Rory McIlroy put on a show for the thousands of fans who cheered his every move at his home Open at Royal Portrush as the Masters champion moved himself into contention on the first day.

Three people have been killed in an Israeli strike on Gaza’s only Catholic church, according to church officials. Several other people, including the parish priest, were injured.

There are parallels between the political conditions which faced Harold Wilson and Sir Keir Starmer’s current challenges.

It was fun on the fairways in Portrush as tens of thousands flocked to the north coast to see the world’s top golfers tee off on the first day of The Open. The crowds included actor James Nesbitt, US ...

Britain’s most powerful supercomputer has come online as the Government unveils plans for a major drive in AI research across the country. Technology Secretary Peter Kyle flicked the switch on the ...

Fairy Oak confirmed the promise of her fine effort at Royal Ascot with a narrow victory in the Irish EBF Median Sires Series Maiden at Leopardstown. Second on her Navan debut in early June, Michael ...

The series is produced by Rockerdale Studios, which said the same format will be repeated, where “no question is off the table and no topic is out of bounds”. The second series is due to air on ITV1, ...

Royal Fixation will aim to give her owners Opulence Thoroughbreds their first ever Group winner in the Sky Bet Lowther Stakes. The Ed Walker-trained filly won impressively on her debut at York before ...

The King has said the commitment of a major centre for Islamic study to “international co-operation” is more “imperative than ever in today’s world”.

Sandie Peggie has lodged a claim against NHS Fife and Dr Beth Upton, citing four clauses in the Equality Act 2010.

An 18-year-old man who was stabbed in the heart with a Rambo-style knife had given “grief” over a £20 cannabis debt to the friend of a teenager accused of his murder, a trial has heard. Jurors were ...

Defence sources have said that details of MI6 spies, SAS and special forces personnel were included in the spreadsheet.