Elena Whitham told MSPs her mother, Irene McLeod, made the decision in ‘secret’ in a bid to ‘hasten her inevitable death’.

A 21-year-old was arrested in the early hours of Tuesday, 13 May on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life.

Groups said they rejected Baroness Jenny Chapman’s description of aid during her appearance before the Commons International Development Committee.

Nissan revealed earlier on Tuesday that it will shut seven factories and cut around 20,000 jobs globally by 2027 .

Kim Kardashian has told a French court she feared she would be raped and killed during a 2016 armed robbery in Paris. The TV and social media star gave evidence for the first time in the trial on ...

Five Carrybridge RNLI volunteers have completed their final Tier 2 assessments. Andrew Webb, Joe Donnelly, Simon Carson, Richard Daly, and Colin Beacom have reached a significant milestone in their ...

A terrified widower died in a house fire started by two teenagers who let off a firework inside his home before running away laughing, a court heard. In the years leading up to the attack, Robert ...

Ahmed al-Doush has been given a 10-year prison sentence reportedly over a social media post he wrote seven years ago.

Scotland has had its driest start to the year since 1931 while north-west and north-east England have had the lowest rainfall since 1929.

Cabinet Office minister Nick Thomas-Symonds says Labour will ‘deliver its manifesto’ rather than rejoining EU initiatives.

The family of murdered Diane Sindall want “justice”, the detective in charge of a new investigation into her death has said. Peter Sullivan, 68, was convicted of the murder of Diane Sindall, 21, in ...

A man who was reunited with his birth mother, a survivor of one of Ireland’s most notorious mother and baby homes, has raised more than 70,000 euro to buy her home.