The Women’s Ashes is over after Australia wrapped up a multi-format whitewash to take a 16-0 series sweep. Here, the PA news agency looks at what went wrong and what comes next for England’s bruised ...

England’s Ashes misery was completed by an innings defeat in the day/night Test as Australia spinners Ash Gardner and Alana King bamboozled their batters in Melbourne to secure a first whitewash win ...

Manchester United have completed the signing of England youth international Ayden Heaven from Arsenal. The 18-year-old has signed a deal until 2029, with the option of a further year, after the clubs ...

The Pope has tripped while entering the Vatican auditorium for an audience after the handle of his walking stick snapped, but he avoided falling. The 88-year-old Pope often has to use a wheelchair or ...

More than 100 hostages were released during a weeklong ceasefire in November 2023. About 80 more hostages are still in Gaza, at least a third of them believed dead. Israel says Hamas has confirmed ...

The Dublin-born member of The Nolans died last month and her funeral is being held in the church where she married the late Brian Hudson.

Money Saving Expert Martin Lewis has issued a warning for Ryanair after the airline made a change to its golden rule. The BBC Sounds podcast host spoke out over the shake-up coming to Ryanair, as it ...

Once little-known among his fellow Germans, Mr Kohler became a popular head of state, often positioning himself as an outsider to the ...

Wales’ Six Nations clash against Italy has been billed as Welsh rugby’s biggest game for the “last 15-20 years” after their campaign began in demoralising and record-breaking fashion. The Wales squad ...

A Russian missile strike on an apartment block in the Ukrainian city of Poltava killed at least four people and injured 10 more, Ukraine’s emergency services reported. Some 21 people were rescued from ...

John George’s family were involved in a high profile search for the father-of-two after he was reported missing in Alicante in December.

The Dublin-born singer, who died last month aged 65, ‘would have loved all the fuss today’, her sister Denise said.