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A driver is found guilty of causing death by careless driving after he left his handbrake off and his van rolled down a slope in London, killing two people.

Sri Lankan MPs have overwhelmingly approved proposals to let President Mahinda Rajapaksa seek an unlimited number of terms, in a move critics say could lead to dictatorship.

The Scottish FA apologises to Liechtenstein for the "disgraceful" booing of their national anthem before the Euro 2012 qualifier.

Four animal rights activists admit waging a hate campaign against people linked to a Cambridgeshire animal testing laboratory.

The Scottish government unveils plans to scrap the "double jeopardy" rule under its new programme for government.

The Scottish government unveils plans to scrap the "double jeopardy" rule under its new programme for government.

The government orders an independent review of the UK's extradition laws, which will examine if the US-UK treaty is "unbalanced".

The UK oil and gas industry has said it will implement "any relevant lessons" from the report into the Gulf of Mexico disaster.

Pope Benedict XVI prays for God's blessing on the people of the UK ahead of his visit to Scotland and England.

HM Revenue and Customs officers seize counterfeit tobacco worth more than £100,000 in the south of Scotland.

Falkirk Council says it will begin charging for some social care services like home shopping delivery later this year.

The Scottish government's legislative programme

The Pope has said he is "very much looking forward" to his visit to the UK next week, and thanked all those involved in advance for their efforts.

The first minister outlines the Scottish government's programme for the forthcoming parliamentary year on 8 September 2010.

BP's internal investigation into the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico finds that "a series of failures" was to blame

Ministers meet to discuss whether to release information about the death of government scientist Dr David Kelly and whether to hold a formal inquest.

Formula 1's governing body turns down all the entries from teams hoping to fill the vacant 13th slot in 2011, with former champion Jacques Villeneuve among those to miss out.

The injury into contaminated NHS blood products in the 1980s will hear from the victims who contracted HIV and Hepatitis.

The injury into contaminated NHS blood products in the 1980s will hear from the victims who contracted HIV and Hepatitis.

More than 700 pubs have closed in Scotland since the introduction of the smoking ban according to a new report.