Police found the explosion that killed Archie York, seven, and Jason Laws, 35, in Newcastle was caused by a butane gas build-up in a drugs lab.

Reece Galbraith and his friend Jason ‘Jay’ Laws were using a Newcastle flat as a drugs lab when a blast ripped through the building.

Consumer champion Martin Lewis and charities have welcomed a Government pledge to look into making council tax collection practices fairer. Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Pat McFadden told ITV’s ...

Some 603,352 future practical driving tests were booked as of the end of April, according to analysis of DVSA figures.

Experts set out the ‘staggering’ scale of digital crime to Holyrood’s Criminal Justice Committee on Wednesday.

A 97-year-old care resident known for her mischievous streak was “placed under arrest” on her birthday as part of a surprise planned by staff. Maggie Clarke, a former children’s nurse and resident of ...

A 21-year-old was arrested at an address in Sydenham, south-east London, in the early hours of Tuesday on suspicion of arson.

Europe’s largest travel operator said summer sales are 1 down compared with the same point last year, which it partly blamed on a later Easter.

The majority of reductions are set to come from head office-based teams around the world, led by the UK where there is a ...

Bill Hutcheson first performed at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in 1969 and has played the venue regularly ever since.

Tributes have been paid to the father of murdered schoolgirl April Jones who has died suddenly. Paul Jones, 55, died from a brain disease he contracted in 2018, six years after the death of his ...

Former Reform MP Rupert Lowe accused his ex-colleagues of a “sinister” attempt to use the police to silence him, as he launched a furious attack on Nigel Farage. No criminal charges will be brought ...