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

The Prince of Wales will also meet an Aberdeen employer providing work to those who have slept rough or sofa-surfed.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un observed tests of newly developed reconnaissance and attack drones this week and called for their increased production, state media said. Mr Kim has been emphasising ...

The Daily Mirror and The Guardian say the Chancellor has been accused of balancing the budget “on the backs of the poor” after official figures revealed 3 million households could lose up to £172 in ...

The RAC, which commissioned the poll, said its research shows the car ‘remains central to so many people’s lives’.

The project at the site in Tintagel, north Cornwall, using slate sourced from nearby Trevillett Quarry began in January.

The Information Commissioner’s Office said Advanced Computer Software Group had been fined over security failings that put personal data at risk.

Fresh talks are to be held on Thursday in a bid to resolve a long-running pay dispute involving refuse collectors which has led to rubbish piling up in streets. Members of Unite in Birmingham are on ...

If not tackled, increased resistance could one day make the sexually transmitted infection (STI) ‘untreatable’.

Car production has fallen for the 12th month in a row, figures reveal. The total for cars and commercial vehicles was down by 11.6% in February to 82,178 compared with a year ago, said the Society of ...

Rachel Reeves has vowed not to shy away from economic challenges amid criticism from unions and political opponents after she cut welfare and squeezed Whitehall budgets in her spring statement.

HIV infections and deaths will rise as a result of cuts to foreign aid, according to a study. Researchers said that funding cuts could undo decades of progress. A new report says that infections and ...