Soueif has suggested she is willing to die for her son. Seif said that she told doctors in London that if her mother’s life ...

A female prisoner who was accused of a four-year hate campaign against a transgender woman in her jail was cleared of all ...

JK Rowling has offered to bankroll the legal campaigns of female prisoners who have been forced to share jails with ...

Fewer criminals will be put behind bars and more will serve sentences in the community under plans to end overcrowding in ...

Jayney Sutherley was acquitted of transphobic abuse of trans murderer Alex Baker - who is still being held in women's jail ...

The UK is prepared to hit senior figures in the Israeli government with sanctions over what David Lammy has described as ...

In the meantime, a new wave of grassroots women’s organisations has emerged to advocate for women’s rights: for privacy, dignity, safety and fairness. Public opinion, and now the law, is on our side.

Inside Perth Prison, unit manager John Baird shows off a six-rotor drone intercepted by staff recently. It was carrying a ...

Inmates taking part in the survey described the size of food portions, choice of menu, and the times at which meals were served as either “very bad” or “fairly bad".

Rangers, assured of a second-placed finish in the Scottish Premiership, welcome European hopefuls Dundee United to Ibrox Stadium on Wednesday evening. While the hosts have little at stake ...

A record number of emergency 999 calls are being made from Glasgow’s Barlinnie Prison — with 62 ambulances sent to the prison in three months. The prison has seen a spate of drug overdoses and ...

LONDON, May 13 (Reuters) - The Scottish parliament voted on Tuesday in favour of a bill that would allow people living in Scotland with a terminal illness to take their own lives, bringing the ...