Pregnant woman fell about 50ft from Edinburgh landmark, murder trial...

Kashif Anwar is on trial accused of murdering his wife in September 2021 by pushing her from Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh.

Activists face jail over Dartford Crossing bridge protest

Morgan Trowland, 40, and Marcus Decker, 34, were both found guilty of causing a public nuisance after they scaled the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge.

Mother guilty over death of girl, 2, told 999 operators: ‘I’m scared...

Sinead James and Kyle Bevan were both convicted by a jury at Swansea Crown Court on Tuesday.

Psychedelic drug improves symptoms of depression for six months – st...

Dimethyltryptamine is a powerful hallucinogenic found in several plants and can be smoked, snorted or mixed with ayahuasca.

Finland joining Nato is ‘direct result of Putin’s aggression’, says...

Rishi Sunak and James Cleverly said Sweden should also now be admitted to the defence alliance.

Census reveals first data on sexuality and gender by religion and et...

Some 1.5% of people identifying as Muslim say their gender is different to their sex registered at birth.

Galaxies data ‘a milestone’ for James Webb Space Telescope mission

The telescope was designed to probe the early universe and initial surveys have identified many possible candidate galaxies.

Disabled woman discharged from hospital with undiagnosed fractures,...

Lyn Parker, 64, fractured her ribs and both arms after two care workers tried to lift her using a sling in January 2021.

Yousaf announces £25m boost for just transition to green energy

The money will be given to the Scottish National Investment Bank which will ‘leverage additional private sector capital’, according to its chairman.

Tories call for review of sentencing guidelines after rapist is spar...

The Scottish Government was urged to review the sentencing guidelines.

Ex-Kosovo president tells judges he is not guilty of war crimes

Hashim Thaci addressed a panel of international judges who are overseeing his trial in The Hague.

Government urged to direct civil servants running Stormont departmen...

The FDA union has expressed concern about the position senior civil servants have been placed in amid the current powersharing impasse.

Finland becomes 31st member of Nato during Brussels ceremony

Russia warned that it would be forced to take ‘retaliatory measures’ following the move.

Man arrested over murder of woman 30 years ago

The 66-year-old suspect, from Gloucestershire, was held on Tuesday on suspicion of Carol Clark’s murder.

Insulate Britain trial protest referred to Attorney General

Trudi Warner was detained last week after allegedly targeting jurors in a trial at Inner London Crown Court.

First major UK airport scraps 100ml liquids rules with new scanners

London City has installed new CT scanners which generate more detailed images of what is inside bags.

What will summer travel look like in 2023?

These holiday trends are on the rise, says Katie Wright.

Plans unveiled to reduce pollution and noise around Schiphol airport

Greenpeace welcomed the move but airline KLM criticised the proposals.

Short works breaks do not prevent mental fatigue or increase efficie...

A new study showed healthy men who took a 10-minute break every 50 minutes were more likely to experience mental exhaustion.

Seven tourists killed in Himalayan avalanche

Indian soldiers are helping to search for survivors after the avalanche near the Nathu La mountain pass in Sikkim state.