The Social Justice Secretary vowed to change the guidance after the Scottish Government’s Supreme Court defeat – but could not say when ...

A senior retired judge who jailed former tennis star Boris Becker after he avoided paying his debts is set to chair the inquiry into the Nottingham attacks, MPs have been told. Deborah Taylor was the ...

Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip killed at least 17 Palestinians, mostly women and children, and destroyed bulldozers and ...

A van driver took “at least 20 lines of cocaine” in the hours before he hit a tram and then collided with a three-year-old girl on a city centre pavement, a court has heard. Louisa Palmisano, known as ...

It is believed it is part of its move to close 95 banks before September. Three branches will shut in Wales, while England will lose 12, Scotland five, and Northern Ireland three. The first closures ...

The Prince of Wales is to attend the Pope’s funeral on behalf of the King, Kensington Palace has announced. Heir to the throne William, a future head of the Church of England, will represent his ...

US President Donald Trump has already said on social media that he and his wife Melania plan to attend the funeral.

Youngsters who go to bed earlier and sleep for longer periods have greater brain function and may perform better in tests, a study suggests. Even 15 minutes’ more sleep leads to differences in how ...

British Steel has said it will end a consultation on up to 2,700 redundancies without action, after the Government took control of the firm earlier this month. In March, Chinese firm Jingye, which ...

At the start of the motion of condolence, Holyrood presiding officer Alison Johnstone offered her “deepest sympathy to the Roman Catholic community in Scotland and worldwide on the passing of his ...

Charles began the tradition of commissioning a tour artist in 1985 when John Ward joined an official trip to Italy at his expense.