'Calculating and remorseless' teen jailed after admitting rape and murder of six-year-old Alesha MacPhail

Lucinda Cameron

THE "calculating and remorseless" teenager who raped and murdered six-year-old Alesha MacPhail has been locked up for at least 27 years as he admitted the crime.

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Coroner calls for more awareness on dangers of swimming in sea after alcohol following man's death

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What now as MPs reject May's second stab at Withdrawal Agreement

Andrew Woodcock, David Hughes, Harriet Line and Shaun Connolly 13 Mar, 2019

THERESA May's Brexit strategy has been dealt a devastating blow after the House of Commons rejected her EU Withdrawal Agreement by an overwhelming majority for the second time.

Former leading loyalist admits exposing himself

08 Mar, 2019

A one time leading loyalist has admitted exposing himself in public before launching into a homophobic tirade in Ayrshire, Scotland.

Members of Jeremy Corbyn's inner circle accused of interfering in the outcome of anti-Semitism cases

06 Mar, 2019

A senior Labour MP has accused members of Jeremy Corbyn's inner circle of interfering in the outcome of anti-Semitism cases to reduce the sanction imposed.

British government urged to overhaul benefit system as repeat PIP assessments for disabled pensioners scrapped

Gavin Cordon, Press Association 05 Mar, 2019

Hundreds of thousands of disabled pensioners will no longer have to undergo "unnecessary" repeat assessments for disability benefits, British work and pensions secretary Amber Rudd is to announce.

No cordon put outside Birmingham pub despite IRA bomb warning, inquest told

Richard Vernalls, Press Association 01 Mar, 2019

No police cordon was thrown around the Mulberry Bush pub in Birmingham before an IRA bomb went off inside, despite officers responding to a coded warning in the building, an inquest has heard.

Police numbers cut to 15 officers on night of Birmingham pub bombings

By Richard Vernalls, Press Association 01 Mar, 2019

Police numbers had been cut to just 15 officers across "busy" Birmingham city centre on the night of the 1974 IRA pub bombings, an inquest jury has heard.

Quarter of voters ready to consider backing breakaway MPs, survey says

Andrew Woodcock 01 Mar, 2019

As many as a quarter of voters are ready to consider backing the new breakaway group of independent MPs who quit Labour and the Conseratives over the past fortnight, according to a new poll.

Man who spat on priest as Orange march passed Glasgow church is jailed

Hilary Duncanson, Press Association Scotland 28 Feb, 2019

A MAN who spat on a Catholic priest in a "disgusting, cowardly and provocative" act as an Orange march passed a Glasgow church has been jailed for 10 months.

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