In South Africa a months long standoff between police and illegal miners in an abandoned gold mine comes to end, with close ...

A miner who spent six months in a disused mine in South Africa has spoken of the horror he experienced after a police operation cut off food and basic supplies to thousands who were illegally digging ...

Pair who took own lives in Polmont 'given death sentence', families' lawyer says. Two people whoi took their own in a young ...