It is 56 years since the Magpies won a trophy and 70 since they lifted a domestic cup, and they face mighty Liverpool in the Carabao Cup on Sunday ...

Jessie Holmes, a former reality television star, has won the longest-ever Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Alaska. Holmes was first to the finish line in the Gold Rush town of Nome, on the Bering Sea ...

Former Barcelona defender Gerard Pique is being questioned by a judge as part of a judicial probe into the business deal that led to the Spanish Super Cup being hosted in Saudi Arabia.

Twelve people have been taken to hospital after an American Airlines plane landed at Denver International Airport caught fire, prompting emergency slides to be deployed. All of the people transported ...

Emma Reynolds, Economic Secretary to the Treasury, said: “The FCA’s review of the contactless payment limits, including removing the £100 limit on individual payments, is a welcome step to ensure that ...

Northern Ireland’s Communities Minister has pledged to attend a GAA match this year. It comes after reports that GAA president Jarlath Burns had criticised Gordon Lyons for not attending a ...

Millions of people in South Asia are celebrating Holi, the Hindu festival of colours, by wearing bright powder, dancing and feasting on traditional sweets. The raucous spring festival sees Hindus take ...

Former Metropolitan Police officer David Carrick has appeared at the Old Bailey accused of multiple sex attacks on a woman and a teenage girl. The 50-year-old has previously denied two counts of rape, ...

The crew of HMS Lancaster – which works out of Bahrain – recovered 340kg of heroin and 83kg of methamphetamine.

Police in Glasgow will be given greater stop-and-search powers ahead of and after Sunday’s Old Firm game. Police Scotland made the announcement on Friday ahead of the final clash of the Scottish ...

Berkeley Group has said home sales are improving but warned buyers need confidence that interest rates will fall and the economy will stabilise. The housebuilder said in its latest trading update that ...

We are all being urged to check our change after a rare Royal Mint 20p coin sold for 450 times its face value on eBay. The 20p piece is a rare “mule” coin dating from 2008, and fetched £90 at auction.