Aberdeen apologise to St Mirren fan after ‘unacceptable’ chants
Aberdeen FC have apologised to a St Mirren fan who was targeted by a “totally unacceptable” chant. Police are investigating the incident as a hate crime after a clip was…
Israel security cabinet approves plan to expand Gaza offensive
Israel’s security cabinet has approved a plan to expand its military offensive against Hamas, which reportedly includes capturing Gaza and holding the territory. The Israeli military has called up tens…
Police continue to question Iranian men over alleged terror plot
Five men are continuing to be questioned by police over an alleged terror plot in the UK. The men, including four Iranian nationals, are being held over an alleged plan…
‘I’m giving my fish smoking business away to benefit Colonsay’
Richard Irvine Richard Irvine has been running a smokehouse on Colonsay for nearly three years A man who built a fish smoking business in the Inner Hebrides wants to give…
Bloxwich food pantry finds strong community response
Organisers of a new community pantry to help people who are struggling and needing food say there has been high demand for their help. The pantry, based inside the Stan…
New Zealand airport to remove Hobbit-themed eagle sculptures
Wellington Airport The giant birds will be unfastened from the airport ceiling to make way for a new mystery exhibit For more than a decade, a pair of Hobbit-inspired eagle…
Caerphilly family haunted by Nazi’s skin lamp
Hulton-Deutsch Collection/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images Adolf Hitler orchestrated the systematic murder of as many as 11 million people, including six million Jewish people Warning: Article contains distressing content and pictures…
Convicted Russian spies seen in Parliament in 2016
Tom Beal, Chris Bell and Daniel De Simone BBC News Investigations Metropolitan Police Three Bulgarians convicted in March of spying for Russia previously attended an event in the Palace of…
Shh… the rise of the silent book club
David Pittam BBC News, Derby BBC The founders of the club say it’s a chance to unplug and stop scrolling A bell goes off. Chatter dies. The only sound is…
Doing nothing on social care is untenable, MPs warn
A failure to fix England’s social care system is costing the country in financial and human terms, cross-party MPs have warned. Doing nothing to reform social care for older and…