A mother who killed her three-year-old son and hid his body in a suitcase has been jailed for 11 years.

A man has been charged with murder following the death of a two-year-old girl, police have said.

The death of a two-year-old girl is being treated as suspicious, police have said.

Five Polish football supporters who got involved in a drink-fuelled row and shouted abuse at gardaí at Dublin Airport have been spared custodial sentences.

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On a Sunday when Glasgow had again mistaken prejudice for pride, it was doubly sad and inappropriate that word should filter through of Jocky Wilson’s passing.

Scotland’s Peter Whiteford shot a six-under-par 66 to share the first-round lead with Spaniard Alejandro Canizares at the Avantha Masters in New Delhi.

Graeme McDowell now refers to Rory McIlroy as “The Man” – but his own talent was there for all to see again at Castle Stuart near Inverness today.

The Scottish National Party (SNP) has secured an unprecedented victory by taking a majority of seats in the Scottish Parliament election.

Welshman Bradley Dredge and Scot Peter Whiteford took the first day honours at the BMW International Open in Munich with eight under par rounds of 64.

Gordon Brown returned to 10 Downing Street today without any clear indication of whether he will be able to remain there as British Prime Minister.

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown was fighting to keep Labour in power today by tempting the Liberal Democrats into a coalition government as Britain seemed set for a hung parliament.

Gordon Brown began a bold bid today to stay in Downing Street as Prime Minister of a Labour-led coalition government in a hung parliament.

The three main party leaders in the UK faced grey and wet weather today as they cast votes in their own constituencies.

Voters started to go to the polls today in the most tightly-contested British General Election in a generation.

THE general election outcome may still not be clear as dawn breaks over Britain on Friday.

In truth, the former chancellor’s depressed share price before he assumed the keys to No 10 was hugely to his advantage.

Debenhams unveiled plans today to open four new department stores and a clutch of boutique-style shops around the UK.

Wannabe celebrities today flocked to auditions for the next series of the hit reality show Big Brother.

Hawick captain Kevin Reid last night set his sights on Murrayfield and vowed to claim the BT Cellnet Cup for the Mansfield Park fans.