Kyren Wilson shrugged off a slow start to take a commanding lead over Lei Peifan at the end of the opening session of the World Snooker Championship in Sheffield.

Mazyar Azarbonyad, 20, was taking a woman out for a first date when the crash took place near the Denton roundabout on April 9.

Partick Thistle have frozen ticket sales for their next home match against Falkirk. The Jags will host title-chasing Falkirk at Firhill next Friday night on April 25.

Brian O’Keeffe, spokesperson for the sponsors, added: “The betting for the Boylesports Irish Grand National is as temperamental as the weather at the moment and while Haiti Couleurs looks set to head ...

Lancashire Constabulary said officers were called to a report of criminal damage to the church building and a number of gravestones in Leyland.

Martin Lewis has highlighted a key issue for anyone who pays their energy bills by Direct Debit as firms sit on £3bn of customers' cash ...

The pub quiz is believed to have originated from a company called Burns and Porter, which would share their quizzes in the 1970s in order to encourage more regular visitors. The regular pub quizzes ...

The odd football out has a line missing (Image: Betboo) If you enjoyed that test, you can try out some more tests and quizzes, including another visual eye test . For those wanting to know their IQ, ...

A mum who paid extra for a sea view from loveholidays was appalled to discover the hotel room looked out at an apartment block.

More than 90 people have been killed by Israeli strikes on Gaza over the last 48 hours, according to the territory’s Health Ministry. The ministry does not differentiate between civilians and ...

Iran and the US have started a second round of negotiations over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear programme. The talks in Rome over Easter weekend again hinge on US billionaire Steve Witkoff, Donald ...

THREE men are due to appear in court in connection with the death of a man in Douglas. Emergency services were called to an incident Springhill Street in town after the alarm was raised at around ...