Marc Champion is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering Europe, Russia and the Middle East. He was previously Istanbul bureau chief for the Wall Street Journal.

There are "no plans" for a TikTok ban in the UK, officials have said as a block in the US is set to come into force on Sunday. The social media giant lost a last-ditch legal bid this week to have a ban declared as unconstitutional on free-speech grounds.

But the Met Office has warned that fresh snow could fall in Scotland and potentially northern parts of England particularly over higher ground. While today is nice and sunny for large parts of the UK, temperatures dipped to -5°C in parts of rural Scotland last night.

A mum is speaking out as a warning not to ignore simple symptoms like an eye twitch - after dismissing hers as 'college stress' left her unable to smile when it proved more sinister. Jade-Marie Clark first began experiencing what she thought was an ear infection while pregnant with her first baby Theo Clark in March 2020.

Lloyds Banking Group has announced the closure of 136 high street branches of Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland in a further blow to customers. The financial giant will shut down 61 Lloyds, 61 Halifax and 14 Bank of Scotland branches between May this year and March 2026.

Discover more about Earthrise Studio's short film documenting the role of Indigenous leadership in conservation.

A porn creator dropped from a Police Scotland campaign has branded its vetting process 'inadequate and embarrassing'.

While La Liga’s president, Javier Tebas, has described Kings League as a “circus”, Pique says there are conversations with UEFA and FIFA. “They are very interested, of course, because they want to reach out to this new generation. We listen to them. They listen to us.”

Athletes, fitness fanatics, and wellness enthusiasts will love adding Galanter & Jones heated chairs to their outdoor cold plunge lineup.

Alan Shearer says there's 'no doubt' who was a harder footballer than Manchester United legend Roy Keane. The feud between Shearer and Keane will go down as one of the fiercest rivalries in Premier League history.

Police Scotland have recruited a "kink content" porn creator for its domestic abuse campaign. The individual - known on his social media accounts as Rossy - appears in explicit content regularly shared on his X profile. Recent videos shared with his 54,000 followers show him being choked, spat on and slapped.

Sisters Eliza and Henrietta Huszti were last seen at Market Street at Victoria Bridge at about 02:12 on 7 January