A man has appeared in court accused of the sexual assault and murder of a 13-month-old baby boy he was adopting. Teacher Jamie Varley is also accused of multiple counts of assault, cruelty and ...

An alleged sword attacker accused of virtually decapitating a schoolboy in a drug-fuelled rampage in London has told of taking psychedelics and drinking his own urine years before amid an interest in ...

Peter and Florence Fanning, from North Lanarkshire, lost their entitlement to financial support and became worried about paying their bills.

Andrew Dighton had been referred to the Prevent anti-terrorism programme a year before his attack on officers in Talbot Green in South Wales.

The opera singer was dropped from his BBC Radio Wales show after apologising over language used during the Strictly Live tour launch.

Kulsuma Akter, 27, was confronted in the street by Habibur Masum, 26, who had tracked her to a refuge in Bradford.

The UK is prepared to take “every diplomatic step” to prevent Iran developing nuclear weapons after Israeli strikes targeted the country’s nuclear facilities, Downing Street has said. This could ...

Ireland has advised its citizens against travelling to Israel after airstrikes on Iran overnight. The Irish premier and deputy premier said they were “deeply concerned” after Israel launched strikes ...

The Conservative leader said Scots ‘deserve better’ than another five years of John Swinney’s party in power at Holyrood.

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 ...

Some 63 police officers have been injured in what has been called a “week of shame” in Northern Ireland. Disorder started in Ballymena on Monday after an alleged sexual assault of a girl in the Co ...