Iga Swiatek smashed through her grass ceiling as she reached the Wimbledon semi-finals for the first time. The 24-year-old, a four-time French Open champion, swept aside Liudmila Samsonova 6-2 7-5 on ...

A woman has been jailed for murdering a mum at a child’s birthday party in Stepney Green. Charlotte Lawlor, 31, was attacked with a knife in front of her family, children and guests at the party in ...

The US Masters champion took a few weeks off after finishing in a tie for sixth at the Travelers Championship last month.

A 16-year-old girl has appeared in court after two women were seriously injured in a double stabbing in Erith.

Birmingham council has announced it has reached the “absolute limit” of what it can offer to resolve a long-running pay dispute. Members of Unite have been on all-out strike since early March, leading ...

Campaign group Save Wimbledon Park is challenging the decision of the Greater London Authority to grant planning permission for the expansion.

Scotland’s police force is preparing for a potential visit from US President Donald Trump “later this month”, it said in a statement. Rumours have swirled for months that the president will visit the ...

An 18-year-old girl has been left with life-changing injuries after a double stabbing in Erith. The second victim, a 47-year-old woman, also sustained life-changing injuries in the attack in The ...

A former Met Police officer who hid a camera in a child’s bedroom and bathroom to take indecent images has avoided prison. Lee Hargrave, 49, of Egham in Surrey, pleaded guilty to voyeurism and ...

Belgian winger Chemsdine Talbi has become Sunderland’s fourth summer signing, joining the Premier League side from Club Brugge. The 20-year-old has signed a five-year contract after the clubs agreed a ...

Dozens of campaigners have rallied outside the High Court, as a judicial review into plans to expand the home of Wimbledon tennis began.

First-time buyers could be given a boost by lenders having the ability to offer more mortgages at high loan-to-income (LTI) levels, if they choose to. The Bank of England said its Financial Policy ...