Bronson Battersby: Police watchdog to investigate toddler death
It will assess whether there were “missed opportunities” to check on Bronson and Kenneth Battersby before their deaths. Source: BBC News
Humza Yousaf defends inviting Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Scotland
“The starting principle I would say, for any nationalist, the starting principle must be to defend Scotland’s parliament and defend Scotland’s democracy,” he said, adding: “From me, I’m unapologetic, unequivocal. We must stand up to Westminster’s power grab.” Source: BBC News
Rishi Sunak rebuked by stats watchdog over asylum backlog claim
People may have felt misled by the PM’s claims to have cleared a claims backlog, the watchdog says. Source: BBC News
UK weather forecast: We’re in for a cold week
An amber warning for heavy snow is in place in Scotland after most of the UK had the coldest night of winter so far. Yellow warnings for ice and snow are also in place in all four UK nations. The BBC’s Carol Kirkwood looks at the wintry week ahead. For a closer look at the […]
Pakistan launches retaliatory strikes into Iran, with reports of seven killed
However Shashank Joshi, defence editor at The Economist, says he does not believe the strikes are an outcome of the 7 October Hamas attacks on Israel, which killed about 1,300 people and triggered Israeli retaliation against Hamas in Gaza, which officials from the Hamas-run health ministry there say has killed about 24,000 people. Source: BBC […]
NI strike: Thousands of public sector workers stage 24-hour stoppage
This, combined with the cost-of-living crisis and the ongoing political crisis which has seen Northern Ireland go without devolved government for almost two years, has led to a series of strikes in healthcare, education, transport and other public sectors in recent months. Source: BBC News
Apple watch: US upholds ban on sale over patent dispute
In October, the US International Trade Commission said it agreed that Apple had violated some patent rights and issued an order barring certain imports and sales. This had been due to go into effect in late December but was paused while the appeal was underway. Source: BBC News
Rishi Sunak sees off Conservative rebels as MPs back Rwanda bill
Labour opposed the bill, with shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper labelling the policy a “costly con” that had so far failed to send any asylum seekers to Rwanda, and shadow immigration minister Stephen Kinnock branding it “unaffordable, unworkable, [and] unlawful”. Source: BBC News
E Jean Carroll: Fiery exchanges mark day two of Donald Trump's defamation case
The threat came after the ex-president was overheard criticising his accuser’s testimony in court. Source: BBC News
Everton 1-0 Crystal Palace: Andre Gomes free-kick sends Toffees into FA Cup fourth round
Andre Gomes’ fine free-kick helped Everton beat Crystal Palace in their FA Cup third-round replay to set up a tie against Luton Town. Gomes opened the scoring for the hosts after 42 minutes at Goodison Park, curling his free-kick into the top corner from 25 yards out. It was the one true moment of quality […]