A bus crash in north-western Afghanistan has killed at least 79 people returning from Iran – including 19 children, an official said. Two people were also injured in the crash, Ministry of Interior ...

Adolescence writer and co-creator Jack Thorne said teachers’ responses to the hit Netflix series showed “we’ve got a real problem in our country” when it comes to schooling. The four-part series ...

MSP Colin Smyth has been arrested and charged in connection with possession of indecent images, prompting his suspension from Scottish Labour. The South Scotland MSP was arrested on Tuesday and is due ...

A MAN was found to have more child abuse images than he was initially charged with after police examined his device, a court heard.

Russian leaders are ‘sorely mistaken’ if they thought they could ‘hide’ their efforts to evade sanctions, Stephen Doughty said.

Nicola Sturgeon has said her “political instinct” is to back a united Ireland. However, the former Scottish first minister insisted the issue of Northern Ireland’s future is for people there to decide ...

A former priest who was the leader of evangelical movement the Nine O’Clock Service has been found guilty of sexual offences against nine women. Christopher Brain, 68, from Wilmslow, Cheshire, was the ...

A midwife is bringing an employment claim against a hospital trust she worked for after it lodged a Prevent referral with police over her online support for Palestine and criticism of Zionism, her ...

Putting bay leaves, which can be bought for 49p at Aldi , in your washing machine with your dirty clothes is said to get rid of strong smells like sweat and cigarette smoke, reports The Sun. As the ...

Cumbria Tourism members are being encouraged to access the organisation’s full suite of research reports, completely free of charge, in a move ...

Stuart Trentham was sent to prison for 18 months by the same judge who sentenced him in February for an ‘almost identical’ crime.