January 2026

Three men who were killed in a train derailment suffered unsurvivable injuries in the crash, a fatal accident inquiry has been told. Train driver Brett McCullough, 45, conductor Donald Dinnie, 58, and passenger Christopher Stuchbury, 62, died in the tragedy at Carmont near Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, on 12 August 2020. The six remaining passengers were also

Heading a football is “likely” to have contributed to the brain injury which was a factor in the death of former Manchester United and Scotland defender Gordon McQueen, a coroner in North Yorkshire has found. The central defender, who died at his home in North Yorkshire in 2023 aged 70, won 30 international caps between

Police are appealing for a “heroic” witness to come forward after he stepped in to protect a group of women being harassed in northwest London. Officers were called to Camden High Street at 8am on 14 January following reports a man had attempted to rob and sexually assault a group of women. It was only

A reward of up to £20,000 has been offered for information in the hunt for a killer who shot a young father dead in “cold blood”. Jordan Gray, 26, was killed at his home in Shields Court, in the town of Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, on Sunday 14 December. His body was discovered the following day.