A 97-year-old care resident known for her mischievous streak was “placed under arrest” on her birthday as part of a surprise ...

Sheffield United and Sunderland stand on the brink of the Premier League with this season’s last promotion place up for grabs in the Sky Bet Championship play-off final. Here, the PA news agency takes ...

The Justice Secretary will set out plans to address prison overcrowding amid suggestions criminals could be released after serving just a third of their sentences. A written statement is expected to ...

A window tax was first imposed in England in 1696 where households would have to pay a tax if they had more than a certain number of windows – initially 10. The window tax was repealed in 1851. The ...

The English top flight confirmed its plans on Wednesday, with transfer windows closing at 7pm rather than 11pm.

Experts set out the ‘staggering’ scale of digital crime to Holyrood’s Criminal Justice Committee on Wednesday.

Consumer champion Martin Lewis and charities have welcomed a Government pledge to look into making council tax collection practices fairer. Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Pat McFadden told ITV’s ...

Police found the explosion that killed Archie York, seven, and Jason Laws, 35, in Newcastle was caused by a butane gas build-up in a drugs lab.

Former Reform MP Rupert Lowe accused his ex-colleagues of a “sinister” attempt to use the police to silence him, as he launched a furious attack on Nigel Farage. No criminal charges will be brought ...

No criminal charges will be brought against former Reform MP Rupert Lowe after he was accused of making verbal threats. The Crown Prosecution Service said there is not enough evidence to bring charges ...

The US and Iran have engaged in four rounds of talks since early last month focused on Iran’s nuclear programme.

The father and son will attend Westminster Abbey in central London in crimson robes during the special Order of the Bath ceremony on Friday.