A convicted killer who tried to persuade his son to dig up his victim’s body up in a bid to falsely clear his name has been ...

Gang leaders who force vulnerable people to hide drugs and cash in their bodies could face up to 10 years in prison under a change in the law.

Analysis of stop and search data showed a child aged just 10 was among those found with a knife or pointed weapon by Police Scotland last year.

The programme for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe has been launched, including more than 3,350 shows across 265 venues. Comedy, music, dance, children’s shows, magic and cabaret will all be part of the ...

The sale features more than 430 examples of music, animation, comics and gaming memorabilia as well as contemporary and street art pieces.

The discovery of the wild-grown seedling marks success for efforts to bring the incredibly rare species back from the brink of extinction.

Cancer Research UK warned that, despite improvement in overall survival, many more people are being diagnosed with cancer compared with 50 years ago.

Madeleine, then aged three, disappeared in 2007 while on holiday with her family in the resort of Praia da Luz in Portugal.

A women’s centre founded by JK Rowling is hosting a conference on the impact of internet pornography in the “epidemic” of violence against women.

Researchers found hopeful people tended to fare better, had greater levels of self-care and were less likely to skip taking their medication.