Economic growth must be evenly spread around the UK rather than concentrated in south-east England, the boss of the CBI business group has said. Speaking at the CBI’s annual conference, director general Tony Danker said that “levelling up” could not be left to the free market. He added “high-valued” sectors, firms and jobs were needed

Questions have been raised over why a registered sex offender was released early from prison before he went on to rape and murder a pensioner. Jason Graham was released from prison on licence in 2018, part-way through a sentence for raping a retired nurse. He went on to murder Esther Brown, 67, at her Glasgow

Students in Edinburgh have lost thousands of pounds falling for a scam which preys on the huge demand for rented accommodation in the city. During our investigation we met Tony who helped carry out the scam and did not even know he was doing it. He had just moved to Scotland with his pregnant wife

Many of the people on the FBI’s cyber most wanted list are Russian. While some allegedly work for the government earning a normal salary, others are accused of making a fortune from ransomware attacks and online theft. If they left Russia they’d be arrested – but at home they appear to be given free rein.