The price of Brent crude jumped nearly 10 higher at one stage as financial markets also came under pressure, with the FTSE 100 Index down sharply.

Danny Care believes the desire to secure fairytale farewells for Ben Youngs and Dan Cole can drive Leicester to Gallagher Premiership glory but insists title favourites Bath “won’t care about ...

The strikes came amid simmering tensions over Iran’s rapidly advancing nuclear programme and appeared certain to trigger a reprisal, with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warning that “severe ...