Many people believe Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi should now be left to die in peace, Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond says.

Arsenal are close to signing Brazilian left-back Andre Santos from Turkish club Fenerbahce, BBC Sport understands.

Comedian David Walliams is set to swim the entire length of the River Thames in just eight days for Sport Relief.

US President Barack Obama's uncle was held on suspicion of drink-driving and told police he would call the White House to arrange bail, authorities say.

St John Scotland announces plans to buy a £500,000 new fleet of mountain rescue vehicles for sites across the country.

The mother of a man wanted over the murder of a Northumberland pensioner urges her son to hand himself in.

Tony Sale, the brilliant engineer who led the rebuild of Colossus, the first recognisably modern computer, has died aged 80.

A senior minister is photographed leaving Downing Street holding an internal briefing document "welcoming" the departure of Afghan President Hamid Karzai.