You have to have a thick skin to take part in Eurovision which might be why last year’s UK entrant, singer Olly Alexander, has already reached out to this year’s hopefuls to talk about the pitfalls of putting yourself out there.

A former bishop has been jailed for historic child abuse.

Former first minister Nicola Sturgeon will not seek re-election to Holyrood next year, she has announced.

A second person has been charged following a fatal shooting of a teenage boy in south London.

The arrested captain of the Solong – the container ship involved in the crash in the North Sea – is a Russian national, the vessel’s owner has said.