67 m. ago Tour de France 2027 to set off from Scotland in 'historic moment'

Coming to Scotland for the first time in 2027, the Tour de France will set off from the Scottish capital before making its way through England and Wales.

Politics

4 h. ago Edinburgh to provide ‘magnificent backdrop’ to start of 2027 Tour de France

Scotland, England and Wales will share six stages of the world’s biggest cycling event.

Politics

4 h. ago Tour de France to return to the UK with England, Scotland and Wales to all host stages

The Tour de France will return to the UK for the first time over a decade as the both the men's and the women's event will host stages on these shores in 2027

Politics

4 h. ago Edinburgh and Yorkshire set to host Tour de France Grand Départs in 2027

Men’s and women’s races will both visit UK for three days‘The biggest free spectator event ever hosted in the UK’The men’s Tour de France will return to Britain in July 2027 with a spectacular city-centre Grand Départ in Edinburgh and three stages that trace a route from Scotland through England and into Wales.It will be the third Tour race start in Britain in the last 20 years, after London in 2007 and Yorkshire in 2014, and the most logistically demanding Grand Départ in the century-long history of the race. Continue reading...

Politics

7 h. ago Shaun Edwards turned down England coaching job after brother killed in tragedy

The former Wales assistant coach has become the first Englishman to win the Six Nations six times

Events

26 h. ago Wales just found three great hopes who cannot be lost in the system

There were some impressive performances in Wales U20s win over England last Friday

Politics

30 h. ago What do I need to score to get Pip disability payments? How are they changing and what is happening to Universal Credit? All your questions answered as Labour slashes £5billion off welfare budget

Personal Independence Payment (Pip) is a tax-free benefit in England, Wales and Northern Ireland aimed at helping the disabled with the increased cost of living associated with their conditions.

Economics

30 h. ago Will Smith announces summer tour with dates in England and Wales

The Hollywood star is playing gigs in London, Scarborough, Cardiff, Manchester and Wolverhampton.

Politics

30 h. ago What are PIP disability payments, how are they changing and how will you be affected? All your questions answered as Labour slashes £5billion off the welfare budget

Personal Independence Payment (Pip) is a tax-free benefit in England, Wales and Northern Ireland aimed at helping the disabled with the increased cost of living associated with their conditions.

Economics

31 h. ago UK’s worst areas for potholes revealed as cost of bringing roads up to scratch estimated to be £16.8bn

It would cost £16.8 billion and take 12 years to fix all potholes in England and Wales

Economics

34 h. ago Police cells to be used again to hold prisoners as jails ‘close to capacity’

Shabana Mahmood said January saw the highest average monthly growth of the prison population in almost two years as she re-enacted the move.

Events

35 h. ago 4% monthly rise in personal insolvencies in February in England and Wales

Debt relief orders have been taken out at record-high monthly levels since a £90 fee was scrapped in April 2024, the Insolvency Service said.

Politics

35 h. ago Craig Bellamy says England match perfect to help Wales' World Cup qualifying hopes

Wales manager Craig Bellamy has welcomed the date against England at Wembley later this year

Politics

35 h. ago Snow maps reveal when 4 inch per hour storm will batter England, Wales and Scotland

Snowy conditions are set to hit Great Britain later this month as wintry weather returns before March is over with several major cities possibly to be hit by flurries

Events

39 h. ago DWP cuts unveiled today, including £5bn reduction and PIP overhaul

Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall says reform is necessary, given the number of people in England and Wales claiming either sickness or disability benefit

Economics

46 h. ago Government to unveil cuts to benefits amid backbench discontent

The number of people in England and Wales claiming either sickness or disability benefit has soared from 2.8 million to about 4.0 million since 2019.

Politics

46 h. ago Probation Service work to keep people safe ‘consistently insufficient’ – report

HM Inspectorate of Probation for England and Wales found staff shortages were impacting the quality of work to help offenders and protect victims.

Politics

47 h. ago Craig Bellamy says England friendly ideal to help Wales qualify for World Cup

The Dragons host group favourites Belgium four days after their Wembley trip.

Economics

48 h. ago Government has ‘no plans at this stage’ to legislate for smacking ban in England

Education minister Stephen Morgan responded to calls for change by saying the Government wants to look at evidence from Scotland and Wales.

Politics

52 h. ago Shaun Edwards: The transcendent Englishman behind France’s Six Nations success

The most influential defensive coach in rugby history has now won six championships - yet a proud patriot has never worked for England

Events