Serial child killer Robert Black is to serve a minimum of 25 years in jail for murdering a schoolgirl 30 years ago.

Serial child killer Robert Black’s defence lawyer today told a court that no plea for mercy could be offered over his sentencing.

The jury in serial killer Robert Black's latest murder trial must not let their opinion of him cloud their judgment, his defence lawyer urged.

A Scottish van driver accused of murdering a schoolgirl told police he often used the stretch of road off which her body was found, his trial has heard.