A man accused of murdering an Iraq War veteran he punched three times has denied he intended to cause him serious harm, telling a jury he “just wanted to give him a black eye”. Gregory Twigg, 32, ...

Contractors are “on standby” to remove a loyalist bonfire in south Belfast which has sparked concern, a Sinn Fein MLA has said. Legal action is also understood to be planned against the towering pyre ...

The Queen and Peter Phillips sat among a host of famous faces from the world of acting, politics and sport on day 10 of Wimbledon. Phillips was joined in the Royal Box at the championships by his ...

A deal with Google will see the tech giant provide free technology for UK government services from the NHS to local councils. Technology Secretary Peter Kyle said he is determined to “break free” from ...

X chief executive Linda Yaccarino has said she is stepping down after two years running Elon Musk’s social media platform. Ms Yaccarino posted a positive message on Wednesday about her tenure at the ...

A legal battle over the copyright of Jimi Hendrix’s music is set to go to trial in December at the High Court in London. The estates of the guitarist’s bandmates, Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell, are ...

A Labour MP who led a rebellion against the Government’s benefits plan has labelled it an “omnishambles”, which she warned could leave disabled people worse off. Rachael Maskell said pressing ahead ...

A former Wimbledon line judge said the tournament has “de-skilled” her ex-colleagues and turned them into “glorified butlers” by replacing their expertise with technology. Pauline Eyre, 58, officiated ...

AN investigation has been launched by the Planning Department into the former Nude Dunes site following claims “it is being used for residential purposes” – as calls grow for the former restaurant to ...

Iga Swiatek smashed through her grass ceiling as she reached the Wimbledon semi-finals for the first time. The 24-year-old, a four-time French Open champion, swept aside Liudmila Samsonova 6-2 7-5 on ...

A Mastercard-owned company behind part of the UK’s payments system has been fined £11.9 million by the Bank of England for failing to comply with its requirements. Vocalink fell short of its ...

A woman who knifed a mother to death after a row at a child’s birthday party has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 23 years, police said. Hope Rowe, 33, of Piazza Walk, Aldgate, was ...