5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (609+ words) The sentencing of a Bulgarian man found guilty of assaulting a 12-year-old girl during an incident in Dundee last year has been postponed for a second time. Ilia Belov, 22, was also convicted of behaving in a “threatening or abusive manner…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (210+ words) Residents and businesses in part of Glenrothes have been urged to keep their windows and doors shut after a chemical incident forced the closure of a section of the A92. Emergency services were called to the incident at around 11.35am on Tuesday,…...

5+ day, 28+ min ago   (1032+ words) Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband (PA) The UK accused the Israeli government of turning a blind eye to the “ethnic cleansing” of Palestinians as Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband risked an international backlash by announcing sanctions on illegal West Bank settlements. Both…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (340+ words) The Bank of England has no “secret plan” to unconditionally increase interest rates, the governor of the central bank has said. Andrew Bailey, governor of the Bank of England, told MPs at Parliament’s Treasury Committee there are still “upside” risks…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (338+ words) Stormont’s Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Minister is set to learn the latest estimated cost of fixing environmental damage at the illegal dumping site at Mobuoy in the coming weeks. Two men were jailed last year for their roles in…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (943+ words) The issue of Orange Order marches on the Garvaghy Road is “closed”, First Minister Michelle O’Neill has said. Ms O’Neill said residents living along the mainly nationalist Garvaghy Road in Portadown had been subjected to a “direct provocation” after the…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (569+ words) Hundreds of protesters have descended on Portsmouth vowing to prevent migrants who arrived in a small boat being taken to a processing centre in Kent. They were attempting to block routes away from Eastney Marina and vowed to stay all…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (733+ words) Cleveland Police is being given an extra £2 million to tackle serious crime, the Home Secretary has announced, after a spate of incidents in and around Middlesbrough. Shabana Mahmood made the announcement after Prime Minister Andy Burnham paid tribute to two…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (429+ words) Police made 169 arrests at the first day of Notting Hill Carnival but the mood has been “overwhelmingly positive and celebratory”, Scotland Yard have said. As of 7.45pm on Sunday, the arrests had been made for offences including possession of drugs, possession…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (788+ words) The two officers who were killed when a car driving the wrong way on a dual carriageway crashed into their police vehicle have been described as heroes by their loved ones. Pc Matthew Blades, 37, died alongside Pc Tom Clough, 38, when…...