Elderly man missing after flooding in Perthshire
A search is resuming near Strathtay amid fears the 77-year-old was swept away by the River Tay on Sunday. Source: BBC News
Oil prices rise following Hamas attack on Israel
Crude climbs on fears the situation in Israel and Gaza could disrupt output from the Middle East. Source: BBC News
Metro Bank strikes rescue deal to boost finances
The lender has raised £325m and will refinance £600m of debt in what it claims is a “new chapter”. Source: BBC News
Serious concern over universities, says free speech boss
Prof Arif Ahmed wants to encourage debate – even on inflammatory subjects like Brexit, pronouns and abortion. Source: BBC News
Five female MCs who changed hip-hop? Eve makes her choice
The history of hip-hop is dominated by men but a new BBC documentary sets out to correct the record. Source: BBC News
The Papers: 'US sends warships' and 'pawns of terrorists'
Monday’s papers continue their coverage on Israel-Palestine in the aftermath of deadly attacks. Source: BBC News
Fiji 23-24 Portugal: England to face Fiji in Rugby World Cup quarter-final
Rodrigo Marta’s late try, converted by Samuel Marques, completed a shock win for Portugal over Fiji Fiji: (3) 23 Tries: Botia, Doge Cons: Lomani 2 Pens: Lomani 3 Portugal: (3) 24 Tries: Storti, Fernandes, Marta Cons: Marques 3 Pen: Marques Portugal pulled off a Rugby World Cup shock in Toulouse – but a losing bonus […]
Qatar Grand Prix: Max Verstappen wins as Lewis Hamilton and George Russell collide
Hamilton and Russell collided at the first corner Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and George Russell collided at the start before Max Verstappen went on to dominate the Qatar Grand Prix. The crash caused Hamilton’s retirement and dropped Russell to the back of the field, from where he fought back in impressive fashion to finish fourth. […]
Women’s Super League Grand Final: York Valkyrie 16-6 Leeds Rhinos – Lindsay Anfield ends wait for glory
York outscored Leeds by three tries to one to pick up their first Super League crown York (8) 16 Tries: Renouf, Stanley, Owen Goals: Stanley 2 Leeds (0) 6 Try: Casey Goal: Enright York Valkyrie ended Leeds Rhinos’ grip on the Women’s Super League title with victory, ending their wait for Grand Final glory after […]
Nathanel Young, British man serving in Israeli army, killed in Hamas attack
Nathanel Young was serving with the Israeli Defence Services when he was killed on the Gaza border. Source: BBC News