The 29-year-old journalist and author was shot dead by dissident republicans while watching a riot in the Creggan area of Londonderry.

Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt was among the famous faces spotted at Wimbledon on the fifth day of the Championships. The 100m world record holder took a seat in centre court’s royal box on Friday ...

People in Edinburgh have been warned against putting traffic cones on top of statues as it could pose a safety hazard. A senior city councillor admitted the trend, made famous by a statue in Glasgow, ...

Train enthusiasts will celebrate the 100th anniversary of a historic Swiss railway this weekend as vintage steam locomotives ferry tourists through the stunning Alpine scenery as part of the ...

At Wimbledon, mistakes and lapses in concentration will always be punished and it was a lesson Jacob Fearnley learned the hard way as he fell ...

Deaths surged by nearly a third in France during the hottest week of a record heatwave last month, the country’s public health authority has said. At least 2,000 more deaths were reported than in the ...

A week ago, Alicia Dudeney had never played a Grand Slam match, let alone at the home of tennis itself. But much has changed for Dudeney in ...

Mimi Xu’s Wimbledon may be over, but there is no doubt that the Welsh teenager has a bright future. Swansea-born Xu fell in the first round of ...

British wildcards Madeleine Brooks and Amelia Rajecki fell in the first round of the women’s doubles at Wimbledon but proved they belong at ...