Peter Sugden, 46, of Falkirk, sent numerous indecent messages and sexual remarks to the fictional teenager over the course of 16 days.

Four boxers from a club in Weymouth travelled to Europe to take part in an international competition, winning the majority of their bouts ...

After losing both the male and female peregrine falcons at Christchurch Priory, the female's cause of death has been confirmed as bird flu.

The yoga teacher who survived the Southport attack is leading a campaign to move to round-ended kitchen knives. Leanne Lucas launched Let’s Be Blunt to coincide with a national knife crime awareness ...

The UKHSA and the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) said “fragments of West Nile Virus genetic material” were found in some Aedes vexans mosquitoes collected in wetlands on the River Idle at ...

ROHIT Choudhary's stunning 123 proved too much for Matt Rendell's side as they were unable to chase down the hosts in this County Division One. Challengers won the toss and elected to bat and Portland ...

We are pleased to confirm the signing of Oakley Hanger following the conclusion of his contract with Poole Town.

German police have arrested five teenagers over alleged involvement with a far-right group calling itself “Last Defence Wave” that allegedly aims to destabilise the country’s democratic system by ...

The Office for National Statistics said Consumer Prices Index inflation hit 3.5 in April, up from 2.6 in March.

The average UK house price increased by 6.4 annually in March, from 5.5 annual growth in February, according to ONS figures.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has visited the Kursk region for the first time since Russia said it expelled Ukrainian forces from the area in April. The Kremlin said Mr Putin had visited Kursk on ...

Inflation has rocketed to its highest level in more than a year after “awful April” bill rises, but pressure is also mounting on the Chancellor over the impact of Labour’s recent tax hike on the cost ...