The 'most British' institutions revealed - from white van men to roast dinners and the royal family

In a poll of 2,600 conducted by Direct Line, people were asked to rank what they thought made Britain the place it is today.

Scotland ready to host scaled-down Commonwealth Games after Australia’s withdrawal over costs

Glasgow could step in to save event but 2014 hosts may reduce number of sports to 10.

Thought 24 was intense? Inside the BBC's explosive and claustrophobic new real-time train heist drama Nightsleeper that left cast 'sick and needing medication on set'

The six-part live Stan series, set to debut on Sunday, is a nail-biting real-time thriller that sees a train hijacked and driven from Glasgow to London on a single night.

Children are left bloodied and scarred by swooping seagulls as 'hundreds' report being attacked in towns and cities across Scotland

Seagulls are menacing coastal communities and major cities alike, sparking hundreds of complaints to councils the length and breadth of Scotland.

Thousands turn out to oppose 'pro-UK rally' in Glasgow backed by Tommy Robinson

Around 2,000 anti-racism activists gathered in George Square to counter-protest against a 'Pro-UK rally' backed by Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon.

Ice cream man makes his final round: Vans take funeral procession through town to remember 'iconic' dairy business boss

Ice cream vans lined the streets in Kent in tribute to an 'iconic' dairy business boss, Romeo 'Rio' Rossie, who had served the community for 70 years.

30-stone sex attacker who claimed he was 'too big' to rape anyone is jailed for preying on two women

Lee Mulholland, 38, from Armadale, West Lothian, who weighs a reported 30-stone, was handed a prison sentence of seven and a half years for assaulting and abusing his victims.

Pictured: Mother, 23, found dead in flat as police arrest 52-year-old man and open murder investigation

Brodie MacGregor, 23, (pictured) was found inside a property on Elmvale Street, in the Springburn area of Glasgow, on Monday around 10.15am. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

Stuart Hogg to face domestic abuse trial next month as former Scotland rugby captain is accused of leaving estranged wife 'fearful and alarmed'

Stuart Hogg maintained his pleas of not guilty to three charges involving his wife Gillian at an intermediate trial hearing at Jedburgh Sheriff Court.

I didn't have an orgasm until I was 29 - but since then I've learnt how to have one with my partner EVERY TIME we make love...here's how you can too

I spent the majority of my teens and 20s feeling bad about my body and like I didn't deserve to feel pleasure. But then, one evening alone, everything changed forever...

Man, 41, hired a hitman from the dark web and paid them £5,000 to try to murder a prosecutor who he knew from the local pub, court hears

Martin Ready, 41, is accused of attempting to conspire to murder Darren Harty, 37, between May 29, 2021 and September 15, 2022.

Revellers arrive early for Reading and Leeds festival with tens of thousands of teenagers expected to descend on campsites for post-exams weekend of partying - but six-inch downpours and 60mph gusts threaten to rain on their parade

Keen revellers have arrived early for the Reading and Leeds festivals, with tens of thousands of teenagers expected for a celebratory post-exams weekend.

Moment Knife thug, 37, is captured on CCTV seconds before stabbing his own lawyer in 'shocking attack'

Muhammad Shoaib, 71, feared he was going to die after he was stabbed in the chest by client Esaya Neguse, who had 11 previous convictions before launching the attack in Glasgow.

Speeding BMW driver, 28, killed girlfriend in horror 100mph crash just a day after picking up new car

Sam Barber was behind the wheel of his new BMW 315i he had picked up the day before the tragedy with partner Beth Damer, when the vehicle flipped onto its roof on the A72 in Biggar, Lanarkshire.

Pro-Palestine protesters who caused £1m of damage to a weapons factory are jailed for more than five years in total

This comes after Stuart Bretherton, 25, Eva Simmons, 25, Calum Lacy, 23, Erica Hygate, 23 and Sumaya Javaid, 22, scaled the Thales UK building in Glasgow 's Govan on June 1 2022

Full list of Ted Baker stores set to close - all 31 of the UK shops plus concessions shutting down near you

Over 500 jobs are at risk from the closures, which include the group's 12 stores in London ,including in all four of the capital's major airports, as well as department store concessions.

Is this the end for Flip Out? Under-fire trampoline firm already being probed for string of accidents that left 11 customers with broken backs faces fresh calls to shut down after child, 10, dies in 'unexplained' tragedy

A boy, 10, died after falling ill at the Glasgow park yesterday with customers hearing 'hysterical screaming' coming from the bouncy castle area.

Full list of Ted Baker stores set to close - all 31 of the UK branch locations shutting down revealed

Over 500 jobs are at risk from the closures, which include the group's 12 stores in London ,including in all four of the capital's major airports, as well as department store concessions.

Child dies after falling ill at a trampoline centre and being rushed to hospital

The youngster was rushed to hospital from the Flip Out venue in Rutherglen, near Glasgow, this morning.

I'm a forensic psychologist and have interviewed some of Britain's most horrifying killers... but there was a murderer that I hated the most

Professor Jeremy Coid interviewed some of Britain's most warped criminals but it was at Ashworth High Security Psychiatric Hospital in 2003 that he met his most chilling patient.

EasyJet passenger jailed for eight months after drunken rampage on flight between Glasgow and Tenerife where he smoked in the toilets and urinated in front of passengers

Brian Watt, 34, smoked in the toilets, urinated in front of other passengers, caused damage to a soap dispenser, refused to remain seated and was abusive to cabin crew.