England news

The historic city of Bath, England will host a festival this month featuring a series of walks, talks and activities themed around making a city ... More

An interactive toolkit has been launched to help schools in England reframe competition in school sports. Developed by children's charity Youth Sport Trust (YST), the ... More

A new directory of group fitness classes – claimed to be the largest of its kind – aims to make it easier for people to ... More

Wembley Stadium has been awarded the highest standard of sustainability by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). England’s national stadium – which is owned and operated ... More

The Chief Medical Officer (CMO) has said that "even a few minutes of exercise is good for you" – hoping that the simple message will ... More

The NHS has published its guidance on how developers and health providers can collaborate to deliver housing schemes and infrastructure projects which promote wellbeing among ... More

Les Mills has made its Born to Move programming – which targets children as young as two – available in box set mode. The move ... More

Banking giant Barclays has pledged to support the growth of women's football by helping to make the sport available to all schoolgirls in England by ... More

A charity offering a range of inclusive sport and physical activities for people with complex disabilities has secured a £1.3m grant from Sport England. The ... More

A major new national campaign is aiming to get people living with long-term health conditions more physically active. "We Are Undefeatable" will target the estimated ... More

Financially troubled Bury Football Club has been expelled by the English Football League (EFL) after it failed to secure a new owner. The indebted club ... More

Former international long-distance runner and British Triathlon chief Zara Hyde Peters OBE has been named the new CEO of UK Athletics. Her appointment brings to ... More

A new campaign will use football to help people with mental health problems get more physically active and improve their mental wellbeing. Nine English Football ... More

Enhanced designs have been submitted for a £42m swimming pool and waterpark complex in Derby. Original plans for the Moorways swimming complex – designed by ... More

One of England's oldest, existing professional football clubs is facing extinction and expulsion from the English Football League (EFL). The troubled Bury Football Club, which ... More

Sutton Hoo, the burial site of a 7th century Anglo-Saxon king in Suffolk, England, that achieved worldwide fame upon its discovery in 1938, has reopened ... More

Arts Council England has named 13 new additions to its Creative People and Places (CPP) project, which it says is about local people choosing, creating ... More

Disabled people should be offered more opportunities to play sport alongside non-disabled people. That is the finding of a report based on a two-year research ... More

Teenagers' 'incessant' use of social media is radically reducing the time they spend sleeping and exercising – and could have a detrimental effect on mental ... More

Youth Sport Trust (YST) has set out to protect the mental health of young talented athletes by educating and preparing them for the rigours of ... More

An £8.5m leisure centre has opened its doors to the public in Birmingham. The Ladywood Leisure Centre will be operated by Birmingham Community Leisure Trust ... More

A 55-ft (16.8m) helter-skelter ride set up in the nave of Norwich Cathedral in England, will give visitors a new perspective on the historic building, ... More

Thousands of people at risk of Type 2 diabetes will be given digital support – including free fitness trackers – to prevent them from developing ... More

A legacy campaign looks to utilise the forthcoming 2019 UCI Road World Championships and attract more people to take up cycling. The Own the Ride ... More

Volleyball England has appointed Sue Storey as its new CEO. Storey joins from the Sports Grounds Safety Authority (SGSA), where she has spent the last ... More