An event hosted by Nicola Sturgeon and Val McDermid celebrating their love of books will also include a bestselling thriller author and a comedian. Val McDermid and Nicola Sturgeon’s In The Company of ...

Inspired by fellow Welshman Ray Reardon, who won six world titles between 1970 and 1978, Griffiths turned professional and sparked the era that would see snooker’s finest become the most recognisable ...

Former world snooker champion Terry Griffiths has died at age of 77 after a long battle with dementia, his family has confirmed. Griffiths came through the qualifying rounds to win the 1979 Crucible ...

The Oscar-winning screenwriter Marshall Brickman, whose wide-ranging career spanned some of Woody Allen’s best films and the Broadway musical Jersey Boys, has died aged 85. Brickman died on Friday in ...

Judd Trump was forced to work overtime to end his 13-year wait for a second UK Championship title after shrugging off the dogged challenge of Barry Hawkins in York.

Judd Trump beat Barry Hawkins to win the UK Snooker Championship in York (Mike Egerton/PA) Hawkins, who has now lost in four ‘triple crown’ finals, admitted: “If someone had said I’d get to the final ...

Radio presenter Dean McCullough has become the second contestant to be eliminated from I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! 2024 following a public vote.

Fewer than 3% of the UK’s hospitals have accepted a free portrait of the King after more than 20,500 were made available following his coronation. The scheme was launched in November 2023, and was ...

The Houston Texans kept their play-off hopes on track with a 23-20 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars but only after knocking Jags quarterback Trevor Lawrence out of the game. Azeez Al-Shaair’s illegal ...

A furious Max Verstappen said he has “lost all respect” for George Russell and accused him of being two-faced after the drivers were involved in a public spat ahead of Sunday’s Qatar Grand Prix.

Lewis Hamilton demanded to be withdrawn from Sunday’s Qatar Grand Prix in the penultimate episode of his drawn-out divorce from Mercedes.

An early strike from Cody Gakpo and a second-half Mohamed Salah penalty at Anfield condemned City to a fourth successive Premier League defeat.