MATTING made of residue from potatoes imported from the Netherlands is being used in a trial aimed at reducing coastal erosion in the Solway Firth.

COUNCILLORS are set to get extra training covering areas including hate crime and preventing the radicalisation of young people, it has been decided.

Sebastian Coe received just eight votes in his bid for the International Olympic Committee presidency as Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe became the first woman to secure sport’s highest office.

Winner of the Midlands Grand National at Uttoxeter in the spring of last year, Beauport sports the colours of the National-winning Corbiere and firmly entered the Aintree picture with a demolition of ...

The highest temperature recorded was 21.3C in both Northolt, west London, and Chertsey, Surrey, the Met Office said.

CUMBRIAN TV personality Helen Skelton has begun her epic challenge in aid of Comic Relief - with some famous faces supporting her and Morning ...

Making his first appearance since finishing fifth in the Grand Prix de Paris in July, Internaute dropped to Listed class and quickened up smartly to score by three lengths under Maxime Guyon, with ...

They follow in the footsteps of artists including Sir Elton John, Kate Bush, Beatles star Sir Paul McCartney and Bruce Springsteen.

The Netflix show examines so-called incel culture, which has led to misogyny online and bullying on social media.

Foreign Secretary David Lammy said envoys ‘should give equal weight to their contacts in business and politics’.

Jockey Levi Williams wept as he appeared in court charged with the murder of a pensioner who died 10 days after a fight outside a pub in Newmarket. Williams, 25, is said to have punched 71-year-old ...

The detention of Ekrem Imamoglu was viewed by many as a politically driven attempt to eliminate a key rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.