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

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 ringleader of a plot to smuggle £76 million of cocaine into Britain from Ecuador in consignments of bananas is appealing against his 20-year prison sentence. James Stevenson, 59, known as The ...

Murdo Fraser remains responsible for business, the economy and tourism, while Meghan Gallacher is now housing spokeswoman.

Jane returns to Costa Coffee on Wednesday, October 30 from 6.30pm till 8pm and gives you the opportunity to hear from loved ones from beyond the grave. The event is a fundraiser for the Costa ...

A trial date has been set for a Largs van driver charged with killing a cyclist on an Ayrshire road two years ago.

Downing Street insisted the Government would ‘absolutely deliver’ on its pledge to restore economic stability.

A yellow weather warning for heavy showers and thunderstorms has been issued by the Met Office which advises that flooding and damage could be caused by storms. An area stretching from Dorset to Kent ...

YouGov’s latest polling appears to show Labour’s honeymoon period in office has ended, with all Cabinet ministers judged unfavourably by ...

A further vote by MPs on Wednesday will reduce the field to a final two who will then go to a ballot of Tory members.

Fairlie Village Hall is set to show a Disney movie this Friday evening for families - but only if there is enough interest.

Kashmir’s biggest political party has won the most seats in the election for a largely powerless local government in Indian-controlled Kashmir, official data showed on Tuesday. The vote was seen as a ...