EXTRA trains will run between Manchester and Liverpool calling only at Lea Green and Newton-le-Willows stations from next month.

TWO thieves who robbed an 82-year-old man have been arrested trying to leave the country on the day they were due in court.

Wales are in Turkey for a potential Nations League group decider on Saturday evening. The Dragons trail Group B4 leaders Turkey by two points heading into the final round of fixtures. Here, the PA ...

The two-day festival is back at Victoria Park on the May bank holiday on May 24 and 25, 2025. And it has been confirmed James will headline on the Saturday night and Stereophonics on the Sunday night.

The Leonid meteor shower is set to delight stargazers, sending shooting stars streaking across the night sky. The Leonids – one of the more prolific annual displays – are usually fast, bright meteors ...

Erasmus also railed against South Africa having one less day of preparation than England, noted the confidence shown by wing Tommy Freeman in a home win and questioned whether the hosts are fit enough ...

The knife handle figure, discovered in the River Tyne near Corbridge in Northumberland, is thought to have been bought as a souvenir.

Japanese Princess Yuriko has died aged 101 after her health deteriorated recently, palace officials said. Yuriko was the wife of wartime Emperor Hirohito’s brother and the oldest member of the ...

The Home Office spent £15 million buying a derelict prison contaminated with asbestos amid political pressure to stop housing migrants in hotels, according to Whitehall’s spending watchdog.

The 51-year-old is undertaking the 300 miles of Radio 2’s Ultra Endurance Cycle Challenge on his dream childhood bike, the Raleigh Chopper.

A patient’s own blood could be used to help create a material potentially capable of repairing their broken bones, new research suggests. Scientists have transformed blood into a substance which ...

Ilya Lichtenstein masterminded one of the largest-ever thefts from a virtual currency exchange, according to prosecutors.