John Mansfield, who was jailed for life in 2007 for murder, was found dead at HMP Whitemoor near March, Cambridgeshire, on Sunday.

A student died after she got lost while diving at sea, when she got caught in an underwater vortex, an inquest has heard. Emily Sherwin, from Poole, went missing after a dive off Old Harry Rocks, near ...

MI5 files were not deliberately withheld from an investigation into the IRA agent known as Stakeknife, a review has found. The review was carried out following discovery of the material last year, ...

The Gender Recognition Act came into effect on April 4 2005, giving adults the right to legally change the sex that was recorded on their birth certificate. This is done by applying for a gender ...

The Supreme Court said the terms woman and sex in the 2010 Equality Act ‘refer to a biological woman and biological sex’.

Transgender people are “worried that people are coming after their right to exist” after the Supreme Court’s ruling, an MSP has said. The court handed down its decision on Wednesday in a long-running ...

Chimps at a safari park have taken part in an Easter egg hunt as part of a project educating children about animal care. Primates living at Blair Drummond Safari and Adventure Park near Stirling ...

A team from the University of Cambridge made the discovery on exoplanet K2-18b, which is 124 light years away from Earth.

The King has hailed love as an important virtue across religions and one that the world “still needs” in a personal Easter message. It comes as he and the Queen are due to attend a Royal Maundy ...

Andrew Ward from Arbtech warned dog walkers against allowing their dogs off leash around livestock, especially ewes and lambs. He said: “It’s crucial that dog owners act responsibly and respect the ...

Prime Minister Mark Carney said the key question in Canada’s election is who is best to deal with US President Donald Trump.