General news

Pilot scheme will give domestic abuse victims £1,000 to escape relat...

First Minister Humza Yousaf is to announce the scheme as part of a £500,000 fund for Women’s Aid organisations.

Moroccan national appears in court over murder of pensioner

Terrence Carney, 70, had just used a cash machine when he was attacked and murdered in the town centre on Sunday morning.

Man appears in court over murder of pensioner

Terrence Carney, 70, had just used a cash machine when he was attacked and murdered in the town centre on Sunday morning.

Baby boy dies after rescue at harbour in Scottish Highlands

The death is not being treated as suspicious by police.

Greta Thunberg at protest demanding oil chiefs pull their money out...

Arrests have been made as protesters disrupted a conference at the InterContinental Hotel in central London where oil company CEOs are meeting.

Golf course becomes haven for butterflies in South Downs National Pa...

Thirty-four species were found living in the rough, including rare species such as the Adonis blue, brown hairstreak and grizzled skipper.

British girl missing after Hamas attack confirmed dead, say family

Yahel, 13, was killed when Hamas attacked Israel, while her 16-year-old sister Noiya is missing.

Britain doing ‘everything’ to secure return of hostages held by Hama...

Two young British sisters are reported to be among the missing.

Sadiq Khan, Met Commissioner to ask phone companies to ‘design out’...

An average of 157 mobile phones are stolen every day in the capital.

Warnings for heavy wind and rain in place for arrival of Storm Babet

As the storm approaches on Tuesday, forecasters said gale-force gusts could occur along the coasts of Wales and southwest England.

Appeal to be heard against demolition order at home of Captain Tom’s...

Central Bedfordshire Council said in July that an enforcement notice requiring the demolition of the ‘now-unauthorised’ spa block was issued.

More than one million food parcels needed for winter, charity predic...

The Trussell Trust is urging people to donate to the food banks in their local areas.

London Marathon organisers to begin paying for carbon removal

London Marathon Events aims to remove 280 tonnes at first and to increase this figure year-on-year.

Man to face court over murder of 70-year-old killed in street attack

Ahmed Alid, 44, from Hartlepool, has been charged with murder and the attempted murder of another man.

What the papers say – October 17

The conflict in Gaza continues to dominate the news cycle.

Teen sisters among Britons missing from Israel as Gaza aid efforts c...

The girls, named only as Noiya, 16, and Yahel, 13, disappeared from their home in Kibbutz Be’eri after it was stormed by militants.

Full release of Sir Patrick Vallance’s diary entries would ‘breach h...

The former chief scientific adviser described his diary, or evening notes, as ‘a brain dump’, his lawyer Matthew Hill said.

Man charged with murder of 70-year-old killed in street attack

Terrence Carney had just used a cash machine when he was attacked in Hartlepool town centre on Sunday morning.

Youngest MP Keir Mather hits out at ‘pitting generations against eac...

Among his colleagues was Rutherglen and Hamilton West MP Michael Shanks.

Von der Leyen does ‘not speak for Ireland’ on Israel-Hamas conflict

The Irish president joined criticism of the EU Commission leader’s comments on the Middle East conflict.