The venue for the 2028 Open championship is up to the organisers, Downing Street has said amid reports Donald Trump has pressed for it to be hosted at his Scottish golf course.

A burns victim is being treated for critical injuries after a house fire and explosion in the Bloxwich area of Walsall. West Midlands Police said the man was found and treated along with another male, ...

A former police sergeant has appeared in court charged with striking and injuring a man during an arrest. The ex-officer, who can now be named as Paul Street following submissions from the PA news ...

The Prime Minister’s official spokesman did not deny that Whitehall officials had been in contact with the R&A.

The roof of a Bucks house has been completely destroyed after a fire in the early hours of the morning. Firefighters from four stations raced to the incident in Butterfield, Wooburn Green just after ...

Twelve people were arrested during the operation in West Midlands, Greater Manchester, Staffordshire and Merseyside on Tuesday.

A woman who has accused a former Britain’s Got Talent contestant of rape has denied plotting with another alleged victim to get a “victory” over him. Andrew Johnston, 30, who competed as a singer on ...

A new study will give elderly people slush to drink to see if it can help stave off heat-related illnesses like heatstroke. Experts from the University of Brighton will explore if the “very simple ...

A 38-year-old man suspected of carrying out a crossbow attack in Leeds has died, counter-terrorism police have said. Owen Lawrence, from Headingley, was taken to hospital on Saturday with a ...

The Grangemouth refinery has now ceased processing crude oil, its owner Petroineos has confirmed. The industrial site in central Scotland was the last oil refinery operating north of the border. The ...

Former Arsenal defender Louise Quinn has announced her retirement from football after a glittering playing career. The 34-year-old, who made 121 senior appearances for the Republic of Ireland, won the ...

With Arsenal having reached the last four in Europe’s premier club competition and Manchester United and Tottenham among the Europa League semi-finalists, as many as seven English clubs could rub ...