The captives were handed over in staged ceremonies that the Red Cross and Israel have condemned as cruel and disrespectful.

Donald Trump clicked easily back into campaign mode during a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference.

Jos Buttler insisted England still have “optimism and belief” despite their one-day woes continuing after Josh Inglis powered ...

Yorkshire-born Inglis put on 146 in 116 balls with 2023 Ashes pantomime villain Alex Carey, who hit 69 off 63 balls, as Ben ...

Barcelona went top of the LaLiga table after beating Las Palmas 2-0. Dani Olmo and Ferran Torres were on target for the Catalan club to beat relegation-threatened Las Palmas, who remain one point ...

Manchester City’s top scorer did not get off the bench as the Premier League champions crashed out of the Champions League on Wednesday.

A Norwegian film about love, desire and self-discovery has won top honours at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival. A jury headed by American director Todd Haynes awarded the Golden Bear trophy ...

Former Spanish football federation president Luis Rubiales was found guilty this week of sexually assaulting her.

Aston Villa boss Unai Emery is pleased with the impact of January signings Marcus Rashford and Marco Asensio after they earned a vital 2-1 win over Chelsea. Rashford arrived on loan from Manchester ...

Gregor Townsend backed “outstanding goal-kicker” Finn Russell to remain in the role following his trio of costly conversion misses during Scotland’s agonising 16-15 Guinness Six Nations defeat to ...

Pope Francis is in a critical condition after he suffered a long asthmatic respiratory crisis that required high flows of oxygen, the Vatican said.