Crowds enjoyed the sunshine and flocked to beaches on Friday on what was the hottest day of the year so far. Temperatures ...

The 555-mile cycle set off from Belfast on Sunday in memory of the late Scottish rugby star Doddie Weir. Weir died of MND ...

The former taoiseach also appeared to dismiss concerns about loyalist violence in reaction to a united Ireland.

Danny Care has tipped “incredible” Harlequins team-mate Marcus Smith to hit greater heights as he bids to make his mark with the British and Irish Lions. Smith began this year’s Guinness Six Nations ...