Christchurch terror attack: Terrorist's use of firearms 'chaotic, unskilled' - expert
A firearms expert says the terrorist controlled the environment because his victims were defenceless, unexpecting, trapped, and unarmed.
Greens to proceed with Darleen Tana party-hopping meeting despite appeal
"We're dealing with what's in front of us," Green co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick says.
He prayed, then raped me – woman testifies at bishop’s trial
A congregant has testified in court how she fainted when Bishop Stephen Zondo was praying for her only to wake up naked, her clothes scattered all over and feeling as if she just had sexual intercourse.
Dundee man accused of baby shaking attempted murder tells jury: ‘I think I soothed him too much’
Marc Lannen denies deliberately causing the boy to suffer injuries that required life-saving surgery in 2018.
Dundee man accused of baby shaking attempted murder tells jury: ‘I think I soothed him too much’
Marc Lannen denies deliberately causing the boy to suffer injuries that required life-saving surgery in 2018.
Trump makes bizarre joke while talking to couple whose son died at war
A Donald Trump town hall full of odd moments was punctuated by a joke the former president made about getting shot to a couple whose son died at war in Afghanistan.
Dundee abuser who put girlfriend in sleeper hold until she blacked out was ‘only mucking about’
John Tierney was told he was lucky not to be facing a murder charge after he seized his victim by the neck in the kitchen of her Dundee home.
'Worrying weaknesses' at prison holding Gary Glitter
A report has found that the 'seriously understaffed' team at the prison was not challenging prisoners' criminal behaviour
Adoptees search for truth
Rebecca Kimmel sat in a small room, stunned and speechless, staring at the baby photo she had just unearthed from her adoption file.
Naenae fatal hit-and-run driver Harley Whaanga jailed for Anita Rani’s death
The victim's husband described his "helplessness" as his wife died in front of him.
Miracle survival of 'whale watcher' found after 67 DAYS adrift at sea
The haggard and gaunt-looking man, who authorities said had lost 50 kilograms in body weight, was seen wrapped in blankets and a life vest aboard a minuscule inflatable vessel
Alex Salmond's cause of death revealed after he 'died on the spot' 'while opening ketchup'
A post-mortem examination has confirmed Alex Salmond's cause of death as a heart attack, the Alba Party has said.
Sailor survives 67 days adrift in storm-hit dinghy clinging to corpses of family
Mikhail Pichugin was stranded at sea in Russia for more than two months. He is now under investigation after his two relatives died on the inflatable boat that drifted
TV detective claims he knows the reason Jay Slater left his Airbnb
TV detective Mark Williams-Thomas has claimed he knows the real reason why tragic British teenager Jay Slater left a Tenerife Airbnb in the early hours of the morning before his death.
Naked bodies of British husband and wife found in Greek house
The bodies of a 74-year-old unnamed retired engineer and his 72-year-old wife were discovered on Saturday
"She had the kindest soul": Family's tribute to woman, 30, killed after being hit by car while crossing the road
"She was caring to everyone she knew and always had a smile on her face."
Cleaner who used resemblance to Keanu Reeves to lure women is jailed
Ubaldo Manuali, from Rome, was sentenced to nearly 10 years in prison after being accused of aggravated sexual violence and illicit sending of sexually explicit images.
Jail death of sex beast who raped girl at Scots farmhouse to be probed by Sheriff
Peter Carter, 53, was caged for nine years in 2015 for raping the child at his remote farmhouse in Argyll.
Man repeatedly stabbed his wife, locked her in the family home and then fled with son
The victim was left fearing for her life after the terrifying attack
'Delusions' blamed in court
Alex Salmond was 'shunned' by SNP leadership who tried to 'erase him from history', claims MSP
Veteran Nationalist Fergus Ewing lashed out at what he described as a "Stalinist" attempt to airbrush the SNP's former leader from history.
'Catching my father's killer cleansed my soul'
Gislayne Silva de Deus, 36, helped detain Raimundo Alves Gomes, 60, who shot her father at point blank range over a £20 debt in Boa Vista, Brazil, in February 1999.
Novichok inquiry: Mum of victim Dawn Sturgess 'devastated' at horror death
Dawn Sturgess died after unknowingly spraying Novichok on to her own skin from a discarded perfume bottle in Amesbury, Wiltshire, in July 2018. An inquiry into her death is currently being heard
Man who hit wife in face with suitcase on family holiday is jailed after claiming it was '100% an accident'
The couple were on holiday with their three small children
Heartbreaking CCTV footage shows final moments of Dawn Sturgess before Novichok poisoning
An inquiry into the death of Dawn Sturgess has released new images of the mum-of-three just before she was poisoned with a nerve agent.
Mother of Novichok victim Dawn Sturgess issues emotional statement as inquiry starts
Dawn Sturgess was the only victim of the Salisbury poisonings
Police called out TWICE after childcare worker, 21, is kicked out of nightclub... before staging sit-in
"We have all been young, we have all been drunk, we have all been there"
‘Brass-necked’ Stirling councillor’s bullying ban lifted early
Danny Gibson argued it was 'time to move on' before colleagues voted in his favour.
Poisoned by Novichok: CCTV shows ex-spy and daughter slumped on bench after exposure to Russian nerve agent
Never-before-seen CCTV footage has emerged showing former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia slumped on a park bench after being poisoned by Novichok in a plot blamed on Vladimir Putin.
People could get fined £160 for lingering at funerals in one of UK's 'harshest fines'
Mourners could get slapped with a £160 fine for lingering at a funeral in one of the country's 'harshest fines'
Councillors told 'shame on you' as desperate carers condemn Birmingham day centre closures
Meeting disrupted as exhausted loved ones used as 'cheap labour' to look after most vulnerable as more cuts confirmed by council
Moment husband is arrested for trying to brutally murder his wife
Mark Taylor (pictured), 57, went on the run with his teenage son after stabbing his partner multiple times and locking her in their family home in Derbyshire on February 15.
DJ who forgave himself for rape in YouTube videos jailed for six years
Craig Strachan admitted the crime online and set himself as a guru teaching people how to forgive
Pictures show tiny perfume bottle used to store lethal Russian nerve agent Novichok - which killed Dawn Sturgess
Images have been released of the perfume bottle used to store the lethal nerve agent that caused the death of mum-of-three Dawn Sturgess.
Councillor guilty of trying to murder wife
Darren Brown stabbed his wife three times in their home as she tried to comfort her baby.
Alex Salmond died 'trying to open a bottle of ketchup' in front of horrified witnesses
A guest at the conference Mr Salmond was attending when he died as said the former Scottish FM collapsed "without warning" and that paramedics tried for 30 minutes to revive him
Scots DJ jailed for raping a woman while she slept
This is the shocking moment a Scots DJ used a YouTube channel to admit raping a woman as she slept.
Penny Mordaunt 'not supporting' Robert Jenrick despite 'unity' photo
Robert Jenrick accompanied the image on Instagram yesterday with a message pledging to bring 'unity' and use talent such as Penny Mordaunt and Jacob Rees-Mogg .
New details reveal how fugitive dad has managed to survive in NZ bush
Tom Phillips disappeared with Jayda, 11, Maverick, nine, and Ember, eight, near his parents' home in Marokopa, south of Auckland. Now, insiders reveal how they managed to survive.
Dismay and furious outbursts as Birmingham protesters rally against ‘hammer blow’ council cuts 
A Birmingham council meeting was temporarily halted after divisive proposals to close four adult social care day centres were approved
'Disgusting and rotting' smell at caravan of couple who buried boy in Birmingham garden
The remains of three-year-old Abiyah Yasharahyalah were discovered in a Handsworth garden in December 2022. It is believed he was buried there in January 2020
Details of Gisele Pelicot's 'rape by abused by incest paedophile'
The man is reported to have told investigators the experience was 'like making love to a corpse', but said he was innocent of rape because the presence of the victim's husband 'implied consent'
Alex Salmond died while 'trying to open a bottle of ketchup' in front of delegates
Director of the Academy for Cultural Diplomacy, Mark Donfried, said Salmond fell back in his chair.
The paedophiles on our streets without serving a day in jail
While campaign groups leapt on the BBC presenter's sentence as 'ludicrous, absurd and embarrassing', a string of recent cases shows it was far from uncommon.
Woman trampled to death by cows was a 'long way' from footpath
Rebekah Morris, known as Becki, had been walking her pet chihuahua called Zero when the tragedy took place at Littlethorpe, in Leicestershire.
Man who crept into woman's bed and sexually assaulted her at family function ordered to pay her €5,000
A woman attending a family function had gone upstairs to a bedroom, where a man crept into the bed she was sleeping in and began grinding himself against her
Woman day out 'ruined' after there was no disabled parking left at major venue
Shehnaz Somjee, from Melling, says she purchased a ticket to watch a circus but didn't get to watch the show. She slammed parking measures nearby and said there wasn't enough disabled spaces
Tuesday court round-up — A ‘hideously inappropriate’ relationship
A round-up of court cases from Tayside and Fife.
Co Roscommon man completes charity walk on 90th birthday
A Co Roscommon man has marked his 90th birthday by completing a 165km fundraising walk along the National Famine Way.
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