The world number one beat Paula Badosa 6-4 6-2 to keep alive her hopes of a third successive Melbourne success.

Primark has cut its sales forecasts after the high street chain’s UK shops were knocked by “cautious” shoppers and unfavourable weather. Parent firm Associated British Foods (ABF) revealed a slump in ...

Novak Djokovic skipped practice at Melbourne Park for the second day in a row ahead of his Australian Open semi-final against Alexander Zverev on Friday. The Serbian admitted he was concerned about ...

Afghans who fled after the Taliban seized power have appealed to US President Donald Trump to exempt them from an order ...

Housing minister Matthew Pennycook said the Chancellor was right to prioritise growth amid speculation about the future of Heathrow airport.

Green iguanas have no natural predators in Taiwan and have moved into areas that can be difficult to access, mostly forests and the edges of towns.

Across the border Met Eireann has issued a rare nationwide red warning for wind across the Republic of Ireland. A Met Office spokesperson said peak rush hour wind speeds of 80-90 miles per hour are ...

Weekly magazine Shukan Bunshun has alleged that Fuji TV has long exploited its female announcers to entertain stars such as Nakai.

Maros Sefcovic said the UK joining the Pan-Euro-Mediterranean Convention (PEM) is ‘something we could consider’.

Novelist Sir Ian Rankin has been announced as the first ever guest programmer for an “epic” crime writing festival. Sir Ian is working with the Bloody Scotland International Crime Writing Festival ...

There’s meat and potato, steak and kidney, and hotpot as well as steak and onion, minty lamb, and pork and apple pies. Recommendations said this was “100 per cent” the best pie. One nomination said ...

The earl praised the Duke of Sussex after he settled his case against the publisher of The Sun at the High Court.