Prime Minister Andy Burnham said anyone convicted of unlawful killing would be excluded from the early release scheme.

Searches are continuing for thousands missing amid the devastating flash flood in Nepal which has left more than 700 people dead. Nepal’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority ...

He was the Ayrshire banker and who helped revolutionise the cotton industry and became a key figure in the Scottish Enlightenment for his ...

New Cumnock Scout Group received a £500 donation to help with their centenary celebrations. The money was handed over by ...

A number of upgrades will be carried out on Ochiltree Primary School over the next five years which could see pupils temporarily relocated.

AN EVENT to mark International Overdose Awareness Day will take place in Cumnock at the start of next week.

The princess was killed in a car crash in Paris on August 31 1997 when her sons Princes Harry and William were just 12 and 15 ...

US rapper Tyler, The Creator brought out fellow rapper ASAP Rocky during his second night at London’s All Points East. The 35 ...

Festivalgoers will see a mixture of sunshine and showers on Sunday, with the potential for hail and thunder. Scattered ...

King Haakon VIII of Norway used his first speech in his new role to eulogise his father, King Harald V, as a loving parent and dedicated monarch a day after he died at 89.

The UK team was due to arrive in the capital Kathmandu on Saturday to provide support for British nationals and their ...

Born in London in 1925, Donald Turrell was just 17 when he enlisted in the Army, having forged a letter from his parents.