Six leaders have been convicted of crimes in connection with the war of independence

Former builder has spent the past 23 years receiving round-the-clock care with only a tiny degree of movement in his right arm

Barring a decision by the Supreme Court, judges have made it clear that is up to politicians to act to change the law in support of the principle of assisted dying. The case for them to do so is overwhelming.

One posted Facebook comments that he wanted to 'F*** up a paedophile' and the other Googled a case

Times Newspapers Ltd accepted allegations of threats by Flight Lieutenant Owen Morris were incorrect

Staff at Papua New Guinea facility ‘turned blind eye to abuse’, claims former guard

More spot-checks and investigations will take place than before

15 councils among objectors who asked judges to order further assessment of whole scheme

The modern-day perils of using the internet while serving on a jury were all too evident today as two former jurors were brought before the High Court.

Few of Richard Nixon’s senior aides emerged from the Watergate debacle with their reputations intact, but Leonard Garment was one – even though he had served as the president’s top lawyer for 12 months at the very height of the scandal. A greater mystery, at first glance at least, was how he arrived in the White House in the first place.

A Russian court has been asked to intervene in an international tug-of-love over two boys whose father is keeping them in Russia in breach of an order made by an English judge following a marriage break-up, lawyers say.

Thousands of criminals, including murderers, paedophiles and rapists, have been caught trying to get jobs in Britain’s schools, an investigation by The Independent on Sunday has revealed.

Elected police leaders can easily sack chief constables and avoid scrutiny for their decisions because of the threat of an embarrassing public row, say MPs.

Supreme Court Judges were unable to decide whether services in the Church of Scientology - the cult of choice for Tom Cruise and other Hollywood celebrities - should be considered religious worship.