The Bank of England has announced it is scaling back the rate at which it is selling bonds into the financial market as part of its quantitative tightening programme.
The Scottish government has ordered a public inquiry into the original police investigation amid accusations of failings that allowed killer Iain Packer to escape justice for a quarter of a century.
While the first day of Donald Trump's state visit was about pomp and pageantry with the royal family, today will mark the "business end of this trip" as the US president meets Sir Keir Starmer.
It is believed the Abernethy Pearl could have been quietly growing in its mussel for more than 80 years before being found in 1967, meaning it was created during the reign of Queen Victoria.
It is reported that the government wants to avoid Gaza, and looming recognition of Palestinian statehood, dominating the news agenda following talks between Sir Keir Starmer and Donald Trump on Thursday.
With 1.7 million children identified as having SEND, a cultural shift across the sector, backed by investment in training and staff, is needed for schools to become genuinely inclusive, a cross-party report says.
Donald Trump has seemed genuinely moved by the performance put on by a cast of hundreds at Windsor Castle entirely for his benefit. But there has seemed something missing - people.