Lineker opened the show with a light-hearted reference to the recent social media controversy which brought forward his departure from the BBC.

Gary Lineker bid an emotional goodbye as he signed off hosting Match Of The Day after 26 years, saying it had been an “absolute privilege” and “utterly joyous” to front the show.

The former England striker confirmed this week that he would be leaving the corporation following controversy over a social media post.

Sir Keir Starmer is said to be considering “tweaks” to welfare cuts planned by his Government, according to the Times newspaper. Reports the Prime Minister is seeking to softe ...

University staff are striking over hundreds of threatened job losses and compulsory redundancies. University and College Union (UCU) members at the University of Dundee (UoD) will begin another five ...

Steven Guilbeault, Canada’s minister of identity and culture, said: “His Majesty’s delivery of the Speech from the Throne to open the 45th Parliament is a momentous occasion, one that brings Canadians ...

Two men, aged 28 and 38, and a 37-year-old woman, all from Slough, are being held in connection with the incident.

Wet weekend weather is expected to continue into the Monday bank holiday, ending a record-breaking dry spring. While the UK will not see “a washout for everybody”, meteorologist Becky Mitchell said, ...

A £70 million Government investment will see linear accelerator (Linac) machines rolled out at hospitals across the nation from August.

The 20-year-old winger expressed frustration at starting Wednesday’s 1-0 Europa League final loss to Tottenham as a substitute.

Prosecutors in New York said the man walked up to the embassy building with a backpack containing Molotov cocktails.

Pope Leo declared himself a Roman as he completed the final ceremonial steps cementing his role as the bishop of Rome. The first American pope formally took possession of the St John Lateran Basilica, ...