Attempted break-in at David and Victoria Beckham’s Cotswolds home

One of David and Victoria Beckham’s homes has been targeted in an attempted break-in.The couple’s Cotswolds property was scoped

Duke of Sussex ‘hopes baby is a girl’

The Duke of Sussex has suggested he his hoping his new baby is a girl. Kensington Palace announced Meghan was expecting a baby in spring on the

What the papers say – October 22

At the opening of a critical week for the Prime Minister and her Brexit plans the issue leads a number of papers.An attempted break-in at the

Northern Ireland veteran ‘refusing medical treatment to have his day in court’

A Northern Ireland veteran charged with attempted murder has reportedly turned down medical treatment so that he can appear in court. Dennis

Brexit deal is 95% done, Theresa May will tell MPs

Theresa May will insist the Brexit deal is 95% complete as she faces MPs after a weekend of vicious attacks from within her own ranks.In a Commons

Plastic straws could be banned in a year

Plastic straws, stirrers and cotton buds could be banned in a year’s time.Environment Secretary Michael Gove has launched a consultation

Bank of England remains under fire over ‘staggeringly’ high expenses

Bank of England governor Mark Carney and two of his US advisers have racked up more than £100,000 on travel costs and taxis in just three months,

Next Bank of England chief does not need to be a woman, says equality champion

Jayne-Anne Gadhia has said a more diverse City leadership would have helped during the financial crisis, but she stopped short of recommending a

Addison Lee to launch self-driving taxis in London by 2021

Addison Lee has unveiled plans to launch self-driving taxis in London by 2021 as it joins the autonomous vehicle road race.The firm has formed a

Proportion of house sales being made to cash buyers ‘lowest in over a decade’

Around three in 10 house sales are being made to buyers paying in cash – the lowest proportion seen in more than a decade –

Insurance policies require university-level reading skills – Which?

Insurance policy documents can require university-level reading abilities and even industry experts struggle to cut through the jargon, an

Tories should attack PM rather than civil servants, former mandarins say

Tory Brexiteers have been told to “concentrate their fire” on Theresa May instead of her officials by former Whitehall mandarins

Ministers drop plans for Saudi trade specialist

The Scottish Government has scrapped plans to appoint an energy specialist to help boost exports to Saudi Arabia.The government said concerns

Scottish Conservatives against EU fishing policy extension

Scottish Conservatives MPs would vote down a Brexit deal if it includes extending the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP).The policy sets out the rules

Charity urges expansion of seven-day limit on homeless B&Bs

A homelessness charity wants ministers to bring forward legislation to place a seven-day limit on the use of unsuitable temporary homeless

Scottish Green Party members back People’s Vote

Scottish Green Party members have backed the campaign for a People’s Vote on any Brexit deal before the UK leaves the EU.Members at the

Post-Brexit fishing quota powers should be transferred to Holyrood – minister

Scotland should be handed full powers over setting fishing quotas in the new Fisheries Bill, its Rural Economy Secretary has said.Fergus Ewing said

Scottish Green party leaders back People’s Vote

Both leaders of the Scottish Green Party have given their backing to a vote on the final Brexit deal.Co-conveners Patrick Harvie and Maggie Chapman

Five elephants swim for their lives

A herd of eight elephants was spotted trying to cross an Indian river. Theincredible story of survival unfolded on the River Mahanadi near Munduli

Trump administration to narrow definition of gender, threatening transgender protections?

The Trump administration is facing backlash for reportedly considering defining a person's gender as the one identified at birth based on

Taiwan train derails, killing 22 and injuring 171

DONGSHAN TOWNSHIP, Taiwan (AP) — At least 22 people were killed and 171 others injured on Sunday when one of Taiwan's newer,

Detroit police find 63 fetuses in funeral home amid probe

Police removed the remains of 63 fetuses from a Detroit funeral home and regulators shuttered the business amid a widening investigation of

Top 10 biggest man-made changes to the natural world

People have left their physical mark on the planet, sometimes by accident but mostly on purpose. However destructive that purpose might have been,

Rectangular iceberg wows the internet

We all know what icebergs look like, don't we? Pointy white lumps bobbing about in the sea, with lots more ice under the water. Apart from in