As the dust settled on England's crushing Test defeat of India the selectors were emboldened enough to let the grass grow under their feet. Instead of opting for serial changes in the one-day squad for the series which starts next Monday, they made only one ...

Chaos erupted on the streets of Ferguson, Missouri again last night as police unexpectedly fired tear gas into a crowd of demonstrators, including children and members of the media, almost two hours before the start of an official curfew. The renewed violence ...

This article was jointly written with Mark McDonald, deputy head of Mansfield Chambers and founder of Labour Friends of Palestine. As of today, over 1,900 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces. Almost a quarter of the dead are children. Overall the ...

The steepest fall in youth unemployment since records began offered welcome news for the recovery yesterday as the Bank of England gave a strong hint that interest rates would stay on hold at record lows into next year. Overall unemployment fell by 132 ...

British military personnel “will play a role” in rescuing thousands of refugees trapped by Islamist fighters in Northern Iraq, David Cameron said, after cutting short his holiday to oversee the evacuation. Downing Street said the mission could begin “within days” ...

The defence for Oscar Pistorius compared the athlete's lifelong insecurities as a result of his double amputation to an abused woman who shoots her husband after enduring years of domestic violence. Continuing his closing arguments, defence counsel Barry ...

Louis van Gaal is a manager with the requisite experience and authoritarian nature to know exactly what he wants and needs out of a disparate bunch of footballers. Naturally, then, it follows that the new Manchester United boss is fast becoming aware of the ...

Israel has confirmed the soldier it claimed had been captured by militants was killed in combat, as prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared Hamas will pay an "intolerable price" for its shelling of Israeli land. Second Lieutenant Hadar Goldin, 23, went ...

Israel's security cabinet convened last night amid expectations it will escalate military steps in Gaza against Hamas in response to an attack in which two soldiers were killed and a third was apparently captured in Rafah. The capture is likely to mark a turning ...

Manchester United target Arturo Vidal is reportedly planning to force through a move to Old Trafford in the coming days after his agent flew in to finalise the switch. According to Chilean newspaper El Mercurio, the Juventus ace is starting to seriously consider ...

In Hamas's view, Monday was one of the most successful days of the war. For the Israeli army it was one of the costliest. Israelis were reeling in grief today as they buried 10 soldiers killed in the hostilities during three separate incidents the previous day.

The Ebola virus that has already killed 660 people across West Africa has spread to Nigeria after a Liberian man boarded a plane to the country, the most populous in the continent. He managed to board the flight despite of having a high fever. Once on the ...

Philip Hammond, the new Foreign Secretary, will tell Benjamin Netanyahu today that the West is becoming less sympathetic to Israel's cause, it has been reported. Mr Hammond has called for an urgent ceasefire to end the conflict in Gaza, where the death toll ...

Susan Boyle helped open the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Scotland yesterday with a rendition of “Mull of Kintyre.” Scroll to see video. The Scottish singer, who was born and raised in West Lothian, said she was “proud” to be performing on home ground in ...

Louis van Gaal last night revealed what a demanding Manchester United manager he will be, publicly berating players including Darren Fletcher and Luke Shaw in his first training session, after renewing his attack on the players' commercial duties which he ...

Brazil have hired Dunga as the coach of the national football team, returning to a job he held four years ago. The 50-year-old replaces Luiz Felipe Scolari, who resigned last week after Brazil failed to win the World Cup. The host nation was eliminated in the ...

South Korean police have confirmed they have found the body of the fugitive billionaire businessman who owned the ferry that killed more than 300 people in April. Authorities found the body of 23-year-old Yoo Byung-eun in an agricultural field in the ...

Fears are growing that the Gaza conflict could transfer to the streets of France after Jewish-owned shops were burned and pillaged last night during a second violent pro-Palestinian demo in the space of two days. Riot police held back a mob of youths who ...

Fears are growing that the Gaza conflict could transfer to the streets of France after Jewish-owned shops were burned and pillaged last night during a second violent pro-Palestinian demo in the space of two days. Riot police held back a mob of youths who ...

Ten years ago Gerry McIlroy was a bar steward who showed an undying belief in his son that he staked £200 on the 15-year-old to win the Open Championship within 10 years. Today, he is not only celebrating the Claret Jug coming home with his family, but ...