Hundreds of subpostmasters were wrongfully convicted of stealing between 1999 and 2015 after failures linked to Fujitsu’s Horizon IT system.

A man has been told he may never be released from prison following the “bestial” rape of a 15-year-old girl in Edinburgh. Aaron Strachan, 21, stalked, abducted and raped the teenager in York Place ...

Two witnesses have come forward to identify a new suspect in the 1996 hammer attacks that killed Lin Russell and her six‑year‑old daughter ...

A judge has said that it is “disappointing” that an IS supporter who stabbed a police officer will not engage in risk and psychological assessments. A sentencing date of October 12 has been set for ...

The cost of benchmark Brent crude dropped 8 to 87.55 US dollars a barrel at one stage in ongoing heightened volatility in oil and gas markets.

A law student accused of transporting a bomb across Ireland has been remanded in custody with consent to bail.

A man from Kinmel Bay has been arrested following reports of theft from charity boxes at Rhyl’s White Rose Shopping Centre.

A care worker who took degrading pictures of dementia patients and sent them on Snapchat has been handed a probation order and given 100 hours of community service. Ciara Corvan, 28, committed the ...

Police are searching for a second suspect after gunfire erupted at a crowded food festival beneath Seattle’s Space Needle, ...

Sir Ian Wood “helped shape modern Scotland”, First Minister John Swinney has said, as tributes to the industrialist poured in from the business and political worlds. The Wood family announced Sir ...

Bill Oddie found fame in the 1970s as a member of comic trio The Goodies, but went on to establish a reputation as an ornithologist, conservationist and television presenter on wildlife.

The ‘horror scene’ of his premises at Hull-based Legacy Independent Funeral Directors was discovered in March 2024 when he was on holiday.