A man accused of murdering his brother-in-law and attempting to murder three others during a shooting spree on Skye was “fully in control” of his actions, a jury has been told.

Lord Lamont of Lerwick warned that a rival payments system would be a ‘major threat to the Western-led financial system’ if ...

The collapse follows several years of declining sales, mounting debts and even a break-in at its Wirral factory last year.

London 2012 rowing gold medallist Dame Katherine Grainger has been elected chair of the British Olympic Association (BOA). The 49-year-old, who is also a four-time Olympic silver medallist, becomes ...

Already a devoted ambassador to the grassroots game, the ex-international sought to continue his love affair with non-league football by visiting Shefford Sports Ground, home of Shefford Town and ...

Tennis has been stunned by another doping case involving one of its most high-profile players after it was revealed Iga Swiatek has been given a one-month suspension. The Pole was ranked world number ...

Scotland’s police chief has said the force has a “resolute determination” to solve the murder of a banker who was shot on his doorstep exactly 20 years ago. Father-of-two Alistair Wilson, 30, was ...

Sam Prendergast has been retained at fly-half for Ireland’s autumn finale against Australia. The 21-year-old, who made his maiden Test start in last weekend’s 52-17 win over Fiji, is selected ahead of ...

A top Romanian court has asked the official electoral authority to recount and verify all of the ballots cast in the first round of the presidential election. The Constitutional Court in Bucharest ...

Nearly 25 million people are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance, according to development minister Anneliese Dodds.

Cher has said she is praying she will be able to “hit the notes” as she begins work on her final album. Appearing on The Graham Norton Show, the US pop star, who burst onto the music scene in the ...

Kevin Sinfield says former Leeds team-mate Rob Burrow will be with him in spirit when he embarks on his latest fundraising challenge in support of the MND community. Burrow lost his battle against ...