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A son says his mother, then 78, became "severely malnourished" while in a mental health unit.

The aim is to boost exports to £1 trillion a year by the end of the decade, says the government.

£20,000 fine issued after Scottish Environment Protection Agency found 1,300 tonnes of illegal waste

A museum says it wants to move a statue of a slave merchant following a campaign for its removal.

The distress caused to her family is "a matter of very deep regret", the director-general says.

The government proposal came at the same moment Labour set out its own plans to ban MPs' outside employment.

The refusal raises questions over whether attempts were made to remove him from the UK.

The deputy first minister said vaccine passports will help avoid the tough restrictions of last year.

The star says sleepless nights with her children helped her prepare for the 24-hour charity challenge.

Trevor Smith died at his Birmingham home after a bullet fired by police ricocheted off a bedframe.

A man with cerebral palsy says it was "unacceptable" for him to be wheeled off a club dancefloor.

Staff at 58 universities will go on strike, causing disruption for students in the run-up to Christmas.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin confirms the measures and says the move is due to "another Covid-19 surge".

Ian Bennett was caught on his mother's dashcam footage, a court hears, after Kerry Woolley's death.

The Scottish first minister says the proposed new oil field off Shetland would not pass a climate assessment.

Transport for Wales aims to reassure fans ahead of Tuesday evening's fixture in Cardiff.

The vegan-friendly cake weighs more than 15 stone and took 320 hours to create.

The Queen calls the coronavirus pandemic a period of "anxiety" and "grief" in a message given by her son.

That is the EU's hope, says Irish Minister Simon Coveney, but he is not yet sure if it is realistic.

Claire Holland's disappearance from Bristol city centre could be linked to a crime, police say.