A former police officer who was sacked because of his “aggressive” detention of a 15-year-old boy has said he is being treated like an “abuser” and is appealing his case.

Voters in the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse seat are electing a new MSP following the death earlier this year of Christina McKelvie.

Jamie Overton has returned to England’s Test squad for the first time in three years for the series opener against India as Jacob Bethell, Chris Woakes and Brydon Carse also return.

Severe storms in southern Germany forced a Ryanair flight to make an emergency landing late on Wednesday after violent turbulence injured nine people on board, German police said.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the bodies of Judih Weinstein and Gad Haggai had been returned to Israel.

Kieren Fallon has given his unequivocal support to Desert Flower’s Epsom ambitions, believing Betfred Oaks glory is a “foregone conclusion” – and would even back the 1000 Guineas heroine to make her ...

The UK’s headline inflation figure was 0.1 percentage points too high for April due to an error in the vehicle tax data collected, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has said. Official data ...

Kemi Badenoch is expected to set up a review that will look into whether the UK should withdraw from the European Convention on Human Rights. The commission will examine whether Britain should pull ...

Rangers have confirmed the appointment of Russell Martin as the club’s new head coach. The 39-year-old former MK Dons, Swansea and Southampton boss has signed a three-year contract. He will be joined ...

The footwear group reported pre-tax profits of £8.8 million for the year to March 30, down from £93 million the previous year.

The Hungarian company said it was flying more passengers than ever despite the ‘significant challenges’ it faced.

Trevoh Chalobah is hoping to follow in his brother Nathaniel’s footsteps by winning his first England cap this week but hopes his international career lasts longer. The Chelsea defender has received ...