The copy of Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone, which was one of the first 500 printed in 1997, was sold on Saturday.

Belfast boxer John Cooney has died, his promoter Mark Dunlop has announced. A statement on Monday said that the 28-year-old was in intensive care following his defeat to Welshman Nathan Howells at the ...

Andrew Gwynne, the MP for Gorton and Denton, has been sacked as health minister and suspended from the Labour Party. He reportedly posted sexist comments about Angela Rayner, racist remarks about ...

England revived their Guinness Six Nations title hopes as Elliot Daly’s converted final-minute try snatched a 26-25 victory against France and sparked wild celebrations at Allianz Stadium. Finally ...

Notts County head coach Stuart Maynard hailed gamechanger Charlie Whitaker’s performance as “incredible” after the midfielder starred in the win over Morecambe. Second-half strikes from Whitaker and ...

New boss Steven Schumacher labelled his first home match in charge “a crazy game” as Bolton came from 3-1 down to beat 10-man Crawley 4-3 with an own goal nine minutes into stoppage-time. Defender ...

Lincoln boss Michael Skubala felt Joe Gardner was unlucky to be sent off on debut during the 1-1 draw with Cambridge. The Nottingham Forest loanee was on the pitch only four minutes when he was shown ...

Danny Cowley declared he was “so proud” of his Colchester players after they beat leaders Walsall 2-1 at the JobServe Community Stadium. The Saddlers had gone ahead in the 65th minute when Charlie ...

Oasis fans have said their “dreams have been crushed” after Ticketmaster cancelled their tickets to the band’s reunion tour accusing them of being bots. Fans in the UK and overseas have expressed ...

The families of two of three girls murdered at a dance class in Southport have said the sentencing of their killer should not have been televised.

Brett McGavin’s first-half strike proved enough for Yeovil to secure a point in a 1-1 draw at Dagenham. The hosts took a fifth-minute lead when Josh Rees swept home from Trent Rendall’s long throw-in.

Kian Spence produced a brilliant strike from distance as Barrow beat struggling Gillingham 3-0. An often drab affair was lit up by Spence’s 30-yard effort and he added a second before substitute Tyler ...