3 d. ago Scotland's Justice Secretary vows death in custody families guaranteed free legal aid

The families of Katie Allan, 21, and William Brown met with Angela Constance.

Society

3 d. ago Serial fraudster who conned hospital out of £500k faces prison again after scamming grieving family out of thousands for funeral he never organised

Mark Kerbey, who previously went by the name Richard Sage , duped his victims by taking their money for a funeral knowing he was barred.

Economics

3 d. ago Constance vows ‘lasting change’ after suicides at Polmont YOI

The Scottish Justice Secretary said she expects work to be ‘delivered at pace’ after the separate deaths in 2018 of Katie Allan and William Brown.

Events

3 d. ago Grieving family of Katie Allan who died in Polmont 'fed up of apologies'

Katie Allan, 21, and William Brown, 16, took their own lives within months of each other in 2018 at the facility.

Events

3 d. ago We are fed up of apologies, say family of young woman who died in Polmont YOI

Katie Allan, 21, and William Brown, 16, took their own lives within months of each other in 2018 at the facility.

Events

4 d. ago Families of Polmont custody death youths to meet Justice Secretary

Katie Allan, 21, and William Brown, 16, died within months of each other in 2018 at Polmont YOI, run by the Scottish Prison Service.

Society

4 d. ago Families of Katie Allan and William Brown to meet Constance ahead of speech

The families’ lawyer Aamer Anwar called for a change to a ‘lack of accountability’ across the Scottish Prison Service.

Politics

7 d. ago Family grieves 'profound loss' after man shot dead in Tottenham

Family grieves 'profound loss' after man shot dead in Tottenham  BBC.com

Events

8 d. ago Family pay tribute as Tottenham shooting victim Mahad Abdi Mohamed pictured for first time

The family of Mahad Abdi Mohamed, who was shot in Tottenham, are grieving the ‘profound loss of a son, a brother, a father and a friend’

Events

1 week ago Girl, four, killed in house fire was ‘smiling star’, grieving family says

Kiana-Lee Wallace died following a fire at her home in Lynemouth, Northumberland, on Monday.

Events

1 week ago Missing University of Pittsburgh student’s parents make tragic request after she vanished on Spring Break

‘Initiating this process will allow our family to begin the grieving process,’ Subbarayudu and SreeDevi Konaki tell Dominican police

Events

2 w. ago James Bulger's family set up 'legacy line' to help grieving families who have lost loved ones

The new 'James' Legacy Line' will offer 24-hour aid to other grieving families who have lost loved ones with trained crisis advisors manning the lines

Politics

2 w. ago Scots Prisons to ditch bunk beds amid reforms after tragic deaths of young offenders

Katie Allan and William Lindsay took their own lives while behind bars.

Events

2 w. ago Tragedy as body of 'bright' university student, 19, is discovered in River Ouse

Evan d'Andilly, who was a student at the University of York, is thought to have entered the river from a bridge in the city centre at 3.06am last Wednesday.

Politics

2 w. ago Kyle Clifford becomes latest murderer to refuse to face grieving family

Clifford refused to attend his sentencing hearing on Tuesday.

Events

2 w. ago ‘Plainly, the Hunt family are human, you are not’, grieving family tell Clifford

John and Amy Hunt delivered emotional victim impact statements at Cambridge Crown Court on Tuesday.

Politics

3 w. ago Girl, 11, who died 'moments after stepping off the school bus' is pictured for the first time

Grieving friends and family walked behind Caitlin-Rose McMullan's white coffin as it was carried into the Church of St Mary, in the village of Bellaghy, Co Londonderry, in Northern Ireland.

Events

3 w. ago Pictured: Girl, four, who was killed in Manchester house fire

Lesma-Rose Wibier was described by grieving relatives as the 'star' of their family and 'the most beautiful girl inside and out', in a statement issued via police.

Events