Craig Taylor

A UK court publishes a ruling in the divorce case of Sheikh Mohammed and his ex-wife Princess Haya.
BBC News – Middle East

The group allegedly navigated by the stars as they trekked through the bush to freedom.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Denmark is due to pay €210m (£179m) over the next 10 years to rent 300 cells in the jail at Gjilan.
BBC News – Europe

Infected people in England can end quarantine early with negative test results on day six and seven.
BBC News – UK

The US will also deploy more military medics amid fears the holiday season will spark a Covid spike.
BBC News – US & Canada

The Madagascar police minister was part of a team looking for survivors after a boat accident.
BBC News – Africa

The BBC has found Facebook posts claiming to sell Covid vaccine passes for people who haven’t been jabbed.
BBC News – Business

Alaa Abdel Fattah is convicted of spreading false news after a trial called a sham by rights groups.
BBC News – Middle East

Gabriel Boric, 35, says he will look after democracy after a convincing win over his far-right rival.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

The World Economic Forum has been rescheduled for “early summer” due to the spread of Covid.
BBC News – Europe

Ministers will rule nothing out as Omicron cases continue to surge ahead of Christmas, the PM says.
BBC News – UK

The US infectious diseases chief says the Covid-19 variant will spread – even among the vaccinated.
BBC News – US & Canada

Patrick Eyi, a former Gabon U17 coach, is arrested after claims of sexual abuse against him, which he denies.
BBC News – Africa

The Five Minutes Spare Guide to Montrose
The seaside town in Angus with the name that sounds like someone’s 80 year old grandad.

Montrose is situated on the coastline of Angus, a densely populated area of S […]

Forfar was formerly known as Angus, named after the county, that it sits in. It is a market town with an ancient history that has been committed to local legend. It is in the heart of the rural region known as the […]

The Five Minutes Spare Guide to Cowdenbeath
Fife’s best kept secret until Queen Victoria arrived.

A former coaching stop on the road up to Perth, Cowdenbeath shot to success in the 1820s. However, we know f […]

The Five Minute Spare Guide to Stranraer
The old Dumfries and Galloway port town on the west coast of Scotland.

We all know and love Stanraer for being the port town where we catch the ferry to Belfast. To […]

The BBC’s Silicon Valley correspondent investigates how his report was used to steal life savings.
BBC News – Business

Young men and women meet leading philosophers in a country criticised for intolerance of dissent.
BBC News – Middle East

The election, set to be the most polarised in decades, pits a far-right candidate against a leftist.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean