Damian Homer, who also repeatedly stabbed his partner, was ordered to serve at least 20 years for the ‘selfish and cruel’ attacks.

The two Extinction Rebellion activists were protesting against proposals for a new power station in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire.

Tributes have been paid to Anna Lo, the first politician from an ethnic minority background elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly, after her death at the age of 74. Alliance Party leader Naomi Long ...

Beinash Batool is on trial, together with Sara’s father Urfan Sharif and uncle Faisal Malik, accused of the 10-year-old’s murder.

Joe Biden said he had spoken to Donald Trump and assured him he would direct his administration to ensure a ‘peaceful and orderly transition’.

A Bridport man is due to appear in court in connection with a fatal car crash in west Dorset. Joshua Jack Craven, a 22-year-old man from Bridport has been issued with a postal requisition to appear at ...

The PA news agency looks at the outcome of the Bank of England’s decision, and whether rates will fall again soon.

It comes as Sir Stephen Powis was asked about a document prioritising who should receive care in the Covid-19 pandemic.

Counter-terrorism police left officers in Salisbury feeling as if they were “overreacting and completely making things up” when they suggested an ex-Russian spy may have been poisoned. An email from ...

Ian Paterson said he was an ‘advocate’ for Christine Baker, who died in 2015 after putting her trust in his advice to have a ...

The abuse spanned five decades and three countries with as many as many as 130 boys and young men victimised, a review found.

Cuba was left reeling on Thursday after a fierce Category 3 hurricane ripped across the island, knocking out the country’s power grid, downing trees and damaging infrastructure. No deaths were ...