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A review found that counter-terrorism measures including the law used to ban Palestine Action and Prevent are being used too widely.

Self-professed ‘monster’ Paul Lipscombe sexually abused and incited six girls while employed by an NHS trust in Coventry.

The Scottish Justice Secretary was asked why ministers were defending their policy following a challenge by campaign group For Women Scotland.

Zhimin Qian and her accomplice Seng Hok Ling were sentenced over the roles they played in a multibillion-pound fraudulent Bitcoin scheme.

Researchers writing in the journal Jama Network Open said the findings were clinically significant.

North East London NHS Foundation Trust was fined £565,000 plus £200,000 costs after being found guilty of breaching health and safety.

It comes as Justice Secretary David Lammy is set to face questions from MPs over the issue.

An open letter has been sent to hundreds of event organisers.

The one o’clock gun fired from the battlements of Edinburgh Castle to initiate a two-minute silence in memory of those who have fallen in conflict.

A ceremony took place at St Patrick’s Hall in Dublin Castle.

Dame Jilly was pronounced dead in hospital on October 5.

The Scottish Government saw a decrease in long waits week-on-week but they are still much higher than in most previous years.

A man, aged 50, has been arrested in connection with the incident.

The Scottish Household Survey spoke to more than 10,400 people.

More than 100 prisoners will be released early this week.

The outgoing director-general said the narrative must not be determined by ‘enemies’ of the BBC.

Epping Forest District Council applied for an injunction against the owners, Somani Hotels.

Police want to speak to a couple in connection with a racially aggravated assault at Bond Street Tube station in central London.

There were 8.3 million people overall on universal credit in October, a rise from 7.2 million at the same point last year.

Eleanor Thompson, known as Ellie, was pronounced dead after she was found under the vehicle in Burringbar, New South Wales.