53 m. ago Builder charged woman £17,000 then left massive hole in her house and walked away

Gary Roberts, 60, has been handed a suspended sentence

Economics

60 h. ago Brit who vanished from Spanish airport queue found safe by woman walking on beach

Jason Taylor, 36, went missing as he waited for a flight from Alicante airport back to Birmingham on Saturday morning. He was last seen leaving the queue for the easyJet flight back home after a problem with boarding pass.

Society

61 h. ago Missing Brit Jason Taylor found alive after being spotted by woman walking on beach

Jason Taylor, 36, was in a boarding queue at Alicante airport in Spain, waiting for a flight back to Birmingham, when he vanished without a trace with friends and family launching a huge search

Society

66 h. ago UK tourist missing in Spain after last being seen leaving airport

Jason Taylor failed to board a flight home after experiencing issues with his boarding pass.

Society

4 d. ago Woman arrested after dog out walking killed in XL Bully attack

The seven-year-old dog died at the scene

Events

4 d. ago Bank says it fears vice chair was killed in plane crash that set house on fire

Woman who lives in house set alight in crash was walking her dog at the time, while her husband managed to escape unscathed through kitchen

Events

1 week ago Kindness of strangers: I was crying at the airport carousel, then a couple offered a simple solution

I stood there with my baby on my chest as I watched the suitcase go round and round. An older woman saw me, walked over and said ‘What’s the matter?’Read more in the kindness of strangers seriesI remember the exact date it happened – 28 October 1994. My husband and I were living in Perth with our newborn baby, James, when my husband had to go back to the UK for work. The plan was for the baby and me to follow him six weeks later.I’d decided to make the journey as leisurely as possible, so I booked a stopover in Hong Kong. I was very proud of myself setting out because I’d made a homemade baby sling to carry James on my chest during the flight. Continue reading...

Transport

2 w. ago Spanish city's urgent plans to expand major airport with £1.4bn injection

Spain could soon start work on one of it's most busiest airports to keep up with increased capacity, despite growing concerns from fed-up locals and environmentalists

Economics

2 w. ago CCTV appeal after robber snatches bag of woman, 85, walking home from post office

Officers have issued an appeal to the public

Society

2 w. ago Fears for missing Brit tourist, 47, who vanished a week ago after visit to Pompeii

Robert Cadger, 47, was last seen on Monday, March 10, after he visited the historic archaeological site, Pompeii, during a getaway to Naples.

Events

2 w. ago Man raped severely disabled woman who couldn't walk or speak he was caring for

Isaiah Fields, 23, sexually assaulted a severely disabled woman with Rett Syndrome who has the cognitive ability of an infant.

Events

3 w. ago Woman, 22, is hacked to death by crazed stranger while livestreaming her walk through streets of Tokyo to thousands of people

The tragic incident took place at 9.50 am local time today in Tokyo's Shinjuku district, near the Takadanobaba railway station, according to local media.

Events

3 w. ago Woman 'significantly injured' after fall at Scots cliff as Coastguard helicopter called in

The woman fell from height while walking on the Fife Coastal Path.

Events

3 w. ago Woman, 22, unable to walk or talk after leukaemia went undiagnosed

Cleo Davies was diagnosed with acute promyelocytic leukaemia (APL) after she was found unresponsive on January 8

Politics

3 w. ago Horror moment woman is kidnapped and shoved into stolen car as police issue emergency CCTV appeal

The unidentified woman, believed to be in her early 20s, had been walking down the street when a man appeared to try to hit her with his vehicle before he jumped out and punched her several times

Events

3 w. ago Moment woman kidnapped and shoved into stolen car caught on harrowing CCTV

The unidentified woman, believed to be in her early 20s, had been walking down the street when a man appeared to try to hit her with his vehicle before he jumped out and punched her several times

Events

4 w. ago Stirling woman diagnosed with breast cancer after first scan to walk for charity

She will take on the charity walk through the streets of Edinburgh for a breast cancer cause after her shock diagnosis.

Science

4 w. ago Brit vanishes in Tenerife after being rushed to hospital as police launch probe

Gary Ferns, 70, who is unable to walk without a frame, has not been seen since late last year and relatives are growing increasingly concerned for his welfare

Events