A baby red panda has been literally scared to death by fireworks being set off near her home at Edinburgh Zoo, according to conservationists. The Royal...
A man who has been in prison for more than 35 years for murder will have his conviction re-examined after DNA evidence emerged. Peter Sullivan was...
Sara Sharif’s father – who is accused of her murder – has told jurors he “takes full responsibility” for the death of his daughter. Minicab driver...
Health Secretary Wes Streeting has ordered his department to carry out a review of the costs of potentially changing the law to legalise assisted dying. Mr...
The jobs of more than half of the workforce at the DIY chain Homebase are at risk after the retailer’s owners called in administrators following a...
A convicted murderer is on trial accused of sexually assaulting, torturing and beating a woman to death. Brian Whitelock, 57, attacked his neighbour Wendy Buckney, 71,...
Daniel Khalife, the former soldier accused of spying for Iran, entered a “new phase” of his relationship with his handlers during a series of calls from...
Actor Timothy West has died peacefully in his sleep aged 90, “with his friends and family at the end”. He was known for many roles in...
Several people have been injured after a bus carrying schoolchildren collided with a lorry in Leicestershire. At least 16 people sustained “minor” injuries in the crash...
A 29-year-old man has been jailed for more than three years for loading illicit TV streaming services onto Amazon Fire Sticks. Jonathan Edge, from Liverpool, pleaded...
The Magic Circle is on the hunt for its first female member – who deceived the group by disguising herself as a man to enter its...
Actor Timothy West has died peacefully in his sleep aged 90, “with his friends and family at the end”. He was known for many roles in...
Sara Sharif’s murder-accused father has told jurors he “takes full responsibility” for the death of his daughter. Minicab driver Urfan Sharif, 42, called police in the...
The Post Office has announced that more than a hundred larger crown branches – those owned by the company directly – could close with the possible...
NHS league tables revealing failing NHS trusts and cancelled pay rises or dismissal for managers who don’t turn things around are to form part of the...
The Princess of Wales will host her Christmas carol concert this year, reflecting on “how much we need each other, especially in the most difficult times...
Fines of £10,000 for social media bosses who don’t remove illegal knife adverts are being considered by the government. The proposals are part of attempts by...
Police in Northern Ireland have apologised to the family of a murdered showjumper after a watchdog found their initial investigation had “failed” them. Officers originally believed...
A serving Gloucestershire police officer has been arrested on suspicion of a terrorism offence. A constable in his 30s was arrested by counter-terror police on Tuesday...
British author Samantha Harvey has won this year’s Booker Prize with her book Orbital. The novel, which is about astronauts on the International Space Station as...