34 h. ago One of Scotland's worst conmen with 100 convictions strikes again on prison leave

Robert Markward, who specialises in conning the elderly, tricked nine pensioners by posing as a student nurse, handyman and electrician, swiping cash, purses and bank cards.

Events

45 h. ago Spanish town ordered to scrap religious festivals ban mainly impacting Muslims

Jumilla’s ban on gatherings in public sports centres breaches right to religious freedom, says MadridSpain’s central government has ordered officials in a Spanish town to scrap a ban on religious gatherings in public sports centres, describing it as a “discriminatory” measure that breaches the right to religious freedom as it will mainly impact Muslims.“There can be no half-measures when it comes to intolerance,” Ángel Víctor Torres, the minister for territorial policy, wrote on social media on Monday. Rightwing opposition parties, he added, “cannot decide who has freedom of worship and who does not”. Continue reading...

Politics

59 h. ago Teenager slashed and a second youth assualted during weekend attack in Paisley

There was a disturbance in the town centre on Friday night and police are investigating.

Events

64 h. ago Suspect named after two people 'assaulted' in Greater Manchester town centre

He is due to appear in court

Events

3 d. ago Locals living in one of Britain's most famous tourist towns with two million visitors a year say its high street is in 'decline' as shops lay vacant for 15 years

More than two million visitors make a pilgrimage to this town every year as they pay homage to the birth place of the most celebrated playwright in history.

Economics

4 d. ago Social media rumours shut down by police after two men injured in town centre attack

A man has been arrested

Events

4 d. ago Armed police called to town centre after reports of man carrying knife

A 57-year-old man has appeared in court following the alleged incident

Events

4 d. ago Second person arrested after man found dead near canal footpath

Robert Brown, 57, was found fatally injured on a bench near the River Nene in Northampton town centre on August 1.

Events

4 d. ago 'They've got to keep the magic of this place, there's nothing else like it'

A £33M project is creating a new flexi-hall and improving the the market which defines a 'town centre’s cultural identity'

Politics

5 d. ago Social landlord taking 'positive steps' towards Ayrshire's challenges

The South Scotland Labour List MSP heard about new housing developments within Ayr town centre and in rural locations.

Events

5 d. ago Pensioner dies after his mobility scooter was involved in collision with car in Airdrie town centre

Road policing officers are appealing for information following the tragic incident on Gartlea Road last Friday afternoon.

Events

5 d. ago Devastated family pay tribute to man found dead on riverside bench in Northampton

Robert Brown, 57, was seen at a Morrisons supermarket hours before he was found dead on a bench along a nearby towpath in Northampton town centre on Friday August 1

Events

5 d. ago Family's heartbreak as dad Robert Brown found murdered on Northampton bench

Robert Brown, a father of two, was discovered dead on a canal footpath near the River Nene in Northampton town centre after visiting a Morrisons supermarket in the area

Events

6 d. ago Why shoppers are shunning the high street as UK footfall continues to decline

Retailers had hoped for a ‘summer boost’ but this has not materialised

Politics

6 d. ago Restaurant gets decision in planning battle to keep controversial signs

Council planning officials had said the lights were too garish and not in keeping with the quaint town centre

Events

6 d. ago Police called to report of 'large fight' at bus station in Welsh town

Officers were called to an incident involving a large group of people in Porth town centre on Wednesday evening

Events

6 d. ago Romanian migrant put woman in hospital after hitting her with his bicycle while banned from driving

Emanuel Stefanovich (pictured), 23, of Warrington, Cheshire, ploughed into the pedestrian, 27, from behind as she walked through the town's centre, at 3pm on April 5.

Events

8 d. ago Firefighters called to blaze at Greater Manchester town centre flat

Crews were in attendance for approximately one hour.

Sport

8 d. ago He stabbed a man multiple times in a town centre in a shocking and distressing incident

After carrying out the shocking attack Steven Marcus Boyd, 48, ran away

Events

9 d. ago Pictured: Teenager, 19, stabbed to death in 'targeted attack' in town centre car park

Mohammed Afzal, known to his loved ones as Isa, was fatally attacked in Powerleague car park in the heart of Bury, Greater Manchester, just before 9pm on Friday, August 1.

Events