A leading bacteriologist says he believes the practice of substituting lamb with cheap beef is widespread in Indian restaurants and takeaways in Scotland.

Commuters and drivers face disruption on Monday with snow and freezing weather forecast for parts of the UK.

Andy Murray avoids a third successive loss in Indian Wells by coming back from a set down to beat Russia's Evgeny Donskoy.

Former cabinet minister Chris Huhne and his ex-wife Vicky Pryce are due to be sentenced for perverting the course of justice.

The home secretary’s lawyers will ask the Court of Appeal later to overturn a block on deporting the radical cleric Abu Qatada to Jordan.

Three types of critically endangered but commercially valuable shark have been given added protection at the Cites meeting in Bangkok.

Global leaders of the Roman Catholic Church are meeting in the Vatican for their final group discussions ahead of the election of a new pope.

Sports presenter Tony Gubba, who spent most of his career with the BBC, has died at the age of 69.