A 26-year-old man who murdered his ex-girlfriend and her sister with a crossbow before stabbing their mother to death is set to stand trial accused of rape.

The Ministry of Defence will also launch a new hub for small and medium sized enterprises to give them better access to the sector.

A blind transgender woman will be taking on the London Marathon to “be the example I didn’t have growing up”. Sarah Stephenson-Hunter’s running journey began roughly seven years ago when she took part ...

NHS patients with complex eye conditions risk losing their sight because of treatment delays linked to clinicians prioritising simpler and better paid procedures, according to medical professionals ...

Healthwatch England said that the cards can help discreetly alert health workers that they are caring for someone who has experienced trauma.

Analysis of data over almost a decade suggested fewer adults are getting help from councils in England despite a rise in requests.

Parents of children with special educational needs face a ‘postcode lottery’ to secure specialist provision, a school leaders’ union ...

A nature conservation charity has secured a Highlands estate larger than the city of Dundee, hailing it as an “important milestone” in tackling the climate crisis. The Scottish Wildlife Trust now owns ...

Housing minister Matthew Pennycook said the reforms “mark the beginning of the end” for the “feudal” leasehold system, which subjects homeowners to “unfair practices and unreasonable costs”. Under the ...

A light installation of “dancing flowers” has gone on show at Scotland’s design museum ahead of an exhibition about gardens. Shylight can be seen in Scotland for the first time at V&A Dundee, ...

Homemade horns will restore the two 19th Century statues to their former glory just in time for National Unicorn Day.