Celtic’s majority shareholder Dermot Desmond has criticised “ignorant” fans for criticising his commitment to the club.

Seven music fans were arrested after trouble flared when a gig by controversial rock star Pete Doherty’s new band was cancelled, police said today.

A 10-month-old baby was under observation in hospital tonight after swallowing what was believed to be an Ecstasy tablet.

Two people were tonight charged over the disappearance of a five-year-old girl after a child’s body was discovered in a canal.

A British police officer has been suspended from duty in connection with an investigation into alleged child porn offences, it emerged today.

A man has been found dead after a ship caught fire in a North Sea port, emergency services said today.

More than 100 football fans were involved in clashes on Saturday following the Aberdeen versus Rangers football match.

Human remains have been unearthed by a man digging in his back garden, British police said.

The owners of the North Sea oil rig targeted by Greenpeace are seeking a court order to remove four activists.

A search is under way for a plane thought to have crashed in a Scottish mountain range.