French actress Brigitte Bardot has been remembered as “an angel for animals” by the founder of animal rights organisation Peta following her death at the age of 91.

Firefighters have extinguished a hotel blaze that led to the evacuation of guests and a nearby soup kitchen. The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) sent seven fire engines and two high-reach ...

Lazare De Star (6-4 favourite) gave trainer Gordon Elliott a 12th victory in the last three days as he ran out a comfortable four-and-a-half-length winner of the Savills Maiden Hurdle under Jack ...

The Conservatives have called for dual-national Alaa Abd El-Fattah to be stripped of his UK citizenship and deported.

Affordale Fury rallied to great effect to land Grade One honours in the Savills Chase at Leopardstown. All eyes were on dual Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Galopin Des Champs as he made his belated ...

Catherine Connolly is settling into life at Aras an Uachtarain after a long tenure by predecessor Michael D Higgins.

Final Demand came to the fore with a straightforward victory in the Guinness 00 Faugheen Novice Chase at Limerick for the father-and-son team of Willie and Patrick Mullins. Sent off the 1-3 favourite ...

Ballyburn was sent off the 13-8 favourite to reverse that result and it looked as though another duel was on the cards as the duo swept by the front-running Rocky’s Diamond, but Teahupoo (5-2) was ...

The Beckhams, Dragons’ Den star Sara Davies and celebrity chef Marcus Wareing were all invited to the ceremony.

Jacob has switched breeches and boots for a sharp suit and a microphone, but the same enthusiasm and desire that saw him make the most of his talent in the saddle now sees him fulfilling a long-held ...

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has faced criticism for celebrating the return of Alaa Abd El-Fattah on Boxing Day.

Tom Lacey’s Montmares heads to the Berkshire track unbeaten over hurdles, with Joe Tizzard’s Ascot winner Etna Bianco also arriving on the back of victory and course runner-up Kalkbrenner given the ...