Karen Adam, an SNP MSP, backs idea touted by John Swinney and suggests three positive polls may be enough for vote

Jon Rahm and Viktor Hovland have missed the cut and Rory McIlroy was forced to battle to make the weekend as the headline acts struggled at the Dubai Desert Classic.

The Met Office has issued new weather warnings for parts of the UK, with yellow warnings for ice and snow in place until Friday morning. The two new warnings cover parts of Northern Ireland and Wales as well as areas in north-west England and the east of England - they come after an existing warning for snow and ice in parts of northern Scotland.

Commuters are being warned of icy roads and travel disruption, as temperatures plummeted again overnight across the UK. Fresh weather warnings have been issued, with snow, ice and fog forecast across southern England, Wales, Northern Ireland and northern Scotland on Thursday.

A leading supermarket has urgently recalled a product from its shelves amid concerns it could cause 'flu-like symptoms' in consumers.

Nazi thug Mark Brown has been convicted of threatening to kill a woman four years after the PSNI were censured for failing to properly investigate alleged threats he made to a journalist.

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The Irish Sea Bridge, sometimes called the Celtic Crossing, is a hypothetical bridge that would span the Irish Sea and connect Ireland to Great Britain.

He was the last Colonel of the Regiment of The Gordon Highlanders. He commanded the Regiment’s Farewell Parade in Duthie Park in 1994, prior to its amalgamation with the Queen’s Own Highlanders. His lasting legacy is The Gordon Highlanders Museum in Aberdeen.

A MAP has revealed a wall of fog across the UK today as drivers were warned to be aware of “tricky conditions”. The Met Office said fog is likely to reform or thicken this evening

However, Scotland and Northern Ireland saw increases in house prices. In comparison, average house prices in England fell by 2.9% to £302,000, while Wales experienced a 2.4% drop to £213,000. In contrast, Scotland saw a 2.2% annual rise to £194,000, and Northern Ireland had a 2.1% increase to £180,000.

Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland have restricted animal imports from an area of Germany following an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease. A government ban on pig, sheep and cattle imports from Germany announced on Tuesday did not apply to Northern Ireland.