The British and Irish Lions are confident that referee Ben O'Keeffe will not be influenced by Rassie Erasmus' extraordinary attack on the officials from the first Test as they aim to seal a series victory over South Africa on Saturday.

Marcus Rashford is set to miss at least the first two months of the season after Manchester United confirmed the forward will undergo surgery imminently to resolve his shoulder injury.

Infection rates have continued to rise across England, Wales and Northern Ireland - but dropped in Scotland, according to the latest estimates.

Raj Kundra, the millionaire husband of Bollywood superstar Shilpa Shetty, has applied for bail after being charged on distribution of porn charges in India.

A quartet of blue-chip property investors, including the owner of Pinewood Studios, are vying to buy Keepmoat, the Yorkshire-based group which has become a national powerhouse in affordable homes construction.

It is a "good idea" for people to have two coronavirus vaccine doses before returning to work but the government will not make it the law, Grant Shapps has said.

The British and Irish Lions are confident that referee Ben O'Keeffe will not be influenced by Rassie Erasmus' extraordinary attack on the officials from the first Test as they aim to seal a series victory over South Africa on Saturday.

A security guard has been jailed for carrying out a series of night-time cat killings.

Grant Shapps has defended France's position on the UK's 'amber plus' travel list, saying the decision was made due to cases of the Beta coronavirus variant in the north of the country.

An MP has written to the home secretary after a committee discovered 56 asylum seekers, including babies and young children, "packed into a small waiting room" at an intake unit.