Australia head coach Andrew McDonald has suggested next week’s New Year Test in Sydney feels a diminished occasion, stating: “The Ashes were done at 3-0”.

He flew to the UK on Boxing Day and was reunited with his son, who lives in Brighton, after a travel ban was lifted.

Gus Atkinson has been ruled out of the final Ashes Test, leaving England three bowlers down as they close the series in Sydney.

Posts have emerged dating back to 2010 in which the activist appears to call for violence towards Zionists and the police.

The National Trust’s annual round up of the year shows the impacts of climate-fuelled extremes on landscapes and wildlife.

Regional airports are among those facing the steepest increases in business rates in the UK amid an overhaul of the way the tax is calculated.

MPs, campaigners and victims of violent crime urge the Government to introduce changes to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority.

A raft of major UK retail and hospitality brand shut down stores across the UK this year, amid pressure on consumer finances and rising costs.

Irish officials urged that the matter be raised with British officials in ‘strong terms’ with British authorities.

A report into a riot by English spectators at a football match between England and Ireland in Dublin in 1995 found pre-game safety decisions and information was “not clearly understood”, according to ...

The earliest known coin minted in Scotland – almost 900 years ago – has been acquired for the nation after it was found by a metal detectorist.

More than 300 earthquakes have been recorded in the UK this year, according to the latest data. Among the most active regions were Perthshire and the western Highlands in Scotland, southern parts of ...