Marcus Rashford is having a medical at Aston Villa as he prepares to leave Manchester United on loan with a view to a potential permanent exit, the PA news agency understands.

Japan’s space agency has successfully launched a navigation satellite on its new flagship H3 rocket as the country seeks to have a more precise location positioning system of its own. The H3 rocket ...

The Prime Minister will meet European Council leaders on Monday as he continues efforts to ‘reset’ Britain’s relationship with the trade bloc.

Kopek Des Bordes rocketed to Supreme Novices’ Hurdle favouritism in extending his unbeaten run to three with an effortless victory in the Tattersalls Ireland Novice Hurdle at Leopardstown.

Ballyburn bounced back from an emphatic Christmas reverse at the hands of Sir Gino with a determined victory in the Ladbrokes Novice Chase at Leopardstown.

The parade in Chinatown in the capital is part of the biggest Chinese new year celebration outside of China. The arrival of the Year of the Snake was also marked in style in Liverpool, which hosted ...

Trained by Emmet Mullins and ridden by his cousin Danny, the pair are grandchildren of the race’s namesakes, who counted Champion Hurdle and Gold Cup winner Dawn Run among the stable stars when ...

Francois Bayrou has warned he will use special executive powers this week to get his plans approved without a vote in parliament.

Tributes have been paid to two children who died following a hit-and-run crash in Essex. Officers received reports that a girl and a boy had been involved in a collision with a car on Ashlyns, Pitsea, ...

Charlie Flanagan questioned whether all key information held in the Republic of Ireland would be made available to the UK inquiry into the bombing.

Kensington Palace will no longer routinely release details of the Princess of Wales’s outfits from her royal engagements, it has been reported. Kate has been frustrated by a perceived focus on her ...

Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow and is predicting six more weeks of wintry weather, his top-hatted handlers announced on Sunday from Gobbler’s Knob in western Pennsylvania. A massive crowd was on ...