Scotland

A police dog attacked a pet cat, leaving it so badly wounded that its owner decided to put the animal down.   Spangle was left paralysed and incontinent after it was savaged on 6 July when the dog was taken to a crime scene near its home in Beckenham, south-…

Jeremy Corbyn has outlined proposals to accelerate the expulsion of antisemites from Labour's ranks, as he vowed to "confront this poison" at an emergency meeting of the shadow cabinet. Following weeks of damaging internal rows over the party's handling of a…

People in debt are to be given greater protection from aggressive behaviour by bailiffs who will be ordered to wear cameras. British debt charities have warned that intimidating tactics are rife within the industry and are particularly distressing for those …

A heatwave is due to sweep over parts of the UK as the school summer holidays begin this week, with temperatures expected to soar to as high as 34C in London on Wednesday. The high temperatures could bring some welcome relief from heavy thundery downpours th…

A Greater Manchester Police officer has died suddenly while on holiday in Scotland with his son. Father-of-three PC Shazad Saddique, 38, whose wife is pregnant with their fourth child, was in Scotland with his 13-year-old son when he passed away. They were …

In an earlier column I referred to Justin Tomlinson as the do nothing Minister for Disabled People.  To be fair, that doesnt make him terribly unusual as regards the occupants of that post, who barely seem to have the time to get their feet under their desks…

Rubbish collection, cleaning and school dinner services will be taken back by local councils, under Labour plans to stop taxpayers being ripped off by private firms. The party has pledged to reverse four decades of outsourcing in local government, blaming it…

A man who stole a womans phone and car keys as she lay on the ground having a seizure has been jailed. Noel Steadman, who is homeless, was sentenced on Thursday to 22 months in prison after pleading guilty to theft at Manchester Crown Court (Crown Square). …

The debate over male ritual circumcision the surgical removal of the foreskin from the penis of a baby boy for religious and cultural reasons is becoming more prominent each year. A BBC documentary broadcast this week provides further evidence that the tide i…

A police officer who admitted to using a grieving family's cable television account to order porn is facing the sack.  PC Avi Maharaj was called to the property in south London in February 2018 following the death of a child. After the homeowner left the ho…