It is the first time high-ranking officials accused of an attempted coup are being subjected to a criminal trial.

South Africa needed less than 46 of the scheduled 100 overs to confirm a thumping seven-wicket win in the first match of the Metro Bank ODI series.

Essex Police said it was called to reports of a two-vehicle collision at the Rayleigh Spur roundabout, near Wickford, shortly after 4.15am on Monday.

The death toll from a major earthquake in eastern Afghanistan passed 1,400 on Tuesday, said a Taliban government spokesman.

Jessica Pegula reached the US Open semi-finals for the second year in a row with a comfortable victory over Barbora Krejcikova. The American fourth seed made her first grand slam final here 12 months ...

Cornish people should be “loud and proud” of their identity, a Labour MP has said, as he told the Commons he is not English. Perran Moon said he had been “mocked” for describing himself as Cornish, as ...

Jim Boyle has a return to Newbury for the Dubai Duty Free Mill Reef in mind for his runaway debut winner Into The Sky. The Starman colt made a serious impression when taking to the racecourse for the ...

Mr Scott’s tearful mother, Paula Scott, told Morgan: “You killed him for doing his job, for doing the right thing. “You didn’t give him a chance. My son was everything you are not. He was strong, ...

Moon Target holds big-race entries in the Rockfel Stakes and the Fillies’ Mile at Newmarket. When asked whether those high-profile contests could be on the agenda, Richardson added: “I wouldn’t want ...

The proportion of avoidable deaths among adults with a learning disability has fallen but is still almost double that of the general population, according to a new report. Some 733 (38.8%) of the ...

Harry Brook’s winning streak as England’s white-ball captain came to a shuddering halt against South Africa, with Sonny Baker’s painful debut summing up a torrid display in the first Metro Bank ...

A man has appeared in court in connection with the alleged sexual assault of an eight-year-old boy in his tent at Loch Ness Bay Campsite. John Bell, 44, made no plea when he appeared in private at ...