Heather Watson had earlier set up a second-round meeting with fourth seed and former Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina.

At Clonavon Terrace, several houses had their windows smashed and two which suffered significant smoke damage remained sealed off on Tuesday. The violence flared following an earlier peaceful protest ...

Younger women who test negative for the virus that causes most cases of cervical cancer will be recalled for NHS screening every five years rather than three. The changes mean that, from next month, ...

Disney will pay Comcast’s NBCUniversal nearly 439 million dollars (£323.6 million) for its stake in Hulu, taking full control of the streaming service. The move closes out an appraisal process that ...

Alex Eastwood, from Fazakerley, Liverpool, collapsed after the third and final two-minute round of a “light contact” kickboxing match against a 17-year-old opponent in a ring at a gym in Platt Bridge, ...

A 30-year-old man has been charged with the murder of a mother-of-three described by her family as their “bright, smiling soul”. Police were called to Wadham Road, Portsmouth, at 7.37am on June 5, ...

The King Edward VII Stakes at Royal Ascot next week remains under consideration for Zahrann following his impressive recent victory at Leopardstown.

“Trailblazing” rugby league star Sir Billy Boston’s honour came “a little bit late”, his son said, as his father became a knight in a first for the sport. Sir Billy, who scored 478 tries in 488 ...

Scotland fly-half Finn Russell is looking forward to running out at the Allianz Stadium to the roar of Bath’s sell-out support rather than with the jeers of England fans ringing in his ears. The ...

Mr Poynton, the MP for Livingston, told the Commons: “Scotland was once a pioneer in nuclear energy and should be again, but due to the SNP Scottish Government’s outdated, backward, quite frankly ...

At least nine people have been killed and 12 others were injured in a shooting at a school in the Austrian city of Graz. The suspected perpetrator also died, the city’s mayor said. Special forces were ...

Gregor Townsend stressed the importance of Scotland’s summer tour of the South Pacific after naming his 36-man squad for the three fixtures. The Scots kick off with a match against the Maori All ...