Councils are expected to “get much more aggressive” against fly-tippers with proposed enhanced powers to seize and crush their vehicles, Environment Secretary Steve Reed said. Criminals caught ...

US President Donald Trump has dismissed many of former president Joe Biden’s nominees to the United States Holocaust Memorial Council, including Doug Emhoff, the husband of former vice president ...

The cause of Spain and Portugal’s widespread blackouts remained a mystery on Tuesday, with some isolated disruption remaining after power was largely restored. One of Europe’s most severe blackouts ...

The Prince and Princess of Wales were visiting a croft and restaurant as part of a two-day visit to Mull and Iona.

The first of three accusers expected to give evidence at Harvey Weinstein’s rape retrial has entered the witness box, reprising her testimony from his first trial five years ago. Miriam Haley, a ...

The death of inmate Kevin Golby, aged 49, was not linked to an assault at HMP Five Wells, investigations found.

The Conservatives have said the vote to keep Maggie Chapman in her committee position “risks undermining trust in Holyrood”, after the Green MSP survived an attempt to oust her as deputy convener. The ...

British and Indian ministers have met for “productive” trade talks, Downing Street said amid speculation that negotiations over a long-awaited deal are nearing the finish line.

A 10th teenager has pleaded guilty to violent disorder after police responded to reports of people with weapons in the Essex seaside town of Southend-on-Sea last summer. The group, all of whom are ...

The Honorary Recorder of Chester, Judge Steven Everett, made the remark at the sentencing hearing of 81-year-old Richard Burrows, who systematically abused 24 young boys across the Cheshire, West ...

Andrew Wason, 19, pleaded guilty to pushing the woman off a platform at Hyndland station in Glasgow on April 20 last year.

US President Donald Trump is holding a rally in Michigan on Tuesday to mark the first 100 days of his second term. He is staging his largest public event since returning to the White House in a state ...