Jordanian state-run Petra news agency reported that a Royal Jordanian Airlines plane departed for Damascus on a test flight.

Words commonly used in association with video games and the name of a Dutch sweet treat are among the terms that have been added to the Oxford English Dictionary.

The inclement weather has caused a second day of school closures in the Aberdeenshire, Moray and Highland council areas.

The Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials did not immediately confirm how long the warrant would remain valid.

The latest S&P Global construction purchasing managers’ index (PMI) scored 53.3 in December, down from 55.2 in November.

The Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists’ chief executive Steve Jamieson said he was unaware he had been following the jailed activist.