John Swinney has said he is “open” to launching a national inquiry into grooming gangs in Scotland. The First Minister is under pressure to launch a nationwide probe after an alleged victim of ...

John Swinney told MSPs at First Minister’s Questions on Thursday that the Chief Medical Officer has warned him the flu season will be “particularly challenging” this year and could see services ...

Police have received new facial recognition vans in Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire, Bedfordshire, Surrey, Sussex, Thames Valley and Hampshire.

A separate yellow warning for rain covers much of England, from Cheshire and North Yorkshire down to the south coast, for a 24-hour period from 6am on Friday, while an additional warning for winds of ...

While home repossessions have increased, the number of mortgages in arrears has fallen, according to the figures from UK Finance.

Judge Paul Ramsey told Newry Crown Court he hoped to have a clearer picture early next year as to when the trial can ‘finally get under way’.

Westlife revealed Ed Sheeran wrote their new single Chariot after the Irish boyband performed with the Suffolk singer at his concert at Portman Road.

Police and crime commissioners in England and Wales will be scrapped by the Government, it has been announced. The elected officials were first introduced in 2012 and their responsibilities include ...

A women's clothing shop is preparing to close its doors just four months after it opened in the town centre. Signs have gone up in the windows of Utopia ladieswear in Tavern Street in Ipswich, stating ...

The families of 101 patients who died at scandal-hit Gosport War Memorial Hospital have been informed by police there will be no charges in relation to their deaths.

Aspiring music producers have been invited to apply for eight paid roles in a new project. Suffolk Community Libraries has launched a music project called Booked, aimed at people aged between 18 and ...

The US House of Representatives passed a bill on Wednesday to end the nation’s longest government shutdown, sending the ...