'I am the best': Kerr confident he can conquer Ingebrigtsen in Paris

There are precisely 200 days to go before the gun sounds for the Olympic men’s 1500m final in Paris on 6 August.

Iron will: how Scunthorpe fought back from the brink

‘So, what are you looking at to get out … you know, how much?” Michelle Harness asked the question out of duty, desperation and numerous other emotions.

Sandberg to leave board of Meta after 16 years as tech kingpin

Sheryl Sandberg is to step down from the board of Facebook’s parent company, Meta, less than two years after quitting her executive role at the business.

Secret meeting What was gathering about and why has it sparked fury?

Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets of German cities to demonstrate against right-wing extremism.

Global ambitions Orbán builds 'alternative to western approach'

Europe’s pariah prime minister, Viktor Orbán, is jetting across the globe in search of friends.

Houthis Defiant leader calls for mass boycott of Israeli goods

The leader of Yemen’s Houthi movement has urged the Arab world to mount mass boycotts of Israeli goods as he claimed US and UK missile attacks launched on his country were a sign of the impact of the Houthis’ attacks on Israeli-linked commercial shipping in the Red Sea.

'So much anxiety': despair of pupils at school hit by Raac

Pupils at a school thought to be the worst hit by the “crumbling concrete” crisis in England have described their despair and disillusion in a report that sets out in detail the severe and ongoing disruption to their education.

Ofsted says inspections can 'pause' over mental health fears

Ofsted is to urge schools to “pause” inspections that appear to be damaging the mental health of their staff as part of its formal response to the death of headteacher Ruth Perry .

Heavy snow sweeps Scotland as temperatures plunge across frozen Britain

Hundreds of schools in Scotland were closed, some for a fourth day, due to heavy snow, amid weather warnings across many parts of the UK yesterday.

Sunak's spring flight plan in peril over two-month timetable for Rwanda bill

Rishi Sunak’s pledge to begin fl ying asylum seekers to Rwanda by spring looks more distant than ever after members of the House of Lords approved a timetable that would not see the bill approved until late March.

New questions for Mone's husband over link to tax avoidance firms

The multimillionaire husband of the embattled Tory peer Michelle Mone is linked to a series of tax avoidance firms that may have assisted their clients in submitting misleading claims to HM Revenue and Customs, documents suggest.

Hunt gives strongest signal yet of tax cuts in budget

The chancellor has dangled the prospect of big tax cuts in his March budget, in what is seen as one of the last opportunities for the Conservatives to claw back Labour's huge opinion poll lead.

Netanyahu: we will not accept a Palestinian state after Gaza war

Insistence on total Israeli security control is blow to US policy hopes

Travel Warning And School Closures As Blast From The Arctic Sweeps Britain

A rare amber snow warning has been put in place by the Met Office for parts of Scotland as the police warned drivers to put travel plans on hold.

Greenland Losing 30m Tonnes Of Ice An Hour From Global Heating - Study

The Greenland ice cap is losing an average of 30m tonnes of ice an hour due to the climate crisis, a study has revealed, which is 20% more than was previously thought.

Clubs bide their time on Phillips as City demand £7m loan fee

Clubs hoping to sign Kalvin Phillips are waiting for Manchester City to drop their demands for a £7m loan fee. Crystal Palace, Newcastle and West Ham are tracking the midfielder, while there is also interest from Barcelona, Atlético Madrid and Juventus.

Gomes ignites Everton's dream and puts Palace to the sword

As Sean Dyche put it, any distraction is welcome at Everton right now amid the risk of a second points deduction, legal cases, financial disputes and not knowing exactly what they are playing for in the Premier League this season.

Andreeva, 16, routs her idol Jabeur in dream meeting

As Mirra Andreeva emerged at the top level of her sport at the French Open last May, winning her first match in a grand slam, the 16-year-old had one humble goal beyond continuing her meteoric rise: she wanted a practice session with Ons Jabeur, her idol.

'I forgot I was nominated': the reason for McIlroy's Spoty no-show

Rory McIlroy has delivered another blow to Sports Personality of the Year by admitting he forgot he was on the shortlist for the BBC event in December.

Working together Women's football ready for next step but players need help to get there

I don't want to come out all firing, it's too early into 2024 for that and I've got a job to do on the pitch, but it is always important to start a new year properly and raise some concerns that I, and other players, have about the women's game and where it is going. Sometimes this world of football still manages to shock me.

Sexual harassment in the City shifts from office to work event

The social change sparked by the #MeToo movement has not translated to the UK's financial sector, with sexual harassment merely shifting away from the office to conferences and work trips, MPS have heard.

Picasso and Chagall works found in basement 14 years after theft

Paintings by Marc Chagall and Pablo Picasso have been recovered from a basement in the Belgian city of Antwerp, 14 years after they were stolen from an art collector in Israel.

Judge threatens to eject Trump from Carroll defamation trial

Donald Trump was threatened with exclusion from court for disruptive behaviour yesterday, as the former president persisted in complaining loudly over E Jean Carroll's testimony in her defamation trial against him.

AfD plans to turn Germany into far-right authoritarian state, vice-chancellor warns

The far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party is planning to transform Germany into an authoritarian state similar to Russia, the country's vice-chancellor and economics minister, Robert Habeck, has warned, tacitly backing calls to ban the party.

Macron's 'meet the nation' broadcast derided as he tacks right on social issues

Emmanuel Macron faced a barrage of criticism across the political spectrum yesterday after a marathon press conference aimed at reinvigorating his turbulent second term.

Lesser spotted: global heating affects patterns on butterflies

Female meadow brown butterflies who develop in warmer weather sport fewer spots on their wings, in an unexpected adaptation to global heating.

Exhibition revives work of forgotten artist of the pop art era

In 1970, the artist Neil Stokoe looked as if he had all the ingredients for breakout success.

Medicines en route to Gaza in deal to alleviate humanitarian catastrophe'

A shipment of medicine for Israeli hostages and Palestinian civilians arrived in Egypt yesterday on its way to Gaza under a deal mediated by Qatar and France, as fighting continued across much of the territory after a deadly night of bombardments.

Two-year-old boy died of starvation curled up next to his dead father

A two-year-old boy was left alone to die of starvation curled up next to the body of his father, who had suffered a fatal heart attack, his family has revealed.

West rewon Pharrell Williams yee-haws Louis Vuitton brand

While most luxury brands have strict embargoes surrounding new product launches, this week Louis Vuitton's creative director, Pharrell Williams, took a more laissez-faire approach.