Holyrood imposed law creating a statutory offence of assaulting, threatening or abuse of retail workers

Rise of 6% shows consequences of prisoner overcrowding and low staffing levels, say Liberal Democrats

Woman came forward to Prospect trade union after feeling allegations were not sufficiently dealt with

Campaign groups call on regulator to abolish January bill increase, saying households are facing an ‘assault from all sides’

Russia launches overnight air assault targeting Kyiv, Ukraine says; Moscow reports 21 dead dozens after shelling of Ukrainian strike on Belgorod

Paula Abdul has filed a lawsuit accusing former “American Idol” producer Nigel Lythgoe of sexually assaulting her in the early 2000s when she was a judge on the reality competition show

US singer claims multiple incidents of assault while pair worked together on hit show So You Think You Can Dance

Russian officials say 14 people killed in the border city of Belgorod, with Ukrainian sources saying only military infrastructure was targeted

A young chef was reportedly tied naked to a chair

The 16-year-old - who cannot be named for legal reasons - will appear at Highbury Youth Court

The police are now trying to locate the man they believe committed the crime

Derek Flintham was already jailed twice for indecent assaults against young girls in the 80s and early 2000s - but he died before he could face another set of allegations this year

The moment a thug knocks a man unconscious before rifling through his pockets to rob him has been caught on CCTV. The victim and a woman were using a cashpoint when they were approached by Philip Moore, 40, and Garfield Stone, 58, in Kettering town c ...

Man, 20, arrested on suspicion of murder after 29-year-old dies in hospital after assault on Wollaton Road

Ukraine’s month-long missile assault on Crimea has forced Russia’s prized Black Sea Fleet to retreat

Actor criticizes company for firing him from show House of Cards over claims of sexual assault and says it exists because of him

Footage shows explosions in Crimea as Ukrainian officials claimed responsibility for a massive air attack on the town of Feodosia early on Tuesday (26 December). The airstrikes damaged Vladimir Putin’s fleet parked in the port area as powerful expl ...

‘Safe’ evacuation zone of Deir al-Balah is hit amid some of the deadliest fighting in the war

Two years on from the government response to an inquiry into women’s lives in the forces, those who serve still face a culture of violent misogyny

Red-Tabara group claims responsibility for assault in Vugizo that killed 12 children, three women and five men