John Young, 91, was deemed medically unfit to face criminal trial or appear in court but evidence was heard from 24 former pupils.

A mother and her 15-month-old son died when their car was in collision with a school bus, a coroner has ruled. Sian Goffin, 31, who had taken cocaine, suffered fatal injuries in the collision in ...

The Moomins, Finland’s most loveable literary cartoon family, are celebrating their 80th birthday this year. The chubby, white, hippopotamus-like characters have captivated readers worldwide since ...

Since becoming a professional artist 30 years ago, Lucia Smith from Ilkley has never had to look far for inspiration. Surrounded by the ...

The BBC’s Race Across the World is a popular series and now you can race across Manchester as the new experience launches.

Downing Street has backed Donald Trump’s interventions over the Ukraine war but warned Vladimir Putin cannot be trusted “as far as you can throw him” as the US President prepares to meet his Russian ...

Nicola Sturgeon has said getting her first tattoo was a “midlife crisis” move – but hinted she might get more in the future. The former Scottish first minister said the tattoo, inked on the inside of ...

Ukraine and its backers in Europe insist that the United States and Russia cannot decide on land swaps behind their backs at a summit this week, but the Europeans concede that Moscow is unlikely to ...

Federal prosecutors had asked to unseal the documents in an effort to allay suspicions about what the government knew about Jeffrey Epstein.