Prison officers are calling on the Justice Secretary to allow the use of electric stun guns in the UK’s most dangerous jails. Mark Fairhurst, national chairman of the Prison Officers’ Association (POA ...

JERSEY’S competition watchdog has approved the takeover of two care homes by one of the Island’s biggest care providers – after imposing legally binding conditions to “protect vulnerable residents and ...

The bank holiday weekend will end with cloud and rain for much of the UK, the Met Office has forecast. The weather service said that Monday would be “rather cloudy with rain continuing eastwards, ...

A huge fire has broken out at a flat building in east London, with 100 firefighters tackling the blaze. Footage showed flames engulfing two different flats on Leman Street in Aldgate, with smoke seen ...

The family of an engineer who was killed when a car was “driven into him” in Liverpool have said he had a “wonderfully joyous spirit” as police charged a man with murder. The vehicle was reportedly ...

David Mitchell gave his seal of approval as his well-known football sketch came full circle and was used to advertise the Easter weekend’s fixtures. Mitchell tickled the funny bones of football fans ...

The Metropolitan Police have renewed an appeal for information after seven statues were daubed with graffiti during a trans rights protest in central London on Saturday. Parliament Square was densely ...

Bella Ramsey has said they were never a teenager and jumped straight from “kid to adult”. The English actor rose to fame when they were 13, portraying Lyanna Mormont in the fantasy HBO series Game Of ...

An Israeli investigation into the killings of 15 Palestinian medics last month in Gaza by Israeli forces said on Sunday it has found “professional failures” and a deputy commander will be fired.

A husband has described watching “in helpless horror” as his “beautiful wife” was killed at a golf club by a van trying to get away from police. Mother-of-three Suzanne Cherry, 62, of Aldridge, ...

The King and Queen were joined by the Duke of York at the traditional Easter Sunday service at Windsor Castle. Andrew arrived at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, with the Princess Royal, his ...

John Swinney has warned Scots against being “tempted by the simple solutions” offered by parties such as Reform UK. The Scottish First Minister said he understood why many people in the country were ...