Defence Secretary John Healey suggested a UN convention on children’s rights stops Britain from being able to impose ...

A wind speed of 114mph brought by Storm Eowyn has been recorded in Ireland, the fastest since records began, Irish forecaster ...

An Elgin man has claimed the biggest title of his career after becoming a bowls world champion. Michael Stepney won the open ...

The sentencing of Southport killer Axel Rudakubana dominates Friday’s front pages. The Guardian, The Independent and Metro all lead on the 18-year-old being put behind bars for at least 52 years after ...

Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, Bebe King, six, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, died in the attack in July last year.

Rail services and flights have been axed, with rare red weather warnings issued for Scotland and Northern Ireland as Storm Eowyn is likely to damage buildings, uproot trees and cause power cuts, the ...

Music venues are closing “under extreme and totally unnecessary financial pressures”, an industry body has warned as it outlined how businesses are being taken over by non-profit organisations to meet ...

British film star Ralph Fiennes has said he is “thrilled” to receive a best actor Oscar nomination for his role in pope drama Conclave. This year’s announcement saw Spanish-language musical Emilia ...

A report on the “Sentencing young people” guideline during its first year in force noted non-custodial sentences for people aged under 24 had increased, but it said “there is no sign the guideline had ...

Police in Northern Ireland have declared a major incident as Storm Eowyn approaches the region. First Minister Michelle O’Neill and deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly have urged people to stay ...

Southport child-killer Axel Rudakubana is likely to die in jail after being detained for life with a minimum term of 52 years for the “sadistic” murders of three girls. The 18-year-old was sentenced ...

Councillors have agreed to seek a court order allowing them to build a bus drop-off area on Common Good land. At a full ...