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

The strikes, carried out over 1,000 miles from Jerusalem, came a day after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said “the Houthis, too, will learn what Hamas and Hezbollah and Assad’s regime and others ...

Manchester United’s struggles continued in a bruising Boxing Day defeat at Vitor Pereira’s resurgent Wolves as Matheus Cunha scored one and provided another after Bruno Fernandes saw red.

A 49-year-old man from Milton Keynes was arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder and is in custody.

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

Furious Aston Villa boss Unai Emery vowed to appeal against Jhon Duran’s red card after seeing his side slip to a 3-0 Premier League defeat on a stormy afternoon at Newcastle.

Nottingham Forest boss Nuno Espirito Santo says his side believe they can have a special season after enjoying a Boxing Day success over Tottenham. Anthony Elanga’s first-half goal saw Forest register ...

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.

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 ...

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.

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