A former police officer who was sacked because of his “aggressive” detention of a 15-year-old boy has said he is being treated like an “abuser” and is appealing his case. Lorne Castle was dismissed by ...

The majority of parents and carers of children aged 18 and under living in the UK believe their own childhood was safer (63 per cent) than their ...

Voters in the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse seat are electing a new MSP following the death earlier this year of Christina McKelvie.

All pupils in England whose families claim Universal Credit will be eligible for free school meals from next year.

Aldi has been crowned as the cheapest supermarket, followed by Lidl, Asda, Tesco, Sainsbury's, Morrisons, Ocado and then Waitrose ...

Newsquest Media Group’s Young Reporter Scheme opened its doors for the 18th time last month. Schools are now able to register for this unique and rewarding opportunity ahead of the September start of ...

Parts of the UK could be set to enjoy a once in a decade display of the Northern Lights next month. Increasing numbers of displays have been spotted, with more of the country able to take in the ...

HMRC has lost £47 million of taxpayers' money after a phishing scam breached tens of thousands of tax accounts.

The UK’s headline inflation figure was 0.1 percentage points too high for April due to an error in the vehicle tax data collected, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has said. Official data ...

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the bodies of Judih Weinstein and Gad Haggai had been returned to Israel.

Kemi Badenoch is expected to set up a review that will look into whether the UK should withdraw from the European Convention on Human Rights. The commission will examine whether Britain should pull ...

The Perfect Storm actor told the Maclean brothers he ‘couldn’t be more inspired’ by their bid to row unsupported 9,000 miles from Peru ...