The Aga Khan is considered by his followers to be a direct descendant of the Prophet Mohammed and is treated as a head of state.

Hollywood’s award season has been uncharacteristically up for grabs, with half-a-dozen films viewed as legitimate best picture contenders.

Nisbet scored late on to wrap up a Scottish Cup win over Dunfermline that books Aberdeen a spot on the quarter-finals.

Luke Williams praised an impressive debut from Lewis O’Brien after his Swansea team claimed three battling Championship points at Bristol City. Josh Tymon’s 55th-minute strike, shooting into an ...

A male has been arrested in Dublin following a serious incident, Irish police said. Several people are believed to have been stabbed in the Stoneybatter area of the capital, it is understood. There is ...

Matheus Cunha hit his 12th goal of the season as Wolves booked their place in the FA Cup fifth round with a 2-0 victory at Championship promotion-chasers Blackburn.

Essex Police’s Chief Constable Ben-Julian Harrington said Sergeant Tyler Coppin was dismissed as a result of ‘a moment’s serious stupidity’.

Tareze was a 15-8 shot for another Listed assignment in County Meath and after travelling strongly in the hands of Darragh O’Keeffe, she powered clear on the run-in to score by eight lengths from Blue ...

Fingle Bridge inflicted a second successive defeat on the expensively-bought Regent’s Stroll in the trustatrader.com Novices’ Hurdle at Exeter. A dual bumper winner for Paul Nicholls last season, ...

The police are appealing for information following a shoplifting incident in Lymington in the early afternoon of Friday, January 7.

Non-alcoholic wine and gluten-free bread cannot be used during holy communion, the governing body of the Church of England has ruled. Church guidance says the bread must be made using wheat flour and ...

Aberdeen took some relief from their wretched Scottish Premiership form as they overcame Dunfermline to progress to the quarter-final of the Scottish Gas Scottish Cup.