Samarco – a joint venture of Vale and BHP – was responsible for what has been called the country’s worst environmental disaster.

England head coach Steve Borthwick has named 17 players who have been awarded the first enhanced Elite Player Squad contracts in English rugby.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said the Prime Minister is a “working person” as the Government continues to be asked to pin down the term ahead of tax rises expected in next week’s Budget. “The Prime ...

An online predator who drove one of his catfish victims in the US to take her own life has been jailed for at least 20 years. Alexander McCartney, 26, who admitted 185 charges involving 70 children, ...

All five of One Direction’s studio albums have returned to the UK top 40 as fans mourn the death of former member Liam Payne. The 31-year-old singer fell from the third-floor balcony of the Casa Sur ...

Team England Rugby, run by and for England players, has brokered a new four-year elite player squad (EPS) agreement with the Rugby Football Union. Here, the PA news agency takes a closer look at the ...

Teenager Brianna Ghey was unlawfully killed by her classmate and her friend but their schools or local authority could not have foreseen her murder, a coroner has ruled.

Today was the final day of graduation ceremonies for the University of Winchester students. Through the sea of caps and gowns, thousands of students from various courses came together to celebrate ...

Two Scottish pensioners have been given permission to proceed with their legal challenge against the UK and Scottish and governments’ decision to cut the winter fuel payment. The decision by the Court ...

The catfish paedophile offended on an industrial scale, according to Detective Chief Superintendent Eamonn Corrigan.

Political activist Tommy Robinson will miss his own planned march for thousands of people after being remanded into custody by police. The 41-year-old, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, is ...

Alexander McCartney was handed a life sentence for his offending, described in court as on an ‘industrial scale’.