World
September 19, 2018 A California doctor who appeared in a reality TV dating show and an alleged female accomplice have been charged with drugging and sexually assaulting two women, and authorities said there could be many more victims.
UK and abroad
September 19, 2018 HSBC has hiked its annual lending fund for small businesses to a record £12 billion and has ring-fenced £1 billion for the first time to help boost overseas trade as Brexit approaches.
Scotland
September 19, 2018 Prisoners are at risk of being freed without having finished treatment programmes aimed at cutting reoffending, a report has warned.
UK
September 19, 2018 A rare butterfly which was previously extinct in the UK has enjoyed its best summer on record after good weather and conservation work, experts said.
TV
September 19, 2018 Actress Anna Friel has said she hopes that her new drama programme can help change perceptions about transgender children in the same way that her lesbian kiss on Brookside did for all-female couples.
UK
September 19, 2018 Theresa May is to issue a fresh call to EU leaders for compromise in the Brexit talks as Brussels’ chief negotiator said he was ready to come forward with a new offer on the Irish border.
Business
September 19, 2018 An estimated four million UK mobile phone users have been charged £490 million for handsets they already own, a charity has warned.
UK
September 19, 2018 Websites, an app and a YouTube channel promoting Kinder chocolate and toys have been banned for targeting junk food advertising at children.
UK
September 19, 2018 One in 10 Londoners would call 999 for an emergency ambulance if their child got their hand stuck in a jam jar, according to a new report.
UK and abroad
September 19, 2018 The “wild west” world of cryptocurrencies should be regulated by the City watchdog, MPs have said.
UK
September 19, 2018 Rare bitterns are continuing their comeback in the UK with new record high numbers of “booming” males, conservationists said.
UK
September 19, 2018 The way social media impacts young people’s mental health needs to be better understood, according to new research by the Centre for Mental Health.
Scotland
September 19, 2018 A third of Scots have been left unable to afford food at some point in the last year, a survey has revealed.
Scotland
September 19, 2018 MasterChef winner Gary Maclean has teamed up with a charity to create a “porridge selfie” for World Porridge Day.
UK
September 19, 2018 A new five-year plan for promoting Gaelic has been unveiled by the Scottish Parliament.
Sport
September 18, 2018 Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp admitted match-winner Roberto Firmino had no chance of playing against Paris St Germain until he arrived at training on Tuesday morning and declared himself fit.
Sport
September 18, 2018 Umpire Mohamed Lahyani has been suspended from his next two scheduled tournaments for trying to encourage Nick Kyrgios during a match at the US Open.
Sport
September 18, 2018 Lionel Messi makes the “extraordinary seem routine” according to Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde, who watched him score his eighth Champions League hat-trick to sink PSV.
Viral
September 18, 2018 Sometimes we all need a bit of life advice from people who have been there before.
UK
September 18, 2018 Campaigners for a second EU referendum have set out a roadmap to obtain a “People’s Vote” giving the public the final say on the outcome of Brexit negotiations.
