The Hillsborough Fort Guard carries out ceremonial duties at Hillsborough Castle, the royal residence in Northern Ireland.

Parts of the UK are set to be hotter than Ibiza and Corfu on Thursday for the first official day of spring. Thursday marks the spring equinox and temperatures could reach 19C in the south of England.

Substitute Hamza Igamane drove in a glorious late winner as Rangers beat Celtic 3-2 in a thrilling Old Firm encounter at Parkhead.

A double stabbing in Coventry killed one man and left another with “potentially life-changing facial injuries”, police say. West Midlands Police said officers were called just before 2pm on Saturday ...

Adrian Murray made it three straight wins in the opening race of Ireland’s Flat turf season as Power Blue ran out a convincing victor in the Castle Star At Capital Stud Irish EBF Maiden at the Curragh ...

A couple who were fined £1,500 after they found an “immigrant” in their motorhome’s bike rack have had the penalty cancelled. After returning home to Essex from France, Joanne and Adrian Fenton found ...

A 10-try rout at the Principality Stadium was the spectacular culmination to the progress England made throughout the tournament.

France pipped England to the Guinness Six Nations title after a thrilling final day’s action saw Les Bleus end a three-year wait for silverware. Here, the PA news agency selects a team of the ...

Cheltenham chief executive Guy Lavender admits the issue of value is “critical” to reigniting enthusiasm and increasing crowds at the Festival meeting.

Hat-trick hero Dan Sheehan is confident Ireland have sufficient up-and-coming talent to fill the void left by retiring greats Cian Healy, Peter O’Mahony and Conor Murray.

Al Riffa is on course for an appearance on Dubai World Cup night having pleased Joseph O’Brien in his first outing of the year in Saudi Arabia.