Foreign criminals will be sent “packing”, deported immediately when they receive a custodial sentence, the Justice Secretary has pledged. Shabana Mahmood has proposed a law change, which could save ...

In Belfast, videos shared online show a woman wearing a Palestine Action t-shirt being told by police officers she was being arrested on suspicion of “possessing an article, namely a sign or t-shirt, ...

Health officials said that 11 Palestinians seeking aid were shot dead, and 11 adults died of malnutrition-related causes in the past 24 hours.

One of Ayrshire's scariest legends is that of the Fenwick Murder Hole. A rich merchant is said to have been killed by a local man, who dumped the body in a deep, dark hole close to the East Ayrshire ...

Police confirmed that two women and one man were arrested for a variety of offences including assault, drug offences and abusive behaviour.

The fire is burning just south of Lake Piru, a reservoir in the Los Padres National Forest. It is close by Lake Castaic, a popular recreation area burned by the Hughes Fire in January. That fire ...

The last of 72,000 homes which lost power during Storm Floris have been reconnected after five days. Power network Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) said the storm was “exceptional” ...

NEW permanent traffic lights are now operational in Ardrossan. The four-way controls between Montgomerie Street, Barr Street and the new Ardrossan Campus site entrance were brought into use for the ...

The fashion chain is to close a raft of high street stores after a court judge approved its restructuring plan.

UNION chiefs have warned problems at NHS Ayrshire and Arran will not be solved by a change of chief executive. Unison spoke out after last week’s announcement that NHS Ayrshire and Arran chief ...

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Harvey Willgoose, 15, was stabbed in the heart in front of horrified children by another 15-year-old boy who had brought a hunting knife to school.