Born in Worcester in 1937, racing was his life. The son of a head lad, Hills became an apprentice in 1952 at the age of 15 before weight was an issue and gave up the saddle seven years later to be ...

Barry Hills, one of the greatest trainers of his generation, has died at the age of 88. Hills took out his licence in 1969 and by the time he retired from the training ranks in 2011 had sent out over ...

The Archbishop of Wales has announced his retirement after a critical report raised complaints about alcohol use and sexual behaviour at his diocese. Andrew John confirmed he would be stepping down ...

Spain midfielder Aitana Bonmati is being treated in hospital for viral meningitis just days before the start of Euro 2025. The 27-year-old Barcelona player, who has won the Ballon d’Or for the past ...

Border Force officers have seized 2.4 tonnes of cocaine with a value of almost £100 million in one of the biggest drugs busts in years. The enormous haul was found under containers on a ship arriving ...

Toto Wolff has opened the door for Max Verstappen to partner British rival George Russell in a potentially explosive driver ...

The Childline founder and broadcaster’s family said they felt compelled to release birthday pictures to show online images ...

Lando Norris bounced back from his Canada collision with McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri to finish fastest in practice for ...

The strike was the latest violence surrounding the distribution of food to Gaza’s population, which has been thrown into ...

A “ruthless” gang which manufactured and sold “assassination kits” to the criminal underworld has been jailed for a total of ...

Conversion of a building vacant for more than a decade into 18 flats near Reading town centre has been refused.

In the latest analysis, it was ranked the 32nd busiest station in the UK. Regarding the performance of Reading station, it was ranked the 1,768th best station in the country.