The captives were handed over in staged ceremonies that the Red Cross and Israel have condemned as cruel and disrespectful.

Donald Trump clicked easily back into campaign mode during a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference.

Former Spanish football federation president Luis Rubiales was found guilty this week of sexually assaulting her.

Aston Villa boss Unai Emery is pleased with the impact of January signings Marcus Rashford and Marco Asensio after they earned a vital 2-1 win over Chelsea. Rashford arrived on loan from Manchester ...

Gregor Townsend backed “outstanding goal-kicker” Finn Russell to remain in the role following his trio of costly conversion misses during Scotland’s agonising 16-15 Guinness Six Nations defeat to ...

EastEnders fans will see a character return to Walford for the first time in more than 20 years to attend Martin Fowler’s funeral. Vicki Fowler will return to the soap to pay her respects at her uncle ...

Finn Russell squandered a last-gasp conversion for victory as Scotland’s four-year stranglehold on the Calcutta Cup ended with a nail-biting 16-15 defeat to England.

Pope Francis is in a critical condition after he suffered a long asthmatic respiratory crisis that required high flows of oxygen, the Vatican said.

Jack Draper’s bid for glory at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open ended in disappointment when he suffered a three-set defeat in the final at the hands of world number 10 Andrey Rublev. The Briton went down ...

Filip Jorgensen’s late howler in the Chelsea goal handed Aston Villa a Champions League qualification lifeline as they won 2-1 at Villa Park.

One person has died and at least two others have been injured in a knife attack in eastern France, authorities said, in violence labelled as Islamic extremism by President Emmanuel Macron. A ...

Jos Buttler insisted England still have “optimism and belief” despite their one-day woes continuing after Josh Inglis powered ...