Conservative former minister Sir John Whittingdale, who raised the case in the Commons, said the couple should be ‘thanked rather than punished’.

The ex-SNP leader said she is “proud” to have been the first woman in the top job in Scottish politics, but as she announced she is stepping down from the Scottish Parliament she voiced concerns about ...

Pakistani authorities have said an insurgent attack on a train carrying hundreds of people has ended, with all attackers killed following a day-long standoff. Some of the hostages taken were killed, ...

Retired teacher Catherine Rennie Nash, 74, and former tax adviser Nigel Fleming, 63, are being questioned by police.

Small farms in landscapes like the Lakes and Dales lost out on Government cash for nature-friendly farming, Labour MPs have warned after the closure of a flagship payments scheme.