Stormont Agriculture Minister Andrew Muir said he had been the target of ‘vile homophobic’ abuse over the Nutrients Action Programme.

Suzanne Cherry, 62, died in hospital four days after she was hit on a golf course by a van that was being followed by police.

Camilla visited an exhibition held by the Garden Museum in south London on Wednesday to celebrate British Flowers Week.

In criminal courts, the backlog for crown court cases hit a new record high by the end of last year at 74,651.

At the despatch box, the Prime Minister described the Israeli government’s conduct in the 25 mile-long strip as ‘counterproductive and intolerable’.

Around £1 million of damage was caused by the blaze at an industrial unit in Leyton, east London, last March 20, the Old Bailey was told.

Patrick Maughan, 53, and Owen Maughan, 27, appeared at Sevenoaks Magistrates’ Court accused of murdering four-year-old Peter Maughan.

Holyrood Education Committee convener Douglas Ross questioned University of Edinburgh principal Professor Sir Peter Mathieson.

Marcus Arduini Monzo denies murdering Daniel Anjorin, 14, in Hainault, north-east London, on April 30 last year.

Sir Keir Starmer suggested to the House of Commons that the deal struck last month could come into effect ‘in just a couple of weeks’.

His remarks came as Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch pressed Sir Keir to say how many pensioners would have their winter fuel payments restored and asked about the future of the two-child ...

Pilots have been banned from flying below 13,100 feet over the wreck of a ship that sank in 1944 while carrying a large cargo of explosives.