POLICE have praised the courage of a schoolgirl whose evidence helped convict the "predatory" west Cumbrian man who raped her. At Carlisle Crown Court, Leo Wilson, 19, who was 15 when he committed the ...

John Swinney has said he “very much” regrets former SNP Westminster deputy leader Mhairi Black’s decision to quit the party. Ms Black, who spent nine years as an MP, said the party’s “capitulation” on ...

The Moulton Paddocks handler had saddled four of the last six winners of the Listed contest and the William Buick-ridden Time To Turn was a 13-8 favourite to add to his tally off the back of a ...

The Forth Road Bridge has been closed to traffic after 10 Greenpeace activists suspended themselves from the structure in order to block a tanker. The group said it wanted to block an Ineos tanker ...

Thomas Kavanagh, the head of the Kinahan organised crime group, will have three months to pay the sum or face another 12 years in prison.

The Israeli government is considering “alternative options” to ceasefire talks with Hamas, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday, after Israel and the US recalled their negotiating teams, ...

Britain’s proscription of Palestine Action is a “disturbing misuse” of anti-terror laws, the United Nations human rights chief has said. Volker Turk has urged the UK to lift the ban, which he ...

One in four gig goers miss the encore and leave early – with a third prioritising how they’ll feel the next day.

The final countdown is on to Ambleside Sports, which is bringing together some of the Lake District’s rarely seen but most traditional sports ...

The only foreign language phrase half of Brits have truly nailed – is how to order a drink abroad. A poll of 2,000 adults found 30 per cent are likely to simply make up a word in another language when ...

When it comes to spending, we could all do with getting a bit back. But is it worth the time it takes to sign up for cashback, and how much can ...

The only speeding ticket loophole you may be able to rely on is that you did not receive the Notice of Intended Prosecution (NIP) within the statutory 14-day limit.