J Hus denies possession of lock knife in public

Mobo award-winning rapper J Hus will face trial in December after denying possession of a lock knife in a public place.The music star, who won best

Beaten lecturer loses fight to stop closure of dozens of London police stations

A university lecturer who was the victim of a violent attack has lost a High Court challenge against a decision to close more than half of

Axe-wielding shop assistant jailed for life for colleague's murder

An axe-wielding shop assistant has been locked up for at least 24 years for a "ferocious" attack on a colleague over fears of being sent

Thunderstorms and heavy rainfall to hit parts of England

Swathes of England are set to be hit by thunderstorms and heavy rainfall following the driest start to summer on modern record. Flash flooding

Queen's income from estate rises by almost £1m

The Queen's income from her private Duchy of Lancaster estate has increased by almost a million pounds to just over £20 million, new accounts

Battle of Britain Spitfire pilot hailed following death aged 96

Tributes have been paid to a Battle of Britain Spitfire pilot following his death aged 96.Geoffrey Wellum, who was just 18 when he joined the RAF in

Poundworld to disappear from the high street as final store closures announced

Poundworld will disappear from the high street next month after its administrators announced the chain's final set of store closures.Deloitte

First-time buyers 'driving' housing market as they overtake home-mover numbers

The proportion of first-time buyers snapping up homes has overtaken the number of existing home-owners moving house for the first time since 1995,

Retail sales see strongest quarterly growth since 2015

Retail sales grew strongly across the three months to June as the warm weather encouraged shoppers to stock up on food and drink, figures show.Sales

One in 10 retiring this year 'plan to withdraw all their pension pot'

One in 10 people retiring this year expect to withdraw their entire pension savings pot as a single lump sum, a survey has found.This could cause a

Financial Ombudsman Service boss insists service is making positive difference

A boss at the Financial Ombudsman Service has insisted that the body is making a positive difference, following concerns raised that some cases it

Annual house price growth slows to lowest levels in nearly five years

Annual house price growth slowed to its lowest levels in nearly five years in May, official figures show.Across the UK, average property values

MSP racially abused during interview

Labour MSP Anas Sarwar has been subjected to racist abuse as he gave an interview in Glasgow.The politician said he was being interviewed on racism

Thousands of Scots say 'Dump Trump' during Edinburgh protest march

Thousands of anti-Trump campaigners have marched through Edinburgh for a national demonstration on the third day of protests against the US

Police investigating paraglider who flew over Trump's Turnberry resort

Police have launched an investigation to try to trace a protesting paraglider who flew over Donald Trump's Turnberry resort in Scotland.Police

Protests held in Scotland as US president Donald Trump jets in

Donald Trump has touched down in Scotland, with the controversial US president arriving for a "private visit" shortly after thousands

Protestors tell Trump: Bolt ya rocket and make Scotland great again

Thousands of people have gathered in Glasgow's George Square to protest against Donald Trump's visit as he prepares to fly to

Trump's claims that he predicted Brexit revealed as 'fake news'

Donald Trump has claimed he successfully predicted the outcome of the Brexit vote on his last visit to the UK, when he in fact spoke about the issue

Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook won't ban Holocaust deniers because it wants to give people 'a voice'

Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook won't ban Holocaust deniers or conspiracy theorists like Infowars because doing so would go against

Volcanic lava 'bomb' injures 22 people on tour boat in Hawaii

A blob of hot volcanic lava struck an ocean tour boat just off the Big Island of Hawaii on Monday, injuring at least 22 people in the worst

Woman found alive days after her car plunges off 200-foot cliff near Big Sur

A 23-year-old motorist missing for a week was found alive Friday night at the bottom of a cliff near Big Sur in California. Angela Hernandez was

European Council President Donald Tusk has a stern warning for Trump

The European Union is firing back at President Donald Trump's criticisms. "Dear America, appreciate your allies," European

Thai cave rescue 'nearly ended in disaster' as water pumps failed, divers reveal

The operation to rescue the last of the Thai football team trapped in a flooded cave could have ended in disaster, it has emerged. Divers have

Sarah Palin says she was ‘duped’ by Sacha Baron Cohen posing as disabled veteran

Sarah Palin says she was "duped" by Sacha Baron Cohen who was posing a disabled veteran for his upcoming Showtime series, "Who Is