What the papers say – March 21

Brexit remains on the fronts of many papers on Thursday after the Prime Minister requested an extension to the Article 50 period, calling it a

Theresa May to appeal to EU leaders to give her more time on Brexit

Theresa May is to appeal to EU leaders to grant her a delay to Brexit as she makes a further attempt to get her withdrawal deal through

Hotel owner held after St Patrick’s Day disco deaths released on bail

A hotel owner arrested on suspicion of manslaughter after three teenagers died outside a St Patrick’s Day disco has been released on

Man due in court charged with murder of French film maker

A man will appear before magistrates charged with the murder of a French film maker who was found buried in a shallow grave in her garden in west

Man charged in shallow grave ‘murder’ of French film maker

A man has been charged with the murder of a French film maker who was found buried in a shallow grave in her garden in west London.Laureline

Lorraine Kelly wins £1.2 million tax battle

TV presenter Lorraine Kelly has won a £1.2 million battle with HMRC after a tax tribunal judge ruled she was not an ITV employee. Kelly, 59, was

Pound falls as Brexit saga takes another turn

Sterling was on the slide on Wednesday as Theresa May requested a three-month delay to Brexit, plunging Britain deeper into crisis.The pound shed

OakNorth triples profits as loans surpass £2 billion

OakNorth, the British challenger bank for business, more than tripled profits in 2018 as its loans facilities surpassed £2 billion.Profits before

Bakery behind Paul Hollywood baps gets more cash for expansion

The bakery group behind Paul Hollywood’s bread range has secured new investment and snagged the former boss of Tyrells as its chairman to

Superdry founder suffers another setback in comeback bid

Superdry co-founder Julian Dunkerton has suffered another blow in his bid to return to the fashion chain’s board.Investor advisory firm

BMW warns profits will fall due to costs and trade uncertainty

German carmaker BMW has said profits in 2019 will be “well below” last year’s and it plans to cut 12 billion euros

Google fined £1.27bn by EC for illegal advertising practices

Google has been issued a 1.49 billion euro (£1.27 billion) fine by the European Commission for alleged illegal practices in search advertising.The

Jeremy Corbyn branded ‘juvenile’ for pulling out of Brexit crisis talks with PM

Jeremy Corbyn has come under fire after pulling out of Brexit crisis talks with Theresa May because members of the breakaway Independent Group were

Brexit live: Theresa May to make statement to the nation

Theresa May is making a statement to the nation after informing Parliament earlier today that she was asking the EU for a “short

Free bus passes bill could top £200 million a year, MSPs told

Extending free bus passes to all young Scots up to the age of 25 could cost as much as £230 million a year, the Transport Secretary has said.Michael

Tourist hotel levy for Edinburgh will happen, says tourism secretary

Tourism Secretary Fiona Hylsop has said the Scottish Government will bring forward legislation that could result in a new levy being charged on

Procurement reforms have ‘little impact’ on Scotland’s small firms

Reforms aimed at increasing the share of public sector contracts going to Scotland’s small businesses have had “little

Nearly two-thirds of Muslim women witness hate crime in Scotland – survey

Nearly two-thirds of Muslim women in Scotland surveyed have witnessed or experienced Islamophobia.Amina, the Muslim Women’s Resource

'Bizarre new low': Meghan McCain slams Trump's attack on dad

Meghan McCain unloaded on President Donald Trump on Wednesday, calling his latest broadside against her late father, Senator John McCain, a

'Persistent' koala jumps into man’s car in Australia and refuses to get out

A man in Australia was surprised to find a "persistent" koala refusing to budge from his car after the creature was attracted by the air

Cessna plane rocks from side to side and wing nearly touches runway in extreme landing

A Cessna plane has been filmed rocking violently from side to side as it makes its landing approach at a German airport in strong winds. Footage

Seismic event may have been largest known underwater eruption ever

The mysterious deep rumblings on November 11 of last year that began near the Madagascar-adjacent island of Mayotte, and traveled around the world

Hotel owner deliberately plunges car into shop to shut down loud stereo

A hotel owner plunged a car into crowds frequenting the shop beneath his property as a loud stereo playing there was affecting his business. The

'Hero' police catch children dropped from burning building

Footage from police body-worn cameras has captured a dramatic rescue operation at a burning apartment block in Des Moines, Iowa. In a Facebook