Gregor Brown will make his first Guinness Six Nations start for Scotland after being selected in the second row for Saturday’s showdown with France in Paris. The 23-year-old Glasgow forward – who made ...

United Nations-backed experts have accused Israel of “the systematic use of sexual, reproductive and other gender-based violence” in its war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

The father of Sara Sharif should have been given a whole life order for his daughter’s murder, the Court of Appeal has been told. Urfan Sharif and Beinash Batool were jailed for life with minimum ...

The belongings of an 18th-century suspected murder victim found in a peat bank have gone on show in a new exhibition. The body of the young man, thought to be aged between 20 and 25, was discovered on ...

The Ukrainian army’s seven-month foothold in the region has been under intense pressure for months from a renewed effort by Russian forces.

The number of claimants on Universal Credit (UC) with a health condition or disability restricting their ability to work rose by half a million in a year, the latest figures show.

Poland’s president Andrzej Duda has again called on the US to deploy nuclear weapons to Poland as a deterrent to Russia. Mr Duda’s appeal – made in an interview with the Financial Times – is the ...

Fredi Rivero was attacked in Islington, north London, at about 11.35pm on February 27, and died in hospital the next day.

The terror watchdog’s review recommended creating an offence to prevent mass casualty attacks before they happen.

Mike Hawes, of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, warned of the danger of ‘de-industrialisation’.

Academics from the universities of Exeter and Vienna monitored the brains of 49 people as they received small electric shocks.

Investors sold shares amid concerns a national ticketing app could hurt the firm’s current dominant position in the market.