Chris McCausland has said that there are “low expectations of people with disabilities” following him being praised for a black-out dance on Strictly Come Dancing.

The Ryanair boss also said that Media Minister Catherine Martin would be ‘far better off back in the classroom’.

This year is on track to be the hottest on record, the UN’s World Meteorological Organisation said as it issued a “red alert” over climate change. The WMO said the global average temperature for ...

Henry Faure-Walker, Newsquest CEO, said: “It has been a delight to support the NSPCC throughout this year – and I hope that we can spread some festive cheer by helping them to raise as much funds as ...

PLANS to demolish a bungalow and build two family homes have been withdrawn. The proposal, submitted by B & Y Developments Ltd for the Davanmore site in Longniddry, sought permission to replace the ...

While Sir Keir Starmer is in France, events will be held in the UK to mark the guns falling silent at the end of the First World War.

The Makin review into Smyth’s abuse, published last week, concluded that he might have been brought to justice had the Archbishop of Canterbury formally reported it to police a decade ago. Smyth died ...

World Cup winner Will Greenwood has been hoping to see Henry Slade line up at No.12 for England for half a decade – on Saturday he will get ...

The taxpayer-backed lender said it bought 263 million shares from the Government at a price of 380.8p each, reducing the Government’s stake to around 11.4% from 14.81%, as at the end of October.

Pakistan’s railways suspended all train services on Monday to and from a south-western province where a suicide bombing at a train station over the weekend killed 26 people, including soldiers and ...

New Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim admits he is under no illusions as to how difficult the job will be but is ready for the challenge. The 39-year-old signed off at Sporting Lisbon with a 4-2 ...

Jos Buttler is savouring the feeling of leading England to victory once more after shaking off the ring rust with a blistering 83 off 45 balls against the West Indies in Barbados. England’s white-ball ...