91 minutes ago Magistrates handed power to jail for a year in government bid to tackle justice crisis

Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood says extending magistrates powers will help ease the prisons crisis

Events

2 hours ago Woman 'butchered pregnant neighbour and cut unborn baby from her womb to raise as her own child after luring victim to her home by promising her a free buggy'

Victim Paula Janaína Ferreira Melo, 25 was lured to her killer's apartment on Tuesday in Porto Alegre, Brazil , with the promise of a new baby buggy for her soon-to-be-born son

Society

2 hours ago Dad who killed NHS worker after driving through red light in Glasgow dodges jail

Robert Hasebe caused the crash which saw NHS radiographer Noor Court, 26, fatally struck with a signpost.

Events

2 hours ago Detectives hunting Suzanne Pilley remains urge killer David Gilroy to reveal where body is

Detective Chief Inspector Bob Williamson spoke on Crimewatch Live today, saying Gilroy should do the 'honourable thing'.

Events

3 hours ago Mother, 29, is spared jail for stealing £10,000 in charity donations for sick children to fund her WAG lifestyle after claiming her son was fathered by top footballer

Olivia Spencer, 29, who worked as a clerk for a hospital charity pocketed cash handouts given by well-wishers after telling a colleague she had a child with the unnamed football ace.

Economics

3 hours ago Senedd rejected calls to overhaul planning processes for quarries despite concerns about public health

A debate was held calling for a mandatory buffer zone

Politics

4 hours ago Ball in a Hall being held in Airdrie church will raise funds for seven charities

Organisations that will benefit are Chest, Heart and Stroke, the Beatson, St Andrew’s Hospice, the Moira Anderson Foundation, Fragile X Syndrome, Cystic Fibrosis and Chris’s House.

Politics

5 hours ago Liam Payne fans light candles and sing outside Argentina hotel where star fell to his death

A vigil has been held for the One Direction star

Events

6 hours ago One Direction’s Liam Payne helped break boy band mould to achieve global stardom

The singer-songwriter’s death marks a tragic chapter in the history of the British group.

Politics

6 hours ago Heartbroken fans sob at Liam Payne vigil outside hotel where One Direction star fell to his death

Heartbroken fans have descended on the Buenos Aries hotel where former One Direction member Liam Payne died last night to lay candles and flowers in tribute to the singer.

Events