Courts will be given greater freedom to ban offenders from activities including going to sports matches or concerts.

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said a new appeals body would help speed up the system and reduce demand for hotels.

The bands pulled out of the Victorious Festival in Portsmouth after The Mary Wallopers claimed they were ‘cut off’ for displaying a ...

The Brighton-formed band is known for their hit songs Naive, She Moves In Her Own Way, and Junk Of The Heart (Happy).

A fire at a restaurant in north-east London was like a “Halloween scene”, a local businessman has said, after CCTV footage appeared to show a man running out of the building with his clothing on fire.

An act which explores life as a trans woman has won the prestigious Best Comedy Show award at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Sam Nicoresti’s Baby Doomer show won the Taffner Family best comedy show ...

A teenager who set fire to the back door of a cottage has had sentence deferred for nine months at Jedburgh Sheriff Court.

Jeremy Corbyn has said United Nations special rapporteur Francesca Albanese will contribute to the “Gaza tribunal” event which he is hosting. The former Labour leader, who is campaigning for a new ...

THREE Borders athletics stars will represent Scotland at the Junior Home International next month. Gala Harriers’ Isla Paterson and Seb Darlow are in the U20 women and U17 men categories respectively, ...

Teenager Caitlyn Halse defied nerves to score twice on Women’s Rugby World Cup debut as Australia registered a record 73-0 win over Samoa. Desiree Miller scored the first hat-trick of the tournament, ...

Protests against the use of asylum hotels and counter-demonstrations have taken place, with police trying to keep the groups apart.

Australian actress Rebel Wilson has said her surprise performance with rock band The Kooks at Reading Festival was planned 12 hours before taking to the stage. Wilson, 45, best known for Pitch Perfect ...