All news for 2024-05-07

John Swinney will become Scotland’s seventh first minister after being nominated by parliament.

The serving RAF serviceman is accused of raping a woman at a four-star hotel in Magaluf. He is understood to have travelled to Majorca to take part in a rugby tournament

A shocking map has shown the devastating impact a nuclear attack could have across the UK - with millions dead, third-degree burns and cities completely destroyed

HMRC has ruled that Dr Christopher Moran’s company failed to charge VAT to short term occupiers of a London apartment block, which have at times included sex workers

Recent weeks have seen European members of Nato warning the public that Russian action may be imminent

TikTok sued Tuesday to block a US law that could force a nationwide ban of the popular app, following through on legal threats the company issued after President Joe Biden signed the legislation last month.

Rebecca Joynes, 30, is accused of six counts of engaging in sexual activity with a child, two while being in a position of trust

State involvement cannot be ruled out in a hack of an armed forces payroll system, the defence secretary has said.

A man has been found dead with a gunshot wound behind the wheel of a car that crashed near a Sussex village on Bank Holiday Monday.

The Muslim Vote, which aims to organise voters against MPs who did not back a ceasefire in the conflict, has called for the Labour leader to apologise for his early stance on Israel’s campaign against Hamas

Experts are warning WhatsApp group chat members about an audio call scam which could cost friends and family their savings.

A woman will be jailed after she admitted to killing two people in a car crash.

Vladimir Putin’s palace in the Russian resort town of Gelendzhik had been renovated as of the spring of 2023

Charles Bronson was caught up in a fight with a murderer who tried to attack the notorious inmate.

After PM’s bold reading of disastrous Tory local election results, we assess the variables in play at national level

Charities fear ‘increasing risks of destitution and exploitation’ of refugees as they go into hiding

Tony Hudgell, now nine, was the victim of such horrendous abuse that he had to have both legs amputated - but his tragic start didn’t stop him from raising an incredible £500,000 for charity