Sam Allardyce has thanked whoever put up the mural in his home town of Dudley, West Midlands, and praised it as a ‘very good likeness’.

The teenager is on trial at Sheffield Crown Court accused of murdering 15-year-old Harvey Willgoose, at a secondary school in the city.

Maria Voisin, the senior coroner for Avon, said there was a ‘catalogue of failures’ that allowed Jason Conroy to strangle Melissa Mathieson ...

A warning has been issued after one house hunter had their mortgage rejected due to an invasive plant being present on a neighbouring property. Property expert Terry Fisher, from Sold.co.uk is urging ...

Retired detective sergeant James Brannigan is leading The Katie Trust, set up in memory of murdered showjumper Katie Simpson.

Manchester United have finally reached an agreement with Brentford to sign Bryan Mbeumo, the PA news agency understands. Six weeks after seeing their first offer rebuffed, Ruben Amorim’s Red Devils ...

Downing Street has defended John Healey amid accusations he misled Parliament over the Afghan data leak that resulted in an unprecedented legal gagging order under the previous Tory government.

The families of an elderly couple killed in an arson attack have released pictures of them as police continue a murder investigation.

Dr Elspeth Pitt said Dr Beth Upton was in a state of ‘visible distress’ following an incident at work involving nurse Sandie Peggie.

Cold case investigators are trying to solve the mystery of a body found in a children’s playground in Waterloo.

Rory McIlroy mixed the majestic with the mediocre as his roller-coaster Open at Royal Portrush continued on the second day. The Northern Irishman, from an hour down the road in Holywood, began the day ...

Gregor Townsend praised his Scotland players for showing their “true identity” after they bounced back from defeat to round off their Pacific Tour with an emphatic victory over Samoa. Seven different ...