Northern Rail and other operators brought prosecutions against passengers using the single justice procedure, despite not being permitted to do so.

The 35-year-old, captaining the side in the absence of Pat Cummins, needed just one run in Galle to reach the milestone in Galle.

Of the 426,116 calls to the ambulance service last year, 63,836 (15) were not a life-or-death emergency – an average of 175 calls a day.

Manchester United are set to make a decision before the end of the season on whether to redevelop Old Trafford or build a new stadium.

Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm will be built 15km off the Angus coast and the power will be delivered to an onshore substation at Cockenzie. Seventy-two turbines will be created, with two 85km cables ...

Noel George will be a keen observer of the Dublin Racing Festival this weekend, as he continues to deliberate over the Cheltenham Festival destination for his star chaser Il Est Francais.

Prayers, lion dances and firecrackers have marked the Year of the Snake as Lunar New Year festivals got under way around the world. The pop-pop-pop of firecrackers greeted the new year outside a ...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is due to support a number of major infrastructure schemes in a speech on growth on Wednesday. Heathrow airport in west London wants to build a third runway to raise capacity ...

Two Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire in the occupied West Bank, health officials said. A 23-year-old man was shot dead in Tulkarem and a 25-year-old man was killed in a strike on Jenin, ...

The supermarket reported rising profits after announcing 200 job cuts as part of a cost-saving plan earlier in January.

The Chancellor is due to set out policies on Wednesday to encourage economic growth, including an expected expansion of Heathrow airport.

SIXTY affordable homes could be built on the site of the former Wallyford Primary School. Twenty-four houses and 36 flats are planned for the area of land, under proposals from East Lothian Council.