A surfing competition with a difference drew thousands of spectators to a beach near San Francisco, as dogs of all sizes took to the waves. Labs, terriers and spaniels were among dozens of dogs riding ...

Labour MP Sir Chris Bryant says he was sexually abused as a teenager by the head of the National Youth Theatre, Michael Croft. Sir Chris said Mr Croft, who died in 1986, had invited him to dinner ...

Rescue teams are continuing efforts to reach a group of miners trapped inside a copper mine in Chile that collapsed during a moderate earthquake. The mine’s director confirmed on Saturday that the ...

Newcastle manager Eddie Howe has admitted the situation surrounding unsettled striker Alexander Isak is “far from ideal”. The Magpies rejected a £110million bid for the Sweden international on Friday ...

Rescue teams have found a body inside a section of a copper mine in Chile that collapsed two days earlier during a moderate earthquake, the mine’s director said on Saturday. Rescuers have been trying ...

A watchdog has appointed interim managers to take over the running of an animal charity linked to Boris Johnson’s wife. The Aspinall Foundation is facing an investigation by the Charity Commission ...

The ground record at the Kia Oval stands at 263 and has stood since 1902 and an already epic challenge became even more difficult when Zak Crawley was cleaned up by a perfect Mohammed Siraj yorker ...

The minister for safeguarding and violence against women and girls said the country has been reliant on the charity of women for years.

There was no jackpot winner in Saturday’s National Lottery Lotto draw, meaning Wednesday’s top prize is an estimated £5.3 million. The winning Lotto numbers were 01, 05, 10, 30, 33, 50, and the bonus ...

The Home Secretary plans to introduce a fast-track scheme to tackle the asylum backlog that aims to turn around decisions within weeks. Yvette Cooper said Labour was planning a “major overhaul” of the ...

Lucy Hargreaves, 22, was asleep on the sofa when three men burst into her home in Walton, Liverpool, on August 3 2005 and fatally injured her.

Boss Alex Revell praised the contribution of two-goal Jamie Reid as Stevenage came from an early goal down to beat Blackpool 3-2 in Skybet League One. Dan Kemp netted Stevenage’s other goal in his ...