It comes as education unions have raised concerns about the statutory tests taken by Year 6 pupils in primary schools across England.

In a big-hitting battle between the two tallest players to reach the last eight, 6ft 5ins Fritz overcame a third-set wobble, a medical timeout and a rogue line call to triumph 6-3 6-4 1-6 7-6 (4) ...

Colin Keane is set to miss the Qatar Goodwood Festival after being suspended for 14 days for using his whip over the permitted level at Sandown last week. The Irishman has not long been retained by ...

It follows a mixed picture in recent years, with one such attack in 2023 and 2022, none in 2021 and 2020, and five in 2019.

A first Netball Super League title was the result of both five years of building under Sam Bird, and more recent changes that transformed Pulse from challengers to champions.

World number one Jannik Sinner has cancelled a practice session amid fears his Wimbledon bid could be scuppered by injury. The 23-year-old Italian hurt his elbow after slipping on the baseline in the ...

Head coach Rhian Wilkinson, who was not on the coach as she and midfielder Angharad James travelled separately to the stadium for the pre-match press conference, said she believed all the players were ...

Campaigners and experts debated on whether utilities should be nationalised as ministers seek to ‘reset’ the failing sector.

Top seed and title favourite Aryna Sabalenka survived an almighty scare against world number 104 Laura Siegemund before reaching the Wimbledon semi-finals. Sabalenka, the runaway world number one and ...

Betty Brown, 92, from County Durham, ran the Annfield Plain Post Office with her late husband when the faulty Horizon software was introduced.

The airport in the northern Italian city of Bergamo briefly suspended flights on Tuesday after a person reportedly ran onto the tarmac and was sucked into an engine.

The Gladdon Iris is a lovely looking wild flower - with an interesting smell. A native wild iris, found in limestone open woodland, to some people, its crushed leaves smell of roast beef. This one was ...