The ‘daughter of Bengal’ taking on India’s PM
Getty Images Mamata Banerjee is the leader of the regional Trinamool Congress party The most high-profile contest in India’s ongoing state elections is under way…
US expels 21 Saudi military cadets after gun attack
EPA The attack last month occurred at the Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida Twenty-one members of the Saudi military are being expelled from the US…
World Curling Championship: Scotland miss out on play-offs
A new-look Scotland rink have found the going tough at the World Women’s Curling Championship in Canada. Defeat on Wednesday to Switzerland meant Kerry Barr’s…
Barbie can beat smartphone addiction, firm claims
A Barbie-branded phone has been launched in the UK and Europe with the aim – its makers say – of helping young people take a…
Huntington’s disease artists create ‘joyful’ exhibition
Huntingdon’s Disease Association Kate is one of eight artists at the exhibition who have Huntington’s disease. A group of people with the same “debilitating” disease…
CCTV to be compulsory in all abattoirs in England
Science Photo Library Slaughterhouses in England will have to install CCTV as part of government plans to monitor animal welfare. Under rules being phased in…
New Scottish cabinet holds first meeting
PA Media Mr Yousaf chaired his first cabinet meeting in Bute House on Friday First Minister Humza Yousaf’s new cabinet has held its first formal…
China’s love for the late physicist
China Photos/Getty Images As the world mourns Prof Stephen Hawking, who has died aged 76, there has been a particular outpouring of emotion in China,…
Euro Curling Championships: Scotland miss out on semi-final
Scotland’s men missed out on a place in the European Curling Championships semi-final after losing to Denmark. David Murdoch’s rink were 5-4 ahead after seven…
Girl, 14, killed as Russian strike hits Kharkiv playground
A 14-year-old girl has been killed after a Russian guided bomb strike on the north-eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv hit a playground, local officials say.…