Ofcom approves STV plan for news programme changes

In December, the broadcaster applied for permission from Ofcom to drop regionalised versions of the flagship show across its Central and North licensing areas, and replace it with a single programme from... Read more »

Brothers found guilty of hate crime murder of Anthony Littler 42 years later

Michael and Anthony Stewart have been found guilty of the murder of Anthony Littler in East Finchley, north London, in 1984. The brothers are due to be sentenced on 3 July. Joe... Read more »

Mandelson files: Sacked peer said Keir Starmer lacks ‘verve’

Among the material released were exchanges involving Scottish Secretary Douglas Alexander. Mr Alexander, like Mr McFadden, worked closely with Lord Mandelson during the Blair and Brown governments. The files show him thanking... Read more »

Man who murdered student with Sikh knife before ‘wicked’ racism lie jailed for life

Vickrum Digwa, 23, told 18-year-old student Henry Nowak ‘I am a bad man’ before fatally stabbing him in the heart – then lying and claiming he was the victim of a racist... Read more »

Video shows ex-England footballer Raheem Sterling veering his £270k Lamborghini across three lanes while driving erratically on the M3 – just minutes before crash

This is the shocking moment ex-England footballer Raheem Sterling drives his £270,000 Lamborghini erratically and swerves across three lanes on the motorway just moments before crashing. The dashcam footage, obtained exclusively by the... Read more »

Mandelson files – latest: Batch of secret WhatsApp messages to be released today as Starmer braced for embarrassment

Only files requested by the Met Police are being held back, No 10 says No 10 indicated the release of documents was everything it planned to publish on Lord Mandelson, apart from... Read more »

Striking differences in benefit entitlements across UK countries, study finds | Benefits

The emergence of “welfare nationalism” in the UK has created striking differences in benefit entitlement that result in a Scottish family on a low income receiving £15,000 a year more in state... Read more »

Striped rock dismissed as natural in 1928 reclassified as UK’s oldest cave art | Palaeontology

In 1912, the Guardian reported on the discovery of Palaeolithic rock art on the walls of Bacon Hole, a cave near the Mumbles in south Wales – only for the painted panel’s... Read more »

Nicola’s only crime was to love too much. And to not notice the Jaguar on the drive | John Crace

You know how it is. You wake up and look out the bedroom window. You see a brand new Jaguar worth £81,000 parked in the driveway. You smile to yourself. That’s what... Read more »

Arm boss in line for billion-dollar payday if chipmaker hits targets | Arm

The chief executive of Arm is in line for a pay package that would make him a billionaire if he hits targets to turn the microchip firm into the UK’s first trillion-dollar... Read more »