Social media age checks could help protect under-16s from inappropriate online content, but some children may find ways round them, Ofcom has said.

The family of one of two men killed in a multi-vehicle collision in West Lothian have paid tribute to the "gentle and loving husband, father and grandfather".

Major suppliers are moving to cut ties with Poundland as the discount chain lurches towards an insolvency process which threatens to unleash thousands of job losses.

North Korea has launched ballistic missiles off its east coast into the Sea of Japan, South Korea said on Thursday, as tensions continued to rise between the two countries.

The UK's largest mortgage lender has seen profits nearly double as customers pay higher interest rates.

Details of more than 40,000 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) employees have been leaked to the public.