A former lifeguard who spent six summer seasons in Jersey in the 1970s has made a return visit to the Island from his home in Australia to catch up with old friends. Brian “Jughead” Jones, who lives ...

Mark Williams held off a superb fightback from fellow former winner John Higgins to triumph in a last-frame decider and reach his eighth World Championship semi-final at the Crucible. The veteran duo, ...

Temperatures are set to hit 30C – but forecasters have ruled out a heatwave. The UK could face the warmest start to May on record on Thursday as some areas may reach 30C. Met Office meteorologist ...

Shoppers face higher prices as a result of Houthi disruption to international shipping, the Defence Secretary has warned after airstrikes by British forces. After a Royal Air Force strike against a ...

An alleged knifeman carrying a martyrdom note tried to break into the Israeli embassy in London by scaling the 8ft fence in front of the building, a court has heard. Abdullah Sabah Albadri, 33, of no ...

Britain’s electricity system is “highly resilient”, energy minister Michael Shanks has said in a bid to reassure MPs following Spain and Portugal’s widespread blackouts. Power has largely been ...

Microsoft has pledged to fight any US government order to halt data centre operations in Europe as it sought to soothe concerns among European customers that transatlantic tensions would lead to ...

Gerry Adams has said he “liked but did not have many dealings” with a British spy, a Dublin court heard. The former Sinn Fein president said he viewed Denis Donaldson as “a victim of the conflict” and ...

Actors who have starred in JK Rowling adaptations have signed an open letter standing “in solidarity” with members of the LGBT+ community “impacted” by the recent Supreme Court ruling on gender. The ...

A former Britain’s Got Talent (BGT) finalist who landed a record deal with Simon Cowell paused to fight back tears as he told a court he never raped two women. On Wednesday Andrew Johnston, 30, ...

CNN journalist Christiane Amanpour has joined Global to “launch into the world of podcasting”. The 67-year-old will continue in her role as chief international anchor at the US news network, and ...

AS ISLANDERS don their gardening gloves, a hedgehog protection charity has warned to look out for the animals, after some suffered “serious” injuries inflicted by garden strimmers. The Jersey Hedgehog ...