A survivor of an avalanche that killed four of his friends and left another in a critical condition said they were all experienced winter walkers who loved the mountains.Read
Four climbers who died in an avalanche fell around 1,000 feet and ended up buried under up to two metres of snow, the man who led their rescue attempt has said.Read
Two families in Scotland have been told their loved ones are among those believed to have been killed or are still missing in the Algerian hostage crisis.Read
Nearly £18 million has been spent on a landlord registration scheme which has seen just a tiny fraction of landlords struck off, figures obtained by the Conservative Party have revealed.Read
Former prime minister Gordon Brown has called on the UK and Scottish governments to come together and "pool resources" to save two factories which employ disabled people.Read