Simon Vickers, 50, gave different accounts of what happened in the seconds before he plunged a kitchen knife into his daughter Scarlett’s chest.

More rain has fallen on parts of Southern California after causing mudflows over the weekend – helping firefighters, but boosting the risk of toxic ash run-off in areas scorched by Los Angeles-area ...

Michael Oliver and his family have been subjected to threats and abuse since he sent off Arsenal’s Myles Lewis-Skelly at Wolves.

Sir John Deane’s Sixth Form College’s first girls’ rugby union fixture took place against Lancaster Royal Grammar School ...

Goalkeeper Andre Onana hopes Manchester United’s 1-0 win at Fulham proves a “turning point” in their season. Lisandro Martinez’s 78th-minute strike earned Ruben Amorim’s side victory at Craven Cottage ...

Stronger safeguards are needed in the proposed new law on assisted dying to protect against people requesting to end their lives because they feel they are a burden on society, James Cleverly has said ...

Alan Shearer also sees issues as Ange Postecoglou struggles to get the best out of Spurs in the Premier League.

Emma Raducanu came up short in a three-hour marathon to crash out in the first round of the Singapore Open. The British number two lost 5-7 7-5 7-5 to Spain’s Cristina Bucsa in a match featuring 17 ...

Scotland’s First Minister has said reconnecting power in Scotland following Storm Eowyn has been a “colossal” task and the impact is a “warning that climate change is with us”. Tens of thousands of ...

Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe has been told by a fans’ group that now is “the worst possible time” to change ticket prices amid the club’s struggles on the pitch.

The airport said its proposal would allow the site to reach its permitted limit for passenger numbers with fewer flights.

Mark Wood was “surprised but pleased” to learn he is unlikely to get any cotton wool treatment from Brendon McCullum despite the important challenges on the horizon for England.