The former paratrooper has been charged with the murders of James Wray and William McKinney in Londonderry on January 30 1972.

The King and Queen were due to make the state visit to the Holy See in April,but the health problems of Pope Francis meant the trip was postponed.

The actor has called on both Holyrood and Westminster to deliver on their respective promises to reduce poverty.

Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy will set out plans to allow firms to host information on ‘sovereign servers’ run by the tech giant.

The party’s Westminster leader has been tipped by many as a potential minister if the SNP return to government next year.

The Metropolitan Police has launched the trial which will see drones feeding intelligence to assist both officers on the ground and in a ...

UK Energy Secretary Ed Miliband would invite nuclear bosses to Scotland on the first day of a Labour administration at Holyrood in a push for new reactors, he has said.

Insurance claims by motorists for damage caused by rodents, including nesting in vehicles, chewing wiring and gnawing seatbelts, have jumped, according to an insurer. Aviva said it recorded a 28% ...

Rachel Reeves has announced a £500 million investment package for new homes and stronger transport links between Oxford and Cambridge as part of a bid to create “Europe’s Silicon Valley” in southern ...

A paper by the former Labour PM’s think tank is the latest intervention in an increasingly fractious energy debate.

Radio 2’s listening figures have stabilised after a sharp drop earlier in the year that coincided with the relaunch of its weekday schedule, figures show. The BBC station had an estimated weekly ...

A Send taskforce set up by the Institute for Public Policy Research has recommended creating a new system of additional learning support.