Daniel Brown attacked Daryl Nimmo, 25, at a flat in Dalry, North Ayrshire in April.
A murder trial hears Lucy McHugh's family asked her school friend to slap her on several occasions.
A man accused of lying about an alleged VIP paedophile ring claims he was turned into a human dartboard.
The No Outsiders project was halted after demonstrations outside the school in Alum Rock.
The ginger cat Garfield, dubbed "Mr Sainsbury's", was a familiar face in the Ely store.
Skin from Skunk Anansie says the rapper's set was a "wonderful moment for black culture".
This year marks 100 years since the legislation which led to the first widespread council housing in Scotland.
There were 2,300 "no shows" for MOTs in June, despite anger in NI over an appointments backlog.
A body from a Kenya Airways flight fell into a garden in south London on Sunday.
The driver waiting for his family had no insurance and the car was seized by police, the force said.
Kenya's aviation authority says the man who fell from a plane over London "probably" had access to the airport's secure area.
Armed officers and a dog unit were sent to the scene in Vicarage Road, Watford, police say.
The news comes as footage was released of a man seen running away from Kelly Mary Fauvrelle's house.
Chief executive Mike Coupe blames a "tough trading environment" but says Sainsbury's is making progress.
The Northern Trust has been criticised for failures in the care of a patient in Causeway Hospital.
Rescuers were called to reports of a boat taking on water 242 nautical miles off the east coast.
The government did not manage expectations after allowing doctors to prescribe cannabis, a report finds.
Some common cancers are now more likely to be caused by obesity than tobacco, a charity is warning.
The Lionesses' World Cup defeat dominates the day's papers, while many focus on BBC stars' salaries
Life of Pi, the hit book about a boy and a tiger in a lifeboat, washes up at a theatre in Sheffield.
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