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The first minister of Scotland has vowed his government's goal is to "lift every child who is in poverty out of it". 

Sir Keir Starmer has said he is "deeply sorry" for the actions of the British government after a damning report into the Grenfell Tower blaze said ministers "failed to act",…

A sex offender who preyed on young girls and plied his victims with cigarettes, alcohol and money has been jailed. 

A man who has spent 12 years in prison for stealing a mobile phone has had to defer his parole board hearing because of the deterioration of his mental health,…

Local councils have called on the government to end the Right to Buy scheme for new council homes as they warned no change to council housing funding would end in…

There is one thing that strikes you about the Grenfell Inquiry report - other than its size. 

English football clubs are being warned they will face "enormous opposition" if they try to introduce dynamic pricing for match tickets - after two top sides in Spain confirmed they…

A "remarkable" Pictish ring thought to be more than 1,000 years old has been unearthed by an amateur archaeologist on a dig in Moray. 

Sales of new cars in the UK fell last month, according to industry data highlighting the stubborn difficulties manufacturers and showrooms across Europe are facing. 

Lightning has damaged a 1,700-year-old arch near Rome's Colosseum sending blocks of marble plummeting to the ground.