Switching to a more active lifestyle at any point in adulthood could also extend people’s lives, researchers said.

Researchers found death rates were 4.2% among the most deprived children at 2,432 deaths per 58,110 admissions, compared to 3.1% among wealthy children with 1,025 deaths per 33,331 admissions.

Foday Massaquio, chairman of the opposition Congress for Democratic Change-Council of Patriots, a Liberian political group, ...

A loyalist bonfire in Northern Ireland controversially topped with an effigy of migrants in a boat has been lit. The Police Service of Northern Ireland earlier said they were investigating a hate ...

Hampshire opener Toby Albert hit an unbeaten 98 off 57 balls, with seven fours and five sixes, as the hosts made 208 for four. Joe Weatherley (31) and Hilton Cartwright (48) offered support to help ...

Tottenham have announced the signing of Ghana forward Mohammed Kudus from West Ham and look set to close in on a £60million deal for Nottingham Forest midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White. Spurs are ...

England have their fingers crossed over an injury scare to Ben Stokes with Ollie Pope admitting the captain may need to be protected from pushing himself to the limit at Lord’s.

Victor Perez birdied four of the last five holes to hold a four-way share of the lead on six under par at the Genesis Scottish Open. Sepp Straka, Nicolas Echavarria and Jake Knapp matched the world ...

Joe Root was left unbeaten on 99 as England showed their backbone on a hard fought first day of the third Rothesay Test against India.

The likes of Sir Stephen Fry, Rob Bryon, Sir David Suchet and Ben Whishaw rubbed shoulders with Bjorn Borg, Emma Hayes and Oliver Bearman in SW19.

Aryna Sabalenka made a conscious effort to be a gracious loser at Wimbledon, but still took a swipe at new finalist Amanda Anisimova. World number one and title favourite Sabalenka was beaten 6-4 4-6 ...

Sir Keir Starmer said the plan was a ‘real breakthrough in the way we tackle the vile trade of people smuggling’.