Parties to back more Scotland powers
Craig TaylorThe three main pro-Union parties are expected to announce their backing for more powers for Scotland, as a new poll puts the rival independence campaigns neck and neck. BBC News – UK
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New Scots powers plan ‘within days’
UK Chancellor George Osborne promises a timetable for further Scottish devolution on the day a poll suggests a narrow lead for the pro-independence side. BBC News – UK
Italian air strike disrupts UK flights
UK travellers are among the air passengers facing disruption due to a strike by Italian air traffic controllers, with scores of flights cancelled. BBC News – UK
PM ‘not ruling out’ IS air strikes
David Cameron says he will not rule out air strikes against Islamic State, which is holding a British hostage. BBC News – UK
UK ‘will not waver’ on defeating IS
The UK ‘will not waver’ in its aim of defeating terrorism, David Cameron says after the killing of a second US hostage and threats made against a British man. BBC News – UK
Payday loan hardship cases ‘up 42%’
The number of people struggling with payday loans has risen by 42% in the past year, according to the debt charity StepChange. BBC News – UK