The former childminder, from Northampton, was ordered to serve 40 of her 31-month sentence in prison before being released on licence.

Historically, experts classified giraffes as a single species with nine subspecies, but that has been overturned by the new classification.

People have “every right to engage in protest”, the shadow home secretary has said, amid concerns a High Court ruling could trigger a wave of demonstrations outside asylum hotels. Chris Philp named ...

The Office for National Statistics said the borrowing of £1.1 billion is the lowest July figure for three years.

The 44-turbine farm in the south of Scotland is set to deliver more than £800 million in local investment over its 40-year operational life.

A flotilla of hundreds of historic ships is heading into Amsterdam, kicking off a five-day festival celebrating the Dutch ...

England coach John Mitchell insists the favourites tag won't bother his side as they start their Rugby World Cup campaign ...

Three hard-working volunteers have been honoured at the Honda Volunteer of the Year awards for their tireless work, effort, and energy at ...

Thousands of young people across Northern Ireland are set to receive their GCSE results today. Scores of students will also receive vocational qualification results. Last year around a third of the 32 ...

A bus crash in north-western Afghanistan has killed at least 79 people returning from Iran – including 19 children, an official said. Two people were also injured in the crash, Ministry of Interior ...

IVAN RODRIGUEZ-DEB was over-the-moon to lift silverware at Wimbledon for a second year in a row after an SW19.

Lawyers for Roxy Media said last month that the company was seeking to take the case to a tax tribunal. The company applied for a further adjournment on Wednesday to await the outcome of that appeal.