The former England women’s footballer told Liverpool Crown Court the pair had previously exchanged ‘friendly, supportive’ private messages.

Dan Burn has warned Newcastle they will have to rediscover their talent for the “ugly” side of the game if they are to compete on all fronts this season.

Two people were inside the mosque in Peacehaven when the fire, which damaged the front entrance of the mosque and two cars, was started on October 4.

Elon Musk has been told to “mind his own business” by a Home Office minister after the tech billionaire made a string of comments about the UK. The Tesla chief executive and owner of X addressed ...

Finance Minister John O’Dowd was speaking after Paul Givan said he had been given him a ‘clean bill of health’.

A man who kept owls and large birds of prey in conditions so bad that one vet was reduced to tears has been banned from owning or keeping animals for five years. Brandon Hodge, 28, admitted two ...

The figures have been published as part of the Government’s National Child Measurement Programme.

A union has suspended strikes at defence and aerospace manufacturer Leonardo UK after a new pay offer was tabled by the company. Unite had previously said more than 3,000 workers at Leonardo UK’s ...

Lady Victoria Beckham has praised her husband Sir David Beckham as “the same kind, humble, hardworking man I met nearly 30 years ago” as she celebrated his knighthood. The Spice Girl and fashion ...

Haiti’s government says the death toll from Hurricane Melissa has risen to 43, with 13 others still missing. Crews were still trying to reach people in the country’s southwest region, where landslides ...

A teenage girl who was sexually assaulted by migrant Hadush Kebatu said she felt “put in danger all over again” by his mistaken release. The girl added that she thought a £500 payment Kebatu received ...