Speaking against the motion, RFU board member Wayne Barnes strenuously defended Sweeney's record in his six years in the role, and said his departure would leave a significant void...

British Steel is launching a consultation that could see the closure of its two blast furnaces at Scunthorpe, putting up to 2,700 jobs at risk out of a workforce...

The government needs to do more to protect young people from violent and harmful content online, a report by teenagers suggests.The Youth Select Committee, a parliamentary group of 14...

Universities could face multi-million-pound fines for breaches of freedom of speech rules, the Office for Students (OfS) said.The University of Sussex was fined £585,000 after the OfS said its...

Barbara Plett UsherBBC News, Port SudanReutersGen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has had to move his base to Port Sudan because of the fighting (file photo)Sudan's military leader, Gen Abdel Fattah...

UAE Team Emirates-XRG's Juan Ayuso leads the Volta a Catalunya after emerging victorious in a photo finish on stage three.The Spaniard took the first major mountain stage by the...

Equality Commission for Northern IrelandMaeve Bradley said it was "quite a shock" when the person who was covering her maternity leave was promoted in her absenceA woman who accepted...

Tom GerkenTechnology reporterGetty ImagesThe messaging app Signal has made headlines after the White House confirmed it was used for a secret group chat between senior US officials.The editor-in-chief of...