Football

Stuart Hogg arrested again for ‘breach of bail’ as rugby return hangs in the balance

Stuart Hogg has been arrested for a second time this year and will appear in court today.

The pictures that show Labour’s power-dressing makeover

The Labour leaders are on a mission. Yes, that one, but there’s also a sartorial strategy in play. They’re polishing up, they’re investing in sleeker suiting, are they readying for power by power dressing? Did you see Harriet Harman with her silvery bob and pale pink trouser suit on Laura Kuenssberg at the weekend? What a difference five years make...

Trans person took life outside hospital after ‘screaming for help’ – inquest

Trans person took life outside hospital after ‘screaming for help’ – inquest - Matty Sheldrick left A&E and hanged themselves in the grounds of Royal Sussex County Hospital having ‘lost all hope’ in November 2022.

Video: Woman Gets into Fight with Man After Complaint of “Too Many Children” on Board Plane

A woman started arguing with a man after hearing him complain that there were "too many children" on board a flight departing from JFK Airport in New York.

Wellington’s winter of discontent - Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup

OPINION: Dissatisfaction with the Wellington City Council has hit new highs.

Hezbollah fires over 200 rockets into Israel after killing of senior commander

Hezbollah fires over 200 rockets into Israel after killing of senior commander - The Lebanese Hezbollah group says it has launched over 200 rockets at several military bases in Israel in retaliation for a strike that killed one of its senior commanders

How China finally bounced back after the pandemic

The pandemic impacted tourism around the world, but possibly nowhere more than in China. By 2022, direct airline seat capacity from the country to the UK was down 97 per cent on pre-pandemic levels according to data from Visit Britain. The country remained effectively closed to foreign travellers until spring 2023, when it began reissuing visas to ...

Onepoto skipper James Thomson fined for Bay of Islands collision that destroyed historic ferry and injured captain

'The message for other skippers is, it is your responsibility to stay alert.'

Hamilton City councillor Andrew Bydder under investigation after expletive-laden rant

He made the comments in an online submission to Waipā District Council.

Reform would have won 94 seats if first-past-the-post was ditched

Under a 'proportional representation' (PR) voting system, Labour would still have come top but would have been denied a majority, while the Tories would have had 157 seats instead of 121.

British holidaymakers join legal action against resort after illness

Graham Lamont (pictured with his wife and daughter) travelled to the Riu Palace Santa Maria resort in Cape Verde last May and is still feeling the aftereffects of 'severe food poisoning' after he was struck down.

Former Home and Away actor Orpheus Pledger faces prison time for assaulting woman

The actor has pleaded guilty to four charges relating to assault.

Mother, 56, fights for her life in Spain after falling ill on holiday

Tracey Ellis, 56, from Kingston Park, Newcastle upon Tyne, was on holiday alone in Tenerife when she began experiencing excruciating stomach pains.

Veteran broadcaster Eamonn Mallie receives honorary doctorate from Ulster University

Veteran broadcaster Eamonn Mallie receives honorary doctorate from Ulster University

Aussie dad learns his fate after he was caught with meth in Bali

Troy Andrew Smith, 49, appeared in Denpasar District Court on Thursday, where a panel of judges sentenced him.

‘Sums up Welsh rugby’ – Insult to injury as Liam Williams cops headbutt in disallowed try celebration

Liam Williams gets on the wrong end of some friendly fire!

"I'm disgusted": 4 children drown and everyone just films

On June 19, the sea near Le Barcarès in the Pyrénées-Orientales region of France was particularly troubled. However, a 42-year-old Frenchman did not hesitate to dive into the water to save 4 poor children from drowning. Although considered a hero, Jérémy could not hide his disappointment and disgust in front of the press. He still cannot believe the passivity of the witnesses, after all, a lot of people preferred to stay on the beach to film the...

Melbourne daughter warns her dad’s killers: ‘We know who you are’

Two arsonists on the run after killing two men have been warned they will be caught.

Killer mom jailed for 1994 murder of her sons is giving phone sex to sugar daddies from prison

Killer mom jailed for 1994 murder of her sons is giving phone sex to sugar daddies from prison - According to prison call recordings, Smith had sexual and romantic conversations with at least a dozen men in the past three years

Did killer nurse Lucy Letby try to murder this newborn baby too?

A mother spoke of her shock that killer nurse Lucy Letby was in charge of her newborn son at the Countess of Chester Hospital. The baby was born just 15 hours after Letby tried to kill Baby K.

Putin to send up barrage balloons to fend off drone attacks

Russia plans to build a network of barrage balloons inspired by the First and Second World Wars to thwart Ukraine’s daring drone attacks A Russian aerospace firm says it has already begun testing balloons capable of holding up a net that, it is hoped, will offer protection against the long-range strikes that have badly damaged energy infrastructure...

Hungary's Viktor Orban urges Ukraine to lay down their arms

Mr Orban - Europe's most pro-Russian leader - made the comments in Kyiv a day after Hungary took over the rotating presidency of the EU, claiming a ceasefire could help end the war.

Residents call Vector planned outage ‘reprehensible’ as Auckland temps plunge, planned maintenance scheduled

Avondale residents will brave the chill without power as Auckland drops to 5C tonight.

Cops find blood outside missing woman’s Arizona home. Now her husband has been arrested

Cops find blood outside missing woman’s Arizona home. Now her husband has been arrested - Daniel Paduchowski, 58, told authorities that his wife, Kelly Paduchowski, 45, had vanished

Fears Australia’s crocodile population will outstrip humans after deadly attack on girl

Fears Australia’s crocodile population will outstrip humans after deadly attack on girl - The girl’s death ‘sent a message that the Territory is unsafe’

Disgraced cricketer and serial groper Jason Trembath jailed for P use

Jason Trembath pleaded guilty to breaching his bail conditions.

‘Unstable’ Macron may resign after second-round French vote

An “unpredictable” or even “unstable” Emmanuel Macron could resign after Sunday’s second-round parliamentary elections, top aides have warned. “I know the man – this is not science fiction,” one former top adviser told The Telegraph of the French president, whose snap election could leave his centrist alliance with half the MPs it had last month. F...

Sugababes admit they were 'worried no one would turn up to Glastonbury gig' - after security were forced to shut down entry to their stage amid huge fan demand

The Sugababes admit they were worried no one would turn up to their Glastonbury performance slot on Friday.

Man accused of fatally slamming his wife’s Teacup Pomeranian after saying she loved the dog more than him

Man accused of fatally slamming his wife’s Teacup Pomeranian after saying she loved the dog more than him - The dog was pronounced dead on arrival at a Texas veterinarian clinic

Starmer goes informal at No10 press conference by mocking PM title

At his first press conference in No10, the PM said questioners could call him 'Keir' as he acknowledged that his government will be 'judged on actions not on words'.

Police make two arrests after ‘small pocket of disorder’ from fans in Dusseldorf

Thousands of England supporters are in the German city ahead of the Euro 2024 quarter-final with Switzerland.

Welsh Labour slammed over 'nanny state' anti-obesity drive

Vaughan Gething's administration in Cardiff has taken aim at food and drink high in fat, sugar and salt (HFSS) with a slew of proposed changes announced this morning.

Will Michelle Obama replace Joe Biden in the US presidential elections?

Waitress nearly drowns after being dragged in lake by dine-and-dashers

Waitress Liahna Bertels, 20, was forced to swim her way out of the Missouri lake as a result, crying and traumatized by the encounter.

A ‘lonely deaths’ epidemic is sweeping the UK as thousands go undiscovered for a week or more

A ‘lonely deaths’ epidemic is sweeping the UK as thousands go undiscovered for a week or more - IN FOCUS: Last year, 9,000 people were found at least a week after they’d died alone. Helen Coffey investigates how our increasingly fragmented society means more of us are slipping away unmourned and unnoticed

Exclusive: HELLO! grills Rishi Sunak and Ed Davey on their plans for child online safety

General Election exclusive: HELLO! asks Conservative leader Rishi Sunak and Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey about their plans for children's online safety

Stop the tit-for-tat: Settlements cannot be used as a punishment for terrorism

Using the threat of settlements as a “punishment” feeds directly into the narrative that an Israeli presence on the West Bank is an obstacle to a peace agreement and is inherently counterproductive.

Auckland family claims final ticket in Lotto Powerball $50 million prize

The $50 million jackpot was split between seven winners each winning $7.2 million.

Inside the UK election result: Will it have any impact on your OE? - The Front Page

With a new Prime Minister in Downing Street, is much going to change in the UK?

Congratulations for Keir Starmer start pouring in from world leaders

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau labelled it a 'historic UK election victory' and told Keir Starmer 'let's get to it, my friend'. Congratulations also came from Irish Taoiseach Simon Harris.

Archbishop claims he felt pressured to abort his disabled daughter

Justin Welby 's daughter, Ellie, who is now aged 32, suffers from dyspraxia - a condition which affects movement and co-ordination.

BBC left red-faced after saying Starmer is 'going to meet the Queen'

As the Labour leader pulled up at Buckingham Palace to be formally installed as Britain's 58th PM by King Charles both broadcasters slipped up.

Russia is approaching a new major milestone in its personnel losses

Policy of my department is ‘the NHS is broken’, says new Health Secretary

Policy of my department is ‘the NHS is broken’, says new Health Secretary - Wes Streeting said that the work to fix the health service ‘starts today’.

King Charles’s kind words to Keir Starmer during first private audience meeting with new prime minister

King Charles’s kind words to Keir Starmer during first private audience meeting with new prime minister -

Treaty Principles Bill: Māori translators pen letter over ‘deeply flawed translations’

Translators claim Act's Treaty Principles Bill is factually incorrect and misleading

See the bizarre and disturbing reason man held Nick Kyrgios's mum at gunpoint to steal the tennis star's Tesla

The convicted killer who held Nick Kyrgios's mum at gunpoint to steal the tennis ace's Tesla has been sentenced to more than four years in jail over the terrifying incident in May last year.

By giving Māori the voice we were promised, there is hope for the future we all deserve - Hūhana Lyndon

Opinion: Here, in the Far North, support for Māori wards has been strong.

EU willing to offer Keir Starmer new deal on Brexit, Irish PM says

EU willing to offer Keir Starmer new deal on Brexit, Irish PM says - Labour leader vows to improve the UK’s relationship with the bloc including ‘closer ties’ on trading, research and defence, pledging a better outcome than Boris Johnson’s ‘botched’ deal

Pro-Palestinian protesters surround car carrying Sir Keir Starmer

Demonstrators held Palestinian flags and attempted to block the Labour leader's car as he left Bute House following his meeting with First Minister of Scotland John Swinney.