Paul McCartney becomes first-time nominee for Mercury prize, up against Olivia Dean, Dave and more

Unbeaten filly lands fourth Group One prizeTrainer Aidan O’Brien considering Arc trialThe high summer sun was still beating down on Glorious Goodwood on Thur...

With fingers in various highly lucrative pies, maybe the firm becoming LSE’s most valuable isn’t as fanciful as it seems Tufan Erginbilgiç, the chief executi...

Kathryn Ruemmler was blasted by family of late Virginia Giuffre after House committee transcripts were releasedSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter em...

Residents in Bordeaux in southwestern France are doing everything in their power to stop a wildfire that’s been burning for more than a week. The flames are...

Clubs vote unanimously for ‘new deal for football’‘Lifeboat’ fund for clubs in crisis would be set upThe Premier League has agreed on a proposal to reset fin...

Desmond Whyms says a fundamental rethink of aid is necessary to ensure Britain can genuinely help countries improve their human and environmental outcomes in...

No government can credibly promise to end rough sleeping while one public institution keeps releasing people straight into it, writes Gary TeperWe should all...

Kendal Archer says it is the government’s responsibility to legislate and big agriculture’s responsibility not to cover our food in chemicalsI read your arti...

Readers on the prime minister’s attempt to put academic and technical education routes on an equal footing in EnglandI find the debate about the purported co...

Saltburn’s alleged trickery caused outrage, but cricket’s moral code conceals a rich history of cheating and convenient national mythOne incident has dominat...

More young people live with parents as low wages, insecure work and unaffordable housing turn family support into another source of inequalityIn Britain, you...

PM tells reporters the government cannot ignore the energy resource ‘when people are struggling’Andy Burnham has said he will take a “pragmatic” approach to...