Angela Constance has been accused of misrepresenting comments made by grooming gangs expert Professor Alexis Jay in Holyrood.

Data published on Thursday showed the open caseload was 79,619 at the end of September, up from 78,329 at the end of June.

Connor Pollock, 38, from Croob Park, in Ballynahinch, Co Down, appeared via videolink from HMP Maghaberry for a bail hearing on Thursday.

The Government will crack down on deepfake abuse online as the safeguarding minister vowed “change is coming” under plans to halve violence against women and girls (Vawg) in a decade. New laws will ...

A 69-year-old man from Ammanford is wanted for connection to a harassment offence. Police are appealing for information to help locate Alan Tait. A spokesperson for Dyfed Powys Police said: “He is ...

It is the UK’s leading charity supporting 13–24-year-olds with cancer, providing specialist hospital units, expert nurses, and youth support workers who help tackle the unique challenges of cancer ...

The Bank of England has cut interest rates to the lowest level in nearly three years, as it said measures in the Budget will help bring down inflation quicker than previously thought. The Bank’s ...

A Northern Ireland woman has settled a sexual harassment case against a former employer after being “slapped on the bottom” by a male supervisor. Jayla Boyd settled her case against her former ...

Hospitals are “nowhere near out of the woods yet” as flu cases remain at record levels for this time of year, health officials have said. The figures were revealed as resident doctors in England have ...

(GMB) presenter Andrew Pierce has revealed why he is leaving the ITV show this week in 'end of an era' statement ...

Shoppers have been told to stop using some neon candles sold by M&S after the Office for Product Safety and Standards found they did not ...

The photograph, which features the prince and princess with George, Charlotte and Louis, was taken by photographer Josh Shinner in Norfolk in April.