A father accused of murdering his 14-year-old daughter by stabbing her in the heart told the emergency services that they had just been play-fighting while they made their tea, a court heard. Simon ...

Matt Wrack was seeking another term of office after two decades in the post of general secretary of the Fire Brigades Union (FBU). But he was beaten by the union’s vice-president Steve Wright, who ...

Here the PA news agency looks at who the festive success stories are so far, and which retailers have appeared more downbeat.

A 19-year-old man has been charged with road traffic offences following a crash that led to the death of a man aged 68. On March 6 2024 at around 7.20pm, 68-year-old pedestrian Thomas Pates was struck ...

British-Egyptian dual national Alaa Abd El-Fattah has been detained since 2019 and his mother has spent more than 100 days on hunger strike.

It is the second time in two weeks that the former US first lady is not attending a gathering of former US leaders and their ...

Chelsea striker Sam Kerr has appeared in court charged with alleged racially aggravated harassment of a police officer. The captain of the Australia women’s national football team attended a hearing, ...

Neil Gray said the success of the Thistle Centre would be measured if there are fewer drug deaths and ‘harm reduction’.

France’s new prime minister has announced the renegotiation of a contested plan raising the retirement age from 62 to 64. In his first address to politicians in the National Assembly, Francois Bayrou ...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves faced MPs after turbulence in the markets sent government borrowing costs up and the value of the pound down.