As hundreds of bathers dashed for the water, a magical moment was happening between Victoria Tansey and Philip Frith.

Boxing Day shopper footfall was down 7.9 across UK retail destinations by 5pm, in comparison to last year, MRI Software found.

Enzo Maresca admitted Chelsea were taught a harsh lesson as they threw away the lead to lose 2-1 at home to derby rivals Fulham. Harry Wilson and Rodrigo Muniz came off the bench to end a 45-year ...

Harry Wilson and Rodrigo Muniz came off the bench to stun Chelsea and end Fulham’s 45-year Stamford Bridge hoodoo. The Blues were leading through Cole Palmer’s classy early goal and looking on course ...

A digital counter on the Reform website showed a membership tally before lunchtime on Boxing Day ticking past 131,680.

The Eagle S is flagged in the Cook Islands but was described by Finnish customs officials as a suspected part of Russia’s so-called shadow fleet.

Captain Marc Guehi branded Crystal Palace’s goalless Premier League draw with Bournemouth a “rubbish game” and “boring for the neutral”. Palace bounced back from Saturday’s 5-1 hammering at the hands ...

Fabianski left the field on a stretcher in the 36th minute after he was caught late by Saints defender Nathan Wood.

Three people have been arrested in connection with the fatal incident in the Co Down town. The man in his 50s was found unconscious in a residential property in the West Street area of Newtownards in ...

India’s former prime minister Manmohan Singh, widely regarded as the architect of India’s economic reform programme and a landmark nuclear deal with the United States, has died aged 92. Mr Singh was ...

Jarrod Bowen struck a 59th-minute winner for West Ham to consign new Southampton head coach Ivan Juric to a 1-0 defeat in his first match in charge. Former Torino boss Juric had watched Sunday’s ...

Alexander Isak struck for the 10th time in 10 Premier League games as Newcastle ripped 10-man Aston Villa apart to climb into the top five.