After Ukip’s success in the local elections there has been growing interest in what sort of people the party attracts. In Lincolnshire, Chris Pain, leader of the 16 Ukip councillors who are now the main opposition on the county council, denies writing offensive comments posted under his name on Facebook. “My email has been hacked several times. I have got someone looking into this, but it has been a shock to find out how easy it is to do,” he tells me.

Kevin Pietersen will be welcomed back but captain is key for a side whose batting is wobbling worryingly

The last time Saints lost six matches in a row, the mighty Mal Meninga had not long returned to Australia.

An NHS trust at the centre of a row over children's heart surgery is to replace its chief executive, it said on Saturday.

Hull captain Gareth Ellis says he will relish having the pressure on his shoulders as he seeks to turn his new club into a Super League force.

Leroy Cudjoe intercepted Leeds on their usual route to Wembley with two tries that took Huddersfield into the quarter-finals of the Challenge Cup.

Victims’ lawyer hits out at 'pathetic' document that clears police of shielding TV idol

Daryl Powell has been appointed head coach at Castleford Tigers to replace Ian Millward.

Leeds started like the champions they are, hitting Bradford with an early whirlwind from which they never recovered.

Hull have failed to score a single goal in their last three games

Six people, some believed to be children, have been injured and taken to hospital after an inflatable slide was blown away.

A paralysed man is taking up a legal challenge for the right to die with the help of a doctor, saying he would like to be able to choose when to “call it a day”.

Sir Roger Boyle steps down as NICOR director after being accused of ‘vendetta’ against hospital

Mortality rates for all children's heart surgery centres in England have been released following the temporary suspension of operations in Leeds.