Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov was killed on Tuesday by a bomb hidden in a scooter outside his apartment building in Moscow ...

Vanuatu’s capital was without water a day after reservoirs were destroyed by a violent magnitude 7.3 earthquake that wrought ...

Of the 500 adult players who completed a University of Edinburgh online survey, 55 were male and 44 were female.

A 15-year-old boy has pleaded not guilty to murdering an 80-year-old grandfather who died after an alleged assault while he was walking his dog in a park near his home. Bhim Kohli died in hospital on ...

A man is in critical condition after a multi-vehicle crash on the A1 near Alnwick. The incident happened yesterday at 7:45am on the southbound side of the A1 near the turn-off for Shilbottle. Five ...

Two men have been remanded in custody after appearing before a judge charged with the murder of Karen Cummings in Co Down. The 40-year-old children’s nurse was found unconscious at a house in the ...

Nasen Saadi, 20, from Croydon, south London, is on trial at Winchester Crown Court charged with the murder of 34-year-old Ms Gray at Durley Chine Beach, West Undercliff Promenade, on May 24, and the ...

A group of teachers and school staff will enjoy an extra special Christmas after sharing in a EuroMillions win. The 15-strong syndicate from St Andrew’s RC High School in Kirkcaldy, Fife, scooped ...

The firm behind Italian chains Zizzi and Ask has said it plans to keep opening more restaurants despite extra costs facing the restaurant sector next year. The boss of Azzurri Group, which also runs ...

Chief magistrate Paul Goldspring said the Tate brothers had engaged in a ‘straightforward cheat of the revenue’.

Between April and December 1 2024, 91,000 pension credit claims were awarded while 92,000 were not, according to data from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). The figures were obtained ...

North East business have renewed hope for growth and stability, according to leaders at a major Echo event. The Impact event at Hopetown in Darlington opened with a talk from the Echo’s history and ...