Urfan Sharif and two others are accused of being party to years-long abuse that culminated in the 10-year-old’s death last August.

Matthew Haydon was sentenced to four and a half years in prison with a four-year extended licence period, at the Old Bailey.

The miners in a mineshaft in Stilfontein are believed to be suffering from a lack of food, water and other basic necessities.

A number of police officers were injured during a protest against Hillary Clinton in Belfast. The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said a full investigation has been launched into scenes of ...

The Home Office spent £15 million buying a derelict prison contaminated with asbestos amid political pressure to stop housing migrants in hotels, according to Whitehall’s spending watchdog.

TV presenter and radio host Paddy McGuinness has said supporters helped him keep the pedals turning on his charity cycle ride ...

The Fianna Fail politician and barrister said there was a ‘question mark’ over whether Fine Gael was the party of law and order.

Snow and ice could cause disruption across northern parts of the UK next week amid the first cold spell of the season. The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for parts of northern England and ...

Davina McCall has said she is to undergo brain surgery, after being diagnosed with a “very rare” tumour. The TV presenter, 57, said the benign brain tumour, known as a colloid cyst, was found after ...

A historic Christmas market is returning to the grounds of Canterbury Cathedral for the first time in more than 200 years. The festivities within the cathedral precincts date back to 1383 following a ...

A council has given people living in an area plagued by fly-tipping lessons on how to dispose of their rubbish correctly.

Number 10 said a ‘mistake’ had been made in the organisation of the event and sought to assure the community ‘it will not happen again’.