Albert Einstein again showed a touch of genius when rising to the task in the GAIN Marble Hill Stakes at the Curragh. Aidan O’Brien’s Wootton Bassett colt struck on debut at Naas earlier in the month ...

Four people have been arrested following an incident in Halliwell last night in which a woman was taken to hospital. Officers were called to Worcester Street at around 4.30pm on the evening of ...

Teenager Victoria Mboko is the first breakout star at this year’s French Open after reaching round two on her grand slam debut. The 18-year-old from Canada, whose parents emigrated from the Democratic ...

Former BBC executive and TV presenter Alan Yentob has died at the age of 78, his family has announced. Yentob joined the BBC as a trainee in 1968 and held positions as controller of BBC One and BBC ...

Yentob was appointed creative director, to oversee the BBC’s creative strategy, in 2004 and he also served as chairman of the board of trustees for Kids Company, founded by Camila Batmanghelidjh, from ...

Angela Rayner has ruled out running for leader of the Labour party – saying she would “never” consider putting herself forward as Prime Minister. Ms Rayner, who is the Labour grassroots’ favourite to ...