National Headlines

Former Radio 2 presenter Scott Mills was the BBC's highest earner until he was sacked in March, latest figures reveal.

British troops dropped Afghan prisoners from a forklift "for fun", and a soldier who raised concerns about the killing of three farmers in a raid by special forces was called a "Taliban-loving apologist", an inquiry has heard.

A pathologist has given the cause of death for the train driver killed in last month's rail crash near Bedford.

A man who raped and murdered his estranged wife before staging a scene to make it look like she had taken her own life has been sentenced to life in prison with a minimum 33 years.

The written statement Scotland's former first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, gave to police investigating the SNP’s finances will not be released, her lawyer has said.

A cross-party group of MPs has told prime minister-in-waiting Andy Burnham he should allow councils to increase council tax by as much as they want.

A man has admitted raping and sexually assaulting his partner, along with other men, while she was allegedly drugged, over more than a decade.

A man in his 70s has died after being seriously injured by cattle while on a National Trust estate.

A traffic cone intended as a symbol of friendship between Glasgow and Massachusetts has been flown across the Atlantic in a first-class seat.

A man has been charged with murder after a 16-year-old boy died in a stabbing in Northamptonshire.