Ms Takaichi won 237 votes – four more than a majority – compared to 149 won by Yoshikoko Noda, head of the largest opposition party.

Smith is likely to captain Australia in the Ashes opener if Cummins fails to recover for the Perth curtain-raiser.

Jahmyr Gibbs ran for two touchdowns and 136 yards as the Detroit Lions cruised past the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 24-9. It took just three minutes for the Lions to open the scoring, Jared Goff finding Amon ...

Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire Dame Sarah Rose Troughton, right, attended the Mere Literary Festival. (Image: George Jeans) Taking place at the Grove Building on Wednesday, October 15, the event was ...

Nicola George, a key figure in Salisbury Hockey Club’s Ladies’ 1st XI and a standout performer for Army Hockey, has been nominated ...

Researchers said further studies were needed but they hoped the findings can ‘start a larger conversation about prevention in women’s health’.

A comedian who was recently showcased on BBC 3 is taking part in a special comedy night in Salisbury. Alfie Dundas, who was a part of the BBC New Comedy Awards and has performed at famous venues like ...

A NEW tabletop game and trading card shop has announced its first events campaign. Blodband officially opened on Friday, October 3, in The Guild shopping centre in Wilton. The shop was previously an ...

Nuno Espirito Santo admitted “we have a problem” after West Ham slumped to a dispiriting 2-0 defeat at home to Brentford. Hammers fans picked the right night to stage a boycott in protest at the ...

Essex Police found bottles of chloroform and an ‘abduction kit’ complete with cable ties when officers raided Gavin Plumb’s flat in Harlow.

The comments by the co-author of Ms Giuffre’s memoirs were made as it emerged the prince has paid a ‘peppercorn rent’ on Royal Lodge ...

The Royal Horticultural Society has called for a guaranteed ‘space to grow’ in all housing and urban planning.