A man has appeared in court accused of the sexual assault and murder of a 13-month-old baby boy he was adopting. Jamie Varley, believed to have worked as a high school teacher, is also accused of ...

An amber weather warning for severe thunderstorms has been issued by the Met Office advising of the risk of “intense rainfall frequent lightning, hail and gusty winds”. The warning has been issued for ...

The King has presented new Colours to the Coldstream Guards during a ceremony at Windsor Castle, marking the regiment’s 375th anniversary. Troops from the 1st and 2nd Battalions paraded on Friday ...

Seven Asian men have been convicted of the sexual exploitation of two white teenage schoolgirls in Rochdale. The defendants preyed on the vulnerabilities of the victims to groom them as “sex slaves” ...

An American woman has appeared in court in Northern Ireland charged with causing death by careless driving in what has been described as a tragic incident for all involved.

Unison has recommended local government workers accept the deal, which amounts to a 4 rise this year and 3.5 next year.

As bank branches close and many ATMs bring in fees, getting at your cash for free is increasingly difficult in many areas. So called 'cash deserts' have sprung up in many villages and residential ...

“The SNP’s stance, in particular, is not remotely serious. “If they ever got their way, they would put our citizens’ security at risk. It’s the nationalists’ view that we should just throw open our ...

Several private schools, children who attend them and their parents brought legal action against the Treasury over the move.

Villagers at Skelton-on-Ure, near Boroughbridge, have been busy renovating the Black Lion, already turning part of it into a café and village hub. The café opening was just before Christmas and forms ...

A man has been charged with murdering a 13-month-old boy as well as serious sexual and child cruelty offences. Jamie Varley is accused of killing Preston Davey, who died in Blackpool in July 2023, the ...

Sir Geoff Palmer, one of Scotland’s best-known academics who was the country’s first black professor, has died at the age of 85. The professor was long associated with Heriot-Watt University in ...