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The UK is in a "deeply uncomfortable" fiscal position ahead of next month's budget, experts have warned, after government borrowing costs soared to a near 30-year high amid growing pressure on global bond yields.

A former Premier League referee has sparked a backlash after revealing he used to entertain himself by "joking about" and playing "games" while officiating matches.

Four people accused of murdering a newborn baby girl who was repeatedly stabbed will go on trial next year.

A schoolboy who stabbed a teacher in the head has been sentenced to four-and-a-half years in youth detention.

More than 70,000 pints of Guinness worth around £115,000 have been stolen from an industrial estate.

A former college lecturer caused the deaths of a husband and wife in a head-on crash while drink-driving following a Christmas party.

Several schools will close early on Friday "to ensure pupils' safety" as the first funeral for one of five young men killed in the A66 wrong-way crash is set to take place.

An invasive mosquito species known to transmit diseases such as the dengue and Zika viruses has been found to be breeding in the UK for the first time.

Two women who were reportedly murdered by their ex-partners as they sought help from authorities were "horrifically let down" by the justice system, an MSP has told John Swinney.

Forecasters have warned it is almost certain that this year's El Nino will intensify into a very strong event in the coming months and last until February next year.