Iwao Hakamada was sentenced to death for the murders of four people in 1966 but was not executed, due to Japan’s lengthy ...

German prosecutors have said the investigation into Madeleine McCann’s disappearance will continue despite a man under investigation over the 2007 incident being acquitted of unrelated sexual offences ...

Dominic Solanke always thought he would get another chance with England after ending a seven-year exile from the national team. The Tottenham striker is back in the fold for the first time since 2017 ...

Some 68,265,200 people were likely to have been resident in the UK in the middle of last year, up 662,400 from 67,602,800 12 ...

The Scottish First Minister John Swinney hit out at the UK Government ‘damaging’ decision to means-test the benefit.

Overall, MI5 and the police have disrupted 43 late-stage attack plots since March 2017, saving “numerous lives”, he said, adding: “Some of those plotters were trying to get hold of firearms and ...

A former British soldier accused of escaping from prison made contact with Iranian security forces before contacting MI6 to say he wanted to work as a “double agent”, his trial has heard. Daniel ...

Tim Wafer was giving evidence to the Scottish Hospitals Inquiry on the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital campus in Glasgow.

The Government defeated a Commons motion as the Tories said removal of VAT exemption and business rates relief for private schools ...

Around 5.8 million social media users have viewed Bridget Phillipson’s post about VAT on independent school fees.

The former home secretary saw his support from fellow Tory MPs increase on the back of a strong performance at the party conference last week.

PATIENTS have been told not to come to A&E unless absolutely necessary. Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has stated that the emergency department at Leighton Hospital is ‘very busy’ today ...