Delays in the court system are leading to survivors of sexual violence experiencing suicidal thoughts and being diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, a new report has...
The boy who stabbed 15-year-old Holly Newton to death in a frenzied attack in Northumberland has been named as Logan MacPhail. The 17-year-old followed Holly through...
Sir Keir Starmer has refused to rule out increases to national insurance for employers. A key tenet of the Labour Party’s manifesto was promising to not...
A former British soldier who is accused of escaping from prison while on remand charged with passing secrets to Iran “delivered a package” to his handlers...
Police have released a photo of a man they want to speak to after an 18-year-old girl was raped on a night out in Newcastle. Northumbria...
Parliament Road in Middlesbrough feels a world away from the establishment it shares a name with, but for one Sunday in August, the terraced streets of...
More than 600 child protection investigations a day are now carried out by social care services – a record high, the latest figures show. There were...
A young bear born to parents rescued from a Spanish circus will today undergo pioneering brain surgery. Boki, a two-year-old European brown bear, has been suffering...
Oscar-winning filmmaker Sir Steve McQueen hopes his new film will get “people off their iPhones” and “refocus our gaze” on what war is like for the...
Russia is trying to create “mayhem” on the UK’s streets, the head of the MI5 has warned. In a wide-ranging speech, the organisation’s director general Ken...
The suspect in the Madeleine McCann case has been cleared of a string of sex attacks in Portugal, unrelated to the missing British toddler. Christian B,...
Water firms in England and Wales have been ordered to return £157.6m to customers due to their poor performance. Ofwat said the money would come off...
A 13-year-old girl in “unbearable” pain asked her mother if she would die before she passed away from sepsis, an inquest has heard. Chloe Longster was...
A murder investigation has been launched after a 22-year-old woman was found dead in Belfast. The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said the body of...
In a church hall in Hull, groups of asylum seekers queue for tea and toast and advice from immigration experts. The room is busy, the busiest...
Former Metropolitan Police officer David Carrick has been charged with eight sexual offences against two women. The 49-year-old faces five counts of indecent assault against one...
Four people have been taken to hospital after a school bus carrying dozens of children overturned in County Down. Northern Ireland Ambulance Service (NIAS) said 43...
A GP has been jailed for 22 years after he was found guilty of indecently assaulting seven women during routine examinations. Warning: This article contains details...
Manchester City have claimed victory in a legal battle with the Premier League over its rules on commercial deals. The club launched legal action against the...
Thunderstorms and heavy rain could cause flooding, travel disruption and power cuts later today, forecasters have said. The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning...