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Max Verstappen was the favourite for pole but suffered a mechanical issue which saw him drop out in Q2 and left Sergio Perez free to take top spot, while Lewis Hamilton will start the race seventh

Verstappen was the overwhelming favourite to start the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix on pole, but suffered a mechanical problem in Q2 which meant his session ended prematurely

A man was found dead in Birmingham in the early hours of this morning. West Midlands Police said the death is currently being treated as 'unexplained'. Enquiries are ongoing and a road has been closed

Sir Rod Stewart has been forced off stage by a sudden illness and updates fans on his condition admitting that he's 'absolutely downhearted' he can't perform

Sir Rod Stewart was scheduled to play a show in Australia on Saturday as part of his A Day On The Green tour supported by Cyndi Lauper and Jon Stevens

With £36m on the table, Brits with EuroMillions lotto tickets will want to check their numbers fast as winning tonight's draw could change someone's life

Actor Lance Reddick has died at the age of 60. He was best known for his role as Baltimore Police Department officer Cedrick Daniels on hit show The Wire

Heathrow airport workers were voting on whether to strike following a dispute over a pay rise offer from the airport - which union Unite claims is effectively a pay cut due to inflation

Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has compared an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court for Vladimir Putin to toilet paper in a tweet

The court said in a statement that Vladimir Putin "is allegedly responsible for the war crime of unlawful deportation of the population (children) and that of unlawful transfer of population (children) from occupied areas of Ukraine to the Russian Federation"

Speedboat skipper Michael Larence has avoided jail after the death of Emily Lewis, 15, who was killed when his vessel slammed into a metal buoy at more than 35 knots in 2020

Angela Cullen has, for the last seven years, been a loyal and dependable ally for Hamilton in the paddock, but the seven-time champion has now announced her departure

Manchester City and Chelsea are the remaining Premier League representatives in the UEFA Champions League, along with Bayern Munich, Benfica, three Italian clubs and holders Real Madrid

Police have confirmed the body found inside the bin is a man as residents in the sleepy town have been left reeling

Ineos chief Sir Jim Ratcliffe remains among the candidates to take over as the next owner of Manchester United as the Glazer family prepare to potentially sell up

A fire has broken out in a four-room flat in a housing block in Barbican, central London, with around 40 firefighters at the scene. One man was treated by ambulance crews

Football fan Paul Mitchell was jailed in 2019 after running onto a football pitch and punching Jack Grealish during a game between Aston Villa and Birmingham City

Two separate schools in Woking, Surrey have reported attempted kidnapping of pupils as they walked home from school in the last few days

Stefan Bajcetic has been one of the few bright spots of Liverpool's disappointing season, but his campaign is over after the wonderkid was hit by a devastating injury blow

Ali Anter, believed to be Yemen's and the world's oldest man has gnarled, horn-like growths protruding from the side of his head and has died at the reported age of 140

A murder investigation is underway after a man was found dead with fatal injuries at a popular shopping precinct in Birmingham. Witnesses claimed he was attacked with a hammer for his designer watch

The drone was brought down by US forces after being struck by one of the Russian jets in the incident over the Black Sea. Russian authorities say the drone intruded into an area declared off limits

The fire ravaged the border service of the Russian FSB, reports said, with footage and images shared on social media showing huge plumes of thick, acrid smoke piling into the air above Rostov

Hollyoaks actor Connor Calland, who is best known for playing bad boy Jordan Price on the soap, announced he is engaged to girlfriend Monica Geldart in a sweet post

A cure for a deadly spinal disorder will be given out on the NHS after pioneering gene therapy costing £1.8million was approved today for infants before symptoms begin