A transgender prisoner has been charged with sexually assaulting a fellow inmate at a Scottish jail. Alexandra Stewart, previously known as Alan Baker, is alleged to have carried out the attack at th

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Danny Rohl hopes captain James Tavernier can bring his Rangers career to a close with a "beautiful moment" by lifting the Scottish Premiership trophy. The 34-year-old right-back announced on Wednesda

Gambling addiction is spiraling “out of control” in the US, a leading campaigner for stricter guardrails has warned, as experts from around the world are set to gather in Boston to push for more regul

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The northern coast of Jamaica once served as the backdrop for scenes in the James Bond thriller No Time to Die. But today, beneath those same turquoise waves, a real-life mission is unfolding: the rac

The first phase of the work will be between Nevis Bank roundabout and Belford Hospital, before moving onto North Road near the town's retail park and then to the West End roundabout.

Councillor Jim Paterson, an SNP representative for Renfrew South and Gallowhill, said that although match times at the tournament - which is being held in the USA, Mexico and Canada - were awkward, th

"Our Dad gave us fantastic memories growing up, including a trip getting lost at night around Washington DC, but it was in his role as a grandad where he truly excelled.

Domestic leagues would be limited to staging one game a season in foreign countries under Fifa proposals that significantly raise the bar for controversial “international matches” to be approved. A n

Four teenagers and a man in his 20s have been arrested after a man was hit by a car and later died in hospital. Matthew Weller, 44, was struck by a VW Passat in the centre of Accrington, Lancashire,

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Jeffrey Epstein housed some of his alleged abuse victims in flats in London after police in the UK decided against investigating him, according to reports. The BBC said it had uncovered evidence of f

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A man has been charged with murder after a headteacher was knocked off his bike. Simon Richardson, 34, faces charges of murder, manslaughter, dangerous driving, failing to stop and driving without in

"There's an awful lot of degenerate behaviour, as we see it, going on at the moment that makes no sense at all, but we've got absolutely no problem with any particular group of people. Certainly not."

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Long before professional soccer broke through in the American landscape, the sport was a staple of summertime. For decades, soccer has been among the United States’ three biggest draws for youth part

“Who will rid me of this meddlesome priest?” Henry II was reputed to have muttered. His knights heard his pointed remark as an order. They rode to confront Thomas Becket, the archbishop of Canterbury,

Monday The one upside to a rolling international crisis is that it can give backroom people a rare chance to shine. Witness, this week, the breakout stars of the Iranian diplomatic corps, who from tw

Genki Kawamura is something of a polymath. A bestselling author, film-maker, script writer and producer – he is also a lifelong gamer who grew up playing and being inspired by the games of legendary N

In the Japanese floristry practice of ikebana, the concept of ma is crucial. The term refers to negative space – in this case, what is left between the stems, leaves and flowers in an arrangement. It’

Rumours about the imminent demise of moviegoing may have been overstated, with 2026 now forecast to be the best year at the global box office since the start of the pandemic. And it is generation Z at

In 2025, after a long and arduous journey in her attempts to gain Italian citizenship, including a pivotal genealogical research trip to a village in Calabria, US-born Sabrina Crawford was hoping to f

A Syrian former regime official suspected of leading a notorious civilian massacre revealed by the Guardian – and who became one of the country’s most-wanted fugitives after the fall of Bashar al-Assa

"This means the current safety cordon on Union Street and Gordon Street must remain in place to protect the safety of the public and those working on the site.

Much of the US is battling a widespread drought after a very dry winter and start to spring. South-eastern areas, in particular the states of Florida and Georgia, are experiencing some of the worst of

US prosecutors said a "significant amount" of child sex abuse images have been recovered during an investigation into the singer D4vd, who has denied murdering a 14-year-old girl. More details of the

Footage emerged in 2022 showing Syrian soldiers leading victims, bound and blindfolded, to a pit before shooting them. The video became one of the most direct pieces of visual evidence of extrajudicia

The US and Iran's rival blockades of the Strait of Hormuz have become a "test of wills", says BBC's Chief International correspondent Lyse Doucet. Earlier this month, US forces announced they would i

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