Prisoners unable to do basic tasks at weekends, inspectorate finds

Prison officers sometimes work 24-hour shifts at weekends while inmates are unable to access medical care, HM Inspectorate of Prisons said.

Stepfather guilty of murdering two-year-old while mother slept upsta...

Campaigners have called for a child practice review to identify whether Lola’s murder could have been prevented.

Man dies in road collision in Co Tyrone

A 28-year-old man has died in a one-vehicle collision in Co Tyrone.

Bill Clinton says ‘a miracle’ Good Friday Agreement survived Brexit...

The former US president recalled late-night phone calls in the closing stages of the historic negotiations.

Four people arrested in connection with death of woman, 41, in Ayr

The body of Susan Turner was found in a flat in the town’s Nursery Hall at about 10.15am on March 27.

Met police officer who stalked woman he met on duty is spared jail

Pc Jonathan Simon, 44, was given a suspended jail sentence of 16 weeks at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday.

Nearly one in five teachers forced to do second jobs amid rising cos...

Teachers have had to skip meals and reduce home heating amid the cost-of-living crisis, the National Education Union has said.

Raab promises to act on ‘spineless’ killers who dodge sentence heari...

Justice Secretary Dominic Raab vowed to act after Olivia Pratt-Korbel’s killer refused to face the murdered nine-year-old’s family in court.

Woman loses latest stage of fight over whether she won £10 or £1m on...

Joan Parker-Grennan has sued National Lottery operator Camelot and says she should get £1 million – Camelot says it is liable to pay only £10.

Police leaving vulnerable children at risk of sexual abuse online, r...

Officers are taking up to 18 months to make an arrest after becoming aware that a youngster is at risk, HMICFRS found.

Judge highlights ‘shocking’ online weapon sales as teenager convicte...

A jury at the Old Bailey found Emadh Miah unanimously guilty of murder.

Easter ferries restored but islanders still face weeks without servi...

CalMac has announced that services between mainland Scotland and South Uist will be restored until April 16.

Call for ‘highway code’ to tackle space junk

The European Space Agency estimates there are 36,500 objects larger than 10cm currently floating in space.

Clyde-built frigates will help UK stand up to ‘bullies’, says minist...

Defence procurement minister Alex Chalk visited the BAE shipyard in Govan as the first steel was cut for new ship HMS Birmingham.

AGSI plans four further protest days and threatens ‘blue flu’ action

The protest follows the moving of gardai to a new roster during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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.