Teen admits stabbing man in golf course attack
The teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, attacked the victim on a public footpath through the Stafford Castle venue on 14 May. The man, in his 60s, suffered critical injuries and had a series of operations in…
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Man in court charged with murder over Armadale shooting
Police were called to a property on Harestanes Road in Armadale at about 11:50 on Saturday. Billy Watson, 35, was found injured and died at the scene. Frank McCarthy, 57, appeared at Livingston Sheriff Court on Friday…
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Flight chaos for hundreds of thousands was caused in ‘millisecond’ by software error
But ministers said the Nats report into the incident still left questions unanswered, saying they needed "to urgently understand why this issue was not discovered and fixed before it caused chaos". According to the…
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‘Nine in 10’ adults cut back on water use as drought continues
Lakes and reservoirs across the country are still showing the impact of this year’s hot weather, despite recent rainfall (David Davies/PA) PA Wire News Briefings Get our award-winning daily news email featuring exclusive…
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Moment Harry ignores question about Earl Spencer's book but admitted his first two weeks back in UK have been 'eventful' amid war of words between the King and Diana's brother
The Duke of Sussex was all smiles as he attended the inaugural Invictus Spirit Awards at the historic Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich last night amidst the fallout from the bitter war of words between King Charles…
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Man appears in court charged with murder following death of man in West Lothian
Police are investigating the death of William Watson, 35, who was known as Billy (Police Scotland/PA) News Briefings Get our award-winning daily news email featuring exclusive stories, opinion and expert analysis I would…
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Woman convicted of murdering baby did not get a fair trial - appeal court
The court found there was serious expert witness and prosecutorial misconduct, and poor handling of the 2023 trial by the judge. The woman's convictions, for the murder of her baby and attempted murder of her toddler…
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Coroner raises concerns about 999 response to trapped mum
In a prevention of future deaths report, Suffolk Coroner Darren Stewart said "there was a possibility of successful resuscitation" had the firefighters who freed her been sent earlier by the ambulance service control…
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Woman suffered 78 injuries in attack by partner, murder trial told
Forensic pathologist, Dr Julie McAdam, told the High Court in Glasgow that the cause of death was "extensive facial injures". She said a post-mortem examination found MacGregor suffered a series of "blunt force injuries…
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'Get in' - woman joins police chase by giving officer a lift in Nissan Micra
The officer had been pursuing Jacob Roberts, 25, who had reverse-rammed a police car twice and crashed into parked cars and a building while trying to escape. Roberts sped away from officers who had smelled cannabis…
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