Ronnie O’Sullivan has withdrawn from the Welsh Open in Llandudno hours before he was scheduled to play his first-round match against Jamie Clarke. O’Sullivan has not played on the tour since he ...

OpenAI boss Sam Altman has reiterated the AI giant is “not for sale” after an Elon Musk-led group of investors offered more than 97 billion dollars (£78.4bn) for the firm. After news of the 97.4bn ...

Liverpool head coach Arne Slot hopes his first-choice side will handle the emotion of Goodison Park’s final Merseyside derby better than the second string whose “unacceptable” performance resulted in ...

The cost of dealing with Northern Ireland’s troubled past is set to be considerably more than £2 billion, a UK think tank has estimated. The Policy Exchange has put the cost of inquiries, court cases, ...

Tariffs are taxes – bad for business, worse for consumers,’ European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen said on Tuesday.

Alasdair McDiarmid, assistant general secretary at the Community union, which represents many steelworkers, said: “The new tariff confirmed by Donald Trump is a huge cause for concern, and represents ...

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A spokesman said that dozens of hostages would only be returned if all parties remain committed to a ceasefire deal reached last month.

Celebrity chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall has backed a call by actor Idris Elba to take action on kitchen knives. Luther star Elba, 52, has called for a ban on kitchen knives with a pointed end, in a ...

The American rapper is not legally required to evidence, and subjecting a defendant to cross-examination is often a major risk in criminal cases.

US President Donald Trump has removed the exceptions and exemptions from his 2018 tariffs on steel, meaning that all steel imports will be taxed at a minimum of 25%. Trump also hiked his 2018 ...

Kim Leadbeater, the Labour MP behind the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, is expected to bring forward amendments for a ‘judge ...