British Transport Police (BTP) said a day after the judgment that it had adopted a new “interim position” which will see trans people held in custody searched by an officer in line with their birth ...

The Prime Minister has paid tribute to Christians “facing hardship, persecution or conflict around the world who cannot celebrate freely” in an Easter message. Sir Keir Starmer also called on the ...

Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay also called on Holyrood ministers to address Parliament on the issue next week.

Rupert Lowe has said he has instructed solicitors to begin defamation claims against Reform UK’s leader, chief whip and party chairman. The MP for Great Yarmouth issued a statement on Thursday calling ...

The family of a woman who died in a collision in Halifax have said she will be sadly missed, as police continue to appeal for information.

The chief executive of Toby Carvery has apologised for “the upset that it has caused” after it felled a 400-year-old oak tree outside one of its restaurants. The tree, in Whitewebbs Park, north London ...

Pope Francis has visited Rome’s main prison and met with dozens of inmates as he kept an Easter season appointment to spend Holy Thursday among the least fortunate, even as he continues recovering ...

Rebecca Richardson, 54, appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Thursday as she fights extradition to Turkey over allegations she sexually assaulted a young child while teaching at an ...

Kevin Booth denies directing sexual communication to a woman without her consent at his home in the Highlands.

Education unions are calling on the Government to provide clear guidance to schools and colleges on how to interpret the law in regard to children.

And Military Code, a homebred colt by Wootton Bassett, has him thinking of Royal Ascot after winning the British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes at 6-1 in just a five-runner race.