Economy minister Yulia Svyrydenko is currently in Washington for the final co-ordination of the agreement’s technical details, sources said.

Boss Chris Davies described League One champions Birmingham’s new EFL points total record as “truly special” after a 2-0 win over Blackpool at Bloomfield Road.

The England right-back finally broke the deadlock in a pulsating contest at Leigh Sports Village 16 minutes from time.

The seven-time champion twice saw his 22-year-old opponent pull back to within two frames before securing his 14th appearance in the last four.

Champions Birmingham set a new EFL points record and racked up another club landmark by beating Blackpool 2-0 in their penultimate Sky Bet League One fixture before promotion to the Championship.

Four-time champion Higgins, though, dug in following the mid-session interval with breaks of 94, 114 and 67 to force a decider, which Williams took after his opponent missed a tense blue on the top ...

A paddleboard operator jailed after four people drowned during an excursion on a river in south-west Wales was sacked as a police officer for making a fraudulent insurance claim.

Video has emerged from a November 2023 gig appearing to show one member of the Irish trio saying ‘kill your local MP’.

Deborah James’s parents and Lorraine Kelly were among those who joined royals at the event celebrating grassroots cancer support.

A boy with an ultra-rare immune disease which can carry a “death sentence” is living a normal life after taking part in a groundbreaking gene therapy trial. Four-year-old Eisa Hussain now enjoys ...

The Metropolitan Police said on Wednesday that a body found in Maritime Quay on The Isle of Dogs, east London, on April 13 is Kaliyah Coa.

Video has emerged from a November 2023 gig appearing to show one member of the Irish group saying: ‘Kill your local MP.’ ...