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Zara Shaw, Luke Etheridge and Jackson Duke died when a vehicle went into the River Wear in Sunderland on Tuesday.

A gem hunter in the US has dug up a six-carat diamond which he claims he has been told could be worth up to a million dollars (£750,000). Navy reservist Jack Pearadin and his friend shovelled the ...

TWO convicted sex offenders from Fife are facing further jail time after they were caught engaging in a sex act in a busy Edinburgh bar. Aaron Hickman, 30, of King Edward Street in Markinch, and ...

Drivers are being warned to expect delays after resurfacing works were announced for a road between two West Fife villages during the school holidays. Fife Council will carry out improvements on the ...

Spain’s government has lost two key votes to ratify a package of emergency measures aimed at tackling the nation’s housing affordability crisis. The legislators convened on Friday as protesters ...

The family of a 16-year-old who died after a car plunged into the River Wear have paid tribute to their “beautiful girl”, ...

A Scot who was released from an Indian jail after almost nine years remains in a “really dangerous and precarious situation”, ...

A 52-year-old man, who targeted his former partner in a disturbing series of incidents, has been ignoring his court order.

The RAC says the average price for a litre of diesel has risen to a new record high, with some forecasts charging 203p a ...

Entrepreneur Rachael Bews is calling on the UK Government to change the law to help breastfeeding mothers who have returned ...

The Russian leader accused the West and Europe of escalating tensions by talking about preparing for a war with Moscow in the ...