China’s He Guoqiang claimed a major scalp when he knocked seven-times world champion Ronnie O’Sullivan out of the the BetVictor English Open. The 24-year-old survived an O’Sullivan fightback to book ...

"SOME weeks are better than others,” Poole’s Labour MP has said after the government won a vote to axe winter fuel payments. Neil Duncan-Jordan was one of a small handful Labour MPs to criticise their ...

Labour’s struggles in the wake of the independence referendum may have stood them in good stead for the future, the former head of the Better Together campaign has said. Blair McDougall was elected in ...

The wave of populism in Europe and the US may have “overwhelmed” the No campaign in the 2014 referendum had it happened later, the former head of Better Together has said. The referendum took place ...

Chocolate prices soared by 11% in the year to August in bad news for households ahead of Halloween, figures show. Costs have risen significantly higher than overall supermarket food and drink prices, ...

Silver-studded blue butterflies at one nature reserve have bucked the trend of a terrible summer for the insects, as numbers soared to record highs. The National Trust said populations of the ...

Everton boss Sean Dyche acknowledged failing to make the most of chances had cost his side after they were knocked out of the Carabao Cup by fellow Premier League strugglers Southampton at Goodison ...

Sir John Major has criticised the previous government’s Rwanda scheme, stating it is an unsuitable policy for the 21st century and branding it “un-Conservative and un-British”. The former prime ...

A TURKISH restaurant in Christchurch has been nominated for the British Kebab Awards 2024 for the third year in a row. First opened in 2022, Meram Kitchen in Christchurch High Street has been ...

SWANAGE and Wareham returned from Melksham with a bonus point win. The Swans hosts led early on thanks to a penalty which was converted after a Swanage infringement at the scrum in their 22. But ...

The Foreign Office urged de-escalation after an apparent remote attack killed at least nine and wounded thousands.

Workmen will be carrying out maintenance work and resurfacing of the tarmac, following the other half of Rye Hill and Southbrook’s resurfacing earlier this year. Dorset Council will close the road ...