A police officer found a vulnerable young woman “covered in blood” days before she was allegedly driven to suicide by her abusive partner, a court heard. Pc Stephanie Sawyer told Preston Crown Court ...

Rugby World Cup winner Lawrence Dallaglio has expressed his sorrow after his former England teammate Tom Voyce was apparently swept away while crossing a flooded river, with the rugby union star ...

Health Secretary Wes Streeting announced an indefinite ban on puberty blockers for under-18s with gender dysphoria (Ben Whitley/PA) The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) said legislation was ...

The court’s decision comes in the same week that China said it is investigating the microchip company over suspected violations of ...

Close Brothers has been granted permission by the UK’s highest court to appeal against a landmark ruling on hidden motor finance commission, sending bank shares higher on Wednesday. The banking group ...

EMERGENCY services were called to a rubbish fire near the A77 in Ayr on Tuesday evening. One fire appliance was sent to the scene on Wheatpark Road, between the major trunk route and the busy ...

Welsh Secretary Jo Stevens said she does not accept that 700 full-time equivalent jobs could be lost if the levy is introduced.

Sara was beaten to death four years after taxi driver Urfan Sharif was awarded custody, despite accusations of abuse against him, jurors heard.

A serving prisoner has admitted his part in a plot to amass an arms cache to help the UK boss of the Kinahan organised crime gang. On Wednesday, Peter Keating, 43, from the Republic of Ireland, ...

A Prestwick man accused of historic sexual assaults on five girls – one of them aged just four - left an alleged victim suffering nightmares, ...

A man has been ordered to pay more than £800 for throwing a cigarette butt on the floor. Carl Smith, 31, was issued with a £100 fixed penalty notice earlier this year for dropping the butt on the ...

Bring a comfortable chair or blanket: You can make it more comfortable to observe the sky. The Geminids are named after the constellation Gemini, located between Taurus and Cancer, and northeast of ...