The government will not follow the advice of the previous Tory administration when it comes to slashing the welfare bill, a minister has said following reports the chancellor is eyeing up £3bn worth ...

Cimarron Thomas, 12, took her own life with her father's handgun, rather than comply with the demands of the UK's most prolific catfish. Warning: This article contains details readers may find ...

Alex Salmond's body has returned home to Scotland after businessman Sir Tom Hunter paid for the charter flight to repatriate the former first minister. Mr Salmond died from a heart attack on Saturday ...

A heavily pregnant woman and her baby have died after a crash involving an unmarked police car in southeast London. The incident happened when the unmarked car was involved in a collision with another ...

The release of drone footage by the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) of Yahya Sinwar's final moments has provoked a torrent of different views across the Middle East. The video shows the Hamas leader in a ...

A "barbaric" killer has been jailed for the knife murder of a 30-year-old on New Year's Day. Ashley Davies, 30, of Pentre, Rhondda Cynon Taf, was jailed for life on Friday and will serve a minimum of ...

A former police detective has been jailed for 19 years for stealing cocaine from work to sell on the streets of Manchester. Andrew Talbot, who worked for Greater Manchester Police's serious crime ...

The Queen has granted the wish of a 12-year-old-boy whose dream it was to meet a member of the Royal Family. She accepted a posy from Ky, who has a severe blood condition known as aplastic anaemia, ...

The arrival of the King and Queen in Australia has inevitably prompted questions about the future of the monarchy here. Not that you'd know it from the Australian media. Focussing more on the trip's ...

A public schoolboy who claimed he was sleepwalking when he tried to murder two students and a teacher in a claw hammer attack has been detained for life with a minimum term of 12 years. The ...

A company was hacked after it hired a North Korean cyber criminal posing as an IT contractor. The unnamed company fell victim to a new North Korean hacking tactic, according to cybersecurity company ...