Planning chiefs have approved a massive new housing estate in Preston Brook - but agreed to divert more money from the developer back into the local area. Halton Council's development management ...

The 35-year-old, captaining the side in the absence of Pat Cummins, needed just one run in Galle to reach the milestone in Galle.

Of the 426,116 calls to the ambulance service last year, 63,836 (15) were not a life-or-death emergency – an average of 175 calls a day.

Noel George will be a keen observer of the Dublin Racing Festival this weekend, as he continues to deliberate over the Cheltenham Festival destination for his star chaser Il Est Francais.