Edinburgh-born Hoy took up cycling at the age of 14 and won his first Olympic medal, a team sprint silver, at Sydney in 2000.

A housing minister has lost her building safety brief after Grenfell survivors complained about her attendance at a ...

Warnings for winds and rain have come into effect across different parts of the UK as the first named storm of the season has hit.

Fans of Liam Payne have spoken of their heartbreak and disbelief at the former One Direction star dying at the age of 31, as ...

The Great South Run has been cancelled due to a forecast for high winds and rain - with Storm Ashley expected to hit many ...

Max Verstappen ended his lengthy victory drought to win the United States Grand Prix Sprint for Red Bull as title rival Lando ...

Moldovans head to the polls today in a vote which could decide if the country moves closer to Europe or back towards Russia.

There is another rule of thumb the prime minister should take on board: politics and pop do not mix well. The temptation is ...

The British government is being careful not to call Foreign Secretary David Lammy's trip to China a reset in the relationship ...

A funeral home in Poland has apologised after a corpse fell out of a hearse and into traffic. Hades Funeral Service, the ...

The Metropolitan Police say they are conducting a detailed and thorough review after facing criticism over how they dealt ...

Two people have been arrested over the child neglect death of a baby. The four-month-old boy died in Clynderwen, ...