Iwao Hakamada was sentenced to death for the murders of four people in 1966 but was not executed, due to Japan’s lengthy ...

Murdo Fraser remains responsible for business, the economy and tourism, while Meghan Gallacher is now housing spokeswoman.

Harry Maguire will be sidelined for “a few weeks” with the injury he picked up on Sunday. The Manchester United defender had to be helped off the pitch late on in the first half of Sunday’s draw ...

The ringleader of a plot to smuggle £76 million of cocaine into Britain from Ecuador in consignments of bananas is appealing against his 20-year prison sentence. James Stevenson, 59, known as The ...

Two teenagers have been arrested after a motorbike was stolen in Nelson. The bike was spotted by officers in the Hapton area, just otuside Accrington this morning. The search ended on Accrington Road, ...

England suffered a chaotic second day in Multan, watching Pakistan pile up 556 to take control of the first Test before their response was undermined by a worrying thumb injury for opener Ben Duckett.

Manchester City wrote to the other 19 top-flight clubs and the Premier League on Monday night to provide “clarifications” to a summary published by the league earlier in the day. The summary was the ...

Downing Street insisted the Government would ‘absolutely deliver’ on its pledge to restore economic stability.

The Scottish Hospitals Inquiry is investigating the construction of the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital campus in Glasgow.

YouGov’s latest polling appears to show Labour’s honeymoon period in office has ended, with all Cabinet ministers judged unfavourably by ...

Kashmir’s biggest political party has won the most seats in the election for a largely powerless local government in Indian-controlled Kashmir, official data showed on Tuesday. The vote was seen as a ...

Only Fools and Horses and A Touch of Frost star Sir David Jason has revealed the "only regret" he has about his life and career. The beloved British actor, who is best known for playing Del Boy, spoke ...