship first-round clash that is due to conclude on Monday ...

Police have closed the entirety of Burnley Road in Rawtenstall after a crash.

Woking extended their unbeaten run in the Vanarama National League to seven games with a comfortable 3-0 win over Aldershot at the Laithwaite Community Stadium. All three goals came inside the first ...

Crowds of mourners gathered at Westminster Cathedral in central London to pay tribute to Pope Francis, after his death was announced by the Vatican on Monday morning. Father Patrick van der Vorst led ...

The BBC has also made a number of changes to its schedule this evening, with EastEnders airing at the earlier time of 6:50pm, instead of the usual 7:30pm. The episode will then be followed by the ...

Rovers beat Sunderland 5-1 on Easter Monday last season to help secure their Championship status. The visitors haven't won three league games in a row since their six-match winning run in December.

Pep Guardiola has urged Manchester City fans to bring the noise and treat their remaining five Premier League games as cup finals. After winning the last four league titles during an unprecedented ...

Nevertheless, there are always front-runners, known as “papabile”, who have at least some of the qualities considered necessary to be pope – much like those depicted in last year’s Oscar-nominated ...

Blackburn Rovers Women took another important step to preserve their Championship status after a goalless draw at bottom club Sheffield United. Rovers are now five points clear of the Blades, who ...

Leandro Trossard hopes his double in Arsenal’s 4-0 win at Ipswich sent a timely reminder to manager Mikel Arteta ahead of next week’s Champions League semi-final against Paris St Germain. Trossard ...

Suzanne Cherry, 62, was struck by a Nissan van at Aston Wood Golf Club in Shenstone, near Sutton Coldfield, on April 11 and died four days later.