Peter Sugden, 46, of Falkirk, sent numerous indecent messages and sexual remarks to the fictional teenager over the course of 16 days.

The UKHSA and the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) said “fragments of West Nile Virus genetic material” were found in some Aedes vexans mosquitoes collected in wetlands on the River Idle at ...

The yoga teacher who survived the Southport attack is leading a campaign to move to round-ended kitchen knives. Leanne Lucas launched Let’s Be Blunt to coincide with a national knife crime awareness ...

Primark has announced that it has rolled out its click & collect service to all of its stores in the UK as of today (Tuesday, May 20). Click and collect is now available in all 187 of its shops, with ...

Bradford (Park Avenue) have announced the signing of former Farsley Celtic striker Luke Parkin ahead of the 2025/26 campaign.

AS THE days without rain continue, we look back at the great heatwave and drought of 1959. It began in late 1958 in the northwest of the UK ...

Introducing average speed cameras on a major road have played a "crucial role" in cutting speeding offences, according to officials.

It is alleged that Ukrainian national Petro Pochynok conspired with two others to commit arson with intent to endanger life.

German police have arrested five teenagers over alleged involvement with a far-right group calling itself “Last Defence Wave” that allegedly aims to destabilise the country’s democratic system by ...

WHETHER played at school, in the back garden or on the beach, rounders is such fun. People of all ages can give it a go and as summer arrives, it's out with the bats and balls. Take a look at these ...

In a ballot of University and College Union Scotland members at the university, 84 of those who voted backed strike action.

Steep increases in gas, electricity and water bills, along with a jump in the price of air and coach travel, helped push the UK’s overall rate of inflation in April to its highest level for 15 months.