As the Department for Education launches an urgent recruitment drive following a 12% drop in foster carers, Hyde mum Amy Goldsbrough-Vernon reveals how fostering teenagers transformed her family's lif...

Traditional barred doors have been scrapped in Scotland's controversial new high-security jail - prompting furious guards to complain their safety is being put at risk....

Students say soaring accommodation costs are pushing them out of Manchester city centre and into towns such as Stockport and Bolton, where cheaper rents come at the cost of long commutes....

Heavy rain has been forecast across the whole of the country this afternoon - but how long will the second storm of the week last?...

The transgender doctor who quit Scotland for a new job in a sun-soaked Australian coastal resort after a high-profile tribunal is at the centre of another gender row....

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Officers say they busted the operation when they found a hidden factory near the hamlet of Furnace End in Warwickshire in August....

Wild wallabies normally only seen in Australia have got locals in Perthshire buzzing, with several spotted over the past few days....

Tilda Swinton may be revered as Hollywood's acting chameleon but the Oscar winner is to return to the role that launched her career in Scotland… exactly 40 years ago....

As a diligent leader, would your first few months be spent knuckling down to hard work and tough decisions? Or would they be frittered away appearing on a gormless TV show?...