Villa beat Preston in the FA Cup quarter-finals to move a step closer to a first major trophy success since 1996.

Former Ladbrokes Coral supremo Jim Mullen has been appointed as the new group chief executive of The Jockey Club and will take up the role on June 1.

Israel ended a ceasefire and renewed its air and ground war against the Hamas militant group earlier this month.

Former Little Mix star Jesy Nelson says she is recovering in hospital following the “success” of an operation that is hoped to prevent complications around a high-risk pregnancy condition.