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

Some 68,265,200 people were likely to have been resident in the UK in the middle of last year, up 662,400 from 67,602,800 12 ...

MI5 boss Ken McCallum said Russian agents have carried out ‘arson, sabotage and more dangerous actions’ in the UK.

Witness MY40 was giving evidence at the murder trial of police officer Martyn Blake who shot dead Chris Kaba in London in September 2022.

A Burnley FC season ticket holder has been handed a football banning order for posting a racist Facebook message about a Chelsea player.

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, ...

A further vote by MPs on Wednesday will reduce the field to a final two who will then go to a ballot of Tory members.

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

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.

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 ...

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 ...

A yellow weather warning for heavy showers and thunderstorms has been issued by the Met Office which advises that flooding and damage could be caused by storms. An area stretching from Dorset to Kent ...