South Yorkshire Police have named the victim of the Doncaster helicopter crash as 70-year-old Peter Smith. The incident occurred when a helicopter crashed into a field in Bentley, near Doncaster, on Thursday morning. The pilot, a 41-year-old man, and two passengers—a 10-year-old boy and a 58-year-old woman—suffered only minor injuries. Mr Smith’s family, sharing the tribute through the police, described him as a devoted husband, father and grandfather who enjoyed […]

Pressure is mounting on Prince Andrew to give evidence before a US congressional committee about his links to Jeffrey Epstein. The King stripped him of his titles as prince and duke of York on Thursday night, and Buckingham Palace said the King and Queen Consort’s thoughts were with survivors of abuse. Members of the House Oversight Committee have urged Andrew to disclose what he knew of Epstein’s activities, while he […]

First Minister John Swinney is set to press ahead with a deal to reduce the tariff on Scotch whisky in talks with the US ambassador, Warren Stephens. Stephens will visit Bute House in Edinburgh on Saturday morning ahead of Scotland's rugby match against the United States at Murrayfield. Swinney has been pursuing an agreement to cut the 10% levy on Scotch whisky and has previously held discussions with President Donald […]

Glasgow has for the first time introduced firework control zones in Pollokshields, Govanhill and Broomhouse ahead of Bonfire Night. The zones were delayed last year after Glasgow City Council failed to issue the required legal notice in time. The controls apply from 1 to 10 November 2025. Within the zones it is a criminal offence to set off a firework in public or private spaces during 1–10 November. Sparklers are […]

From 30 October 2025 the former Duke of York will be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, Buckingham Palace confirmed. The palace said the change would apply going forward. The Mountbatten-Windsor surname was created in 1960 for direct descendants who do not carry the style HRH or the titles of prince or princess. After Elizabeth II’s accession in 1952, the Queen said the royal family surname would remain Windsor rather than […]

Tracey Howe, 61, a retired professor from Glasgow, has completed a 5,000-mile charity trek around the British coastline in memory of her wife, Angela, who died from cancer in 2023. The year-long challenge began from Glasgow on 31 October last year, and she returned to the city on Friday. To date she has raised more than £53,000 for five charities. Along the route she handed out 5,000 crocheted hearts to […]

Samuel West, the son of Prunella Scales and Timothy West, has said he is very sad that his parents will not be able to watch him perform Malvolio in the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Twelfth Night at the Barbican this Christmas. Scales, best known for her role as Sybil in Fawlty Towers, died aged 93 on 27 October, almost a year after her husband’s death. West said in an interview that […]

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has warned that events could escalate if fixture planning is not addressed ahead of a Carabao Cup quarter-final against Crystal Palace on 16 December 2025. Palace, under Oliver Glasner, are hopeful the Emirates tie could be moved to 23 December, but Arsenal prefer to keep it on the 16th. Palace would then face three matches in five days, with Manchester City visiting in the league on […]

Three Just Stop Oil activists were cleared of criminal damage after a protest at Stonehenge in which orange powder was sprayed on the site. Rajan Naidu, 74, Niamh Lynch, 23, and Luke Watson, 36, faced charges of damaging a protected monument and causing a public nuisance on 19 June 2024. The incident involved two colour blasters filled with cornflour, talc and orange dye. The court heard Naidu and Lynch crossed […]