Barristers say fees for legally aided criminal work have not been increased since 2005, making them worth just 50 of their original value.

Temperatures will struggle to get above freezing as many people are due to return to school or work after the festive period. A string of snow and ice warnings were in place across the UK for Monday ...

The University and College Union has called on senior staff at Aberdeen, Stirling, Heriot-Watt and Strathclyde to rule out compulsory redundancies.

Former Strictly Come Dancing contestant and TV doctor Punam Krishan has said that she has been diagnosed with breast cancer.

A mother has died and her teenage daughter remains missing after a “tragic incident” off the East Yorkshire coast, police have said. Sarah Keeling, 45, and her daughter Grace Keeling, 15, got stuck in ...

Holocaust survivor Eva Schloss, the stepsister of diarist Anne Frank, has died at the age of 96. The King said he was “privileged and proud” to have known Mrs Schloss, who co-founded the Anne Frank ...

A Rangers footballer has been charged with driving offences after a crash in Glasgow. Dujon Sterling was arrested after a one-vehicle collision in West Graham Street, Cowcaddens, at around 1.25am on ...

People of all ages gathered by a rope fence to watch the King and Queen walk to and from the Sunday morning service.

An inmate has been charged with escaping from prison on New Year’s Day, while two others remain at large – including a convicted murderer, police have said. Aaron Thomas, 39, is back in custody after ...

Two people have been killed in Ukrainian drone strikes in Russian border regions, local officials have said, ahead of peace talks to end the nearly four-year war in Paris this week. Belgorod regional ...

Former Little Mix singer Jesy Nelson has revealed her twin babies are unlikely to ever be able to walk after being diagnosed with a rare genetic condition. The 34-year-old singer, who gave birth to ...

Amber weather warnings have been issued as wintry conditions are anticipated to worsen across the UK. On Sunday morning, a new amber weather warning was issued for snow in parts of Scotland – covering ...