‘A constant quiet terror’: Getting lost in Irish folklore – in pictures

Tehran’s UN envoy says ‘full respect’ of Iran’s rights also key for lasting regional stabilityUS is being ‘humiliated’ by Iran’s leadership, says Friedrich M...

Lauren Ashley Mastrosa given 18-month community corrections order after book was read by handful of advance readersThe author behind an offensive novel depic...

Rescue teams searched for survivors overnight after two trains collided near Jakarta on Monday. The authorities said at least 84 people were injured.

Al-Ahli won for the second successive year, but few outside Jeddah will remember proceedings fondlyAs far as head-butts in major finals go, it wasn’t quite Z...

Run of five defeats could lead to awkward queries this week, including why £124m of attacking talent is being underusedEddie Howe is braced for forensic ques...

Brazilian going in the summer after four yearsInterim manager says the situation is ‘pretty clear’Michael Carrick ruled out any ­reversal of Casemiro’s depar...

After starting the 1986 world championships as a 150-1 outsider victory against Steve Davis led to watching tennis with royalty and being mobbed in Tesco“It...

Sunday’s landmark in London was not only unexpected, dramatic and historic – it was a once-in-a-generation moment A few years ago at the London Marathon, org...

In the Sierra Tarahumara, gangs ‘disappear’ those who resist their lucrative illegal tree-felling operationsDecades ago, the children of Rochéachi village in...

A new documentary travels around the world to identify the roots of ultra-mania – the fan movement that’s part progressive and sometimes criminal‘Ultras” – h...

Cyber-attacks, disinformation and blockading of supplies. This is what living in a war zone can look like nowWe are at war. Four words that sound ludicrously...

Energy company hails ‘exceptional’ contribution of oil trading operations as profits hit $3.2bn in the first quarterBusiness live – latest updatesBP’s quarte...