Witnesses on behalf of actor Noel Clarke have finished giving evidence at the High Court, with those for Guardian News and Media (GNM) due to begin on Tuesday. Clarke, 49, is suing GNM over seven ...

A former scout leader and school housemaster has been found guilty of numerous sexual offences against young boys after spending 27 years on the run using a stolen identity.

Steven Hunter, who was given six months to live last November, said seeing Newcastle United lift the trophy was ‘just the pinnacle’.

Plastic pellets which can be a risk to wildlife have washed up on shore following the collision between a tanker and a container ship in the North Sea, the coastguard has said.