Conservative former minister Sir John Whittingdale, who raised the case in the Commons, said the couple should be ‘thanked rather than punished’.

The ex-SNP leader said she is “proud” to have been the first woman in the top job in Scottish politics, but as she announced she is stepping down from the Scottish Parliament she voiced concerns about ...

Pakistani authorities have said an insurgent attack on a train carrying hundreds of people has ended, with all attackers killed following a day-long standoff. Some of the hostages taken were killed, ...

Retired teacher Catherine Rennie Nash, 74, and former tax adviser Nigel Fleming, 63, are being questioned by police.

On Wednesday, former NHS consultant in intensive care Professor Patrick Nee, who said he was instructed by the hospital trust to assist with their review, gave evidence to the inquest and said it ...

Small farms in landscapes like the Lakes and Dales lost out on Government cash for nature-friendly farming, Labour MPs have warned after the closure of a flagship payments scheme.

Dame Antonia replaces Sir Matthew Rycroft, who announced in February he would leave the Home Office after a 35-year Civil Service career.

The girl had severe injuries to her neck, abdomen, chest and back and was in hospital for three weeks, police said.

Claudiu Carol-Kondor was clinging onto the van and being dragged along the road when Mark Ross deliberately crashed into a parked car to shake ...

An autistic schoolgirl who was exploited by a neo-Nazi and charged with terror offences found her first intervention session “triggering” but there were “no concerns” she would end her life days ...

At Prime Minister’s Questions, Sir Keir Starmer said the blocking of aid into Gaza risks breaching international law.

Some 190 passengers out of the initial 450 who were on the train from Quetta to the northern city of Peshawar were rescued.