Claudio Neves Valente, 48, a former Brown student and Portuguese national, was found dead on Thursday evening.

Paranoid schizophrenic Peter Windsor, from Birmingham, has been told he faces a custodial sentence or a hospital order.

Fifteen people died and dozens more were injured when gunmen opened fire on a crowd of more than 1,000 celebrating Hanukkah.

Experts in black hole astronomy and artificial intelligence will combine for the project at Heriot-Watt University.

Consumer confidence edged up ahead of Christmas but remains subdued in the face of cost-of-living pressures, according to new figures. GfK’s long-running Consumer Confidence Index improved by two ...

Specimens of rare species collected by the celebrated naturalist Gerald Durrell have been donated to National Museums Scotland. The donation of more than 550 specimens and samples is now available for ...

Under changes being made next year by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), banks and payment providers with strong fraud controls will be able to set their own limits. The rule changes will take ...

NSPCC will respond to thousands of child protection concerns during the Christmas countdown and right through the festive period.

As well as a £100 limit for a single contactless card transaction, there is also a cumulative total of £300 in contactless transactions, or no more than five consecutive contactless transactions, ...

Former racing car driver Greg Biffle and members of his family were among seven people who died in a plane crash in North ...

The European Union is delaying a massive free-trade deal with South American countries after fiery protests by farmers and last-minute opposition by France and Italy, the European Commission said. Top ...

Kent County Council was won by Reform at local elections in May, when their candidates promised to cut council spending and keep taxes low.