70 minutes ago Woman of the Hour: The haunting true story of the Seventies serial killer invited on primetime TV

As Anna Kendrick’s ‘Woman of the Hour’ hits Netflix, Annabel Nugent dives into the harrowing true story of serial killer Rodney Alcala whose reign of terror was allowed to carry on far longer than it should have

Events

86 minutes ago A Disney cruise ship with stops in Scotland named most polluting liner in Europe

The ship stopped in Greenock last year

Politics

86 minutes ago SNP ministers warned Scottish hospitality risks being left behind England

Stephen Montgomery, director of the Scottish Hospitality Group, said business rates reform is ‘vital’

Events

86 minutes ago Scotland's 'dental deserts' reveal folly of SNP obsession with universal benefits

Maintaining universal benefits – giving taxpayers’ money to people who don’t need it – makes no sense when frontline services like NHS dentistry are effectively non-existent in parts of the country

Politics

86 minutes ago Tory MP who claimed Badenoch too preoccupied with children to be leader should return to 1909 where he belongs

Tory MP Christopher Chope’s attitude towards a mother of young children becoming Conservative party leader is a reframing of a bogus argument used by Edwardian politicians who campaigned against votes for women

Politics

86 minutes ago Small and lethal: adapted drones carrying explosives ‘hunt’ civilians in Kherson

Ukrainians face new airborne threat that has killed 24 civilians and injured hundreds more since JulySasha Ustenko has survived three attacks by the Russian drones that stalk the streets of Kherson carrying fragmentation grenades to drop on anything that moves. The first, in late July, targeted a parked police car in central Kherson just as Ustenko walked past, throwing him to the ground. The second, in mid-August, hit a drinking water tanker as he queued for supplies, killing the driver. Ustenko was concussed, and came round to see a man lying in a pool of blood.The third time, in late September, he heard the drone buzzing above and sprinted for shelter under the branches of a cherry tree. He hoped its leaves would hide him but the grenade tumbled through the canopy and landed barely a...

Events

87 minutes ago Ferrari's nightmare – Charles Leclerc quits, Lewis Hamilton retires, Carlos Sainz shines

Ferrari will boast one of the most enviable driver line-ups in F1 history when Lewis Hamilton arrives to partner Charles Leclerc - but even the best-laid plans sometimes go wrong

Politics

2 hours ago UK drivers face £2,500 fines for common indicator defect that violates Highway Code

Motorists across the country are being advised to recognise the signs of a common car defect which could see them hit with a hefty £2,500 fine if left uncorrected

Economics

2 hours ago Readers' letters: Rishi Sunak's the best Prime Minister we never had for long enough

A reader suggests Rishi Sunak’s stint as Prime Minister has been judged unfairly

Politics

2 hours ago Obituaries: Bill Adam, mechanical engineer, businessman and financial adviser

William “Bill” Atkinson Adam (1920-2024) CEng, FIMechE, Hon. FIoD

Economics