Data published on Thursday showed the open caseload was 79,619 at the end of September, up from 78,329 at the end of June.

Angela Constance has been accused of misrepresenting comments made by grooming gangs expert Professor Alexis Jay in Holyrood.

Young people will not fight for Britain if all it can offer them is unemployment, Kemi Badenoch has said. The Conservative leader told the Press Association her party wanted to make young people ...

Murray’s parents Mark and Ros Dowey are now suing Instagram’s owners Meta in the Superior Court of Delaware, pledging to take the fight “as far as we can”. They are seeking punitive damages and allege ...

The Levy review visited nine clinics since it was formally launched in July last year to look at their effectiveness, safety and stability.

Rainfall on Iran’s Hormuz Island briefly transformed the coastline of its famed Red Beach into a striking natural scene this week, as red soil flowed into the sea and turned the water shades of deep ...

The decision could mean that the Government is unlikely to see most of the £148 million owed to it by the company.

The Harry Redknapp-owned seven-year-old has had Kempton’s Boxing Day feature at the top of his agenda ever since his brilliant victory in the Kauto Star Novices’ Chase on the undercard 12 months ago ...

Roy Keane urged Kobbie Mainoo to fight for his place at Manchester United as he branded the midfielder’s half-brother an “idiot”. England international Mainoo is still awaiting his first Premier ...

McFly singer Tom Fletcher will release the song he performed with his 11-year-old son Buzz during BBC’s Children In Need as a single on Christmas Eve. BBC Children In Need animation Pudsey And The ...

History was made in the opener at Exeter on Thursday when Blowers became the longest-priced winner in UK history when obliging at 300-1. Trained by Nigel Hawke, the five-year-old was well held in a ...

The twinkling lights of Salisbury have been captured the Journal camera club. From the gentle lights in the close, to the bright decorations in Guildhall Square, Salisbury has got into the festive ...