A man accused of murdering his brother-in-law and attempting to murder three others during a shooting spree on Skye was “fully in control” of his actions, a jury has been told. In his closing speech ...

There is a “likelihood” a two-year-old boy, whose body was found in his home, might still be alive if his father had not died, an pre-inquest hearing has heard. Bronson Battersby was discovered ...

The former Tory minister will run for the newly created role of Greater Lincolnshire Mayor in the May local elections.

A UK ticket-holder has come forward to claim the £177 million jackpot from Tuesday’s EuroMillions draw, which will make them the third biggest National Lottery winner of all time. The claim will now ...

A Gladiator stuntman fears he may lose his leg after a horror fall, prompting Russell Crowe to donate £5,000 for his limb-saving op.

Lord Lamont of Lerwick warned that a rival payments system would be a ‘major threat to the Western-led financial system’ if ...

Nearly 25 million people are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance, according to development minister Anneliese Dodds.

Scotland’s police chief has said the force has a “resolute determination” to solve the murder of a banker who was shot on his doorstep exactly 20 years ago. Father-of-two Alistair Wilson, 30, was ...

Unite, one of Labour’s major donors, has repeatedly called on the Government to abandon its decision to means test the winter fuel payment.

Brits are terrible at taking vitamin D but flock for vitamin sea – as the nation sees a boom in winter getaways following the coolest summer in ...

With Black Friday fast approaching, new research reveals that the nation is taking a mindful approach to spending this year.

Lucy Letby is serving 15 whole-life orders for murdering seven infants and attempting to murder seven others, between June 2015 and June 2016.