

Breaking the News - Series 23
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Episode 1 - 14/10/22
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Managed to get a couple of decent ones away on Tuesday night, but didn't get chance to even open the brief on Wednesday. Hopefully have more time next week...
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A new Ticketmaster pricing system, which alters the price of tickets based on demand, is being criticised by both fans and industry experts. Although it was warmly welcomed by those looking to visit the recent Autumn Conference being held by the Liberal Democrats.
Carol Vorderman has admitted she is non-monogamous and having several relationships, including with an astronaut. The TV personality revealed she has several ‘special friends’, none of whom know each other. Asked how she decides which of the men on her list she is going to spend time with, she said she usually goes for one from the top, and 5 from anywhere else.
Episode 2 - 21/10/22
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Lorna Slater has told Scottish Green Party members that the "era of coal is over" in Scotland. However, there is still every chance that Nicola Sturgeon will find some in her gifts from Conservative Party members this Christmas.
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The world's biggest boy band, BTS, will be abandoning their fandom "army" to join the South Korean military for national service, their agents say. Asked whether they were worried about having to do this, the group responded with, Not Today, We Are Bulletproof. And after they finished that medley, they went on to answer the question.
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Hundreds of people have lined the streets of Perth as a torchlight procession marked the start of the Royal National Mòd. The Royal National Mòd is famed for its teaching, learning and use of the Gaelic language and the study and cultivation of Gaelic literature, history, music and art; as well as the annual resurgence of the sale of size D batteries.
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Staff based at the Co-op's only UK coffin manufacturing factory are set to launch strike action in a pay dispute. Other protests they considered included work to rule - but that would have meant just making the items as usual.
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Amazon has launched a small online insurance store in the UK, with an initial focus on home policies. Make sure you’re around when the cover is due to start however, otherwise they’ll insure the house next door.
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Hundreds of fireworks have been seized at a barber shop in Glasgow, after a tip-off that they were being sold illegally from the premises. The discovery was made after a customer asked for a side parting and the stylist lit a rocket.
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Round 3: People in the News – Person 1 – Sir John Major
Broadcaster Jonathan Dimbleby, a friend of the King, said: "The Crown is full of nonsense, but this is nonsense on stilts." “Nonsense on stilts,” or has he prefers to be known, Stephen Merchant.
Episode 3 - 28/10/22
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King Charles III is auctioning 14 racehorses left to him by his mother, the Queen. The thoroughbreds are due to go under the hammer shortly, before going onto their forever homes, a Tesco Value Lasagne.
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Ben Wilson, an RAF veteran who broke his back while serving has climbed the equivalent distance of the world's 100 tallest mountains - on his home staircase. To celebrate the incredible feat, Mr Wilson is going to send the money he’s raised to his chosen charities, have a well-earned rest, and get someone to fix his stairlift.
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A former apprentice from Aberdeenshire is heading to Germany to represent the UK in the world plumbing finals. Connor Cruden will be one of 20 national finalists at the WorldSkills event in Lahr next week. Last year’s contest was cut short early as the Italian entrant had to leave halfway through in order to help his brother, rescue a princess.
Episode 4 - 04/11/22
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Thermal imaging cameras have been used to monitor the pine marten population of Galloway Forest. Those leading the study thought they’d discovered a giant example of the mammal, but it turned out someone had inadvertently changed to a channel showing Predator.
Staff at the Co-op's only UK coffin manufacturing factory have announced a second week of strike action in a pay dispute. A proposed week of ‘work to rule’ was scrapped as it would have meant they were just making the items as usual.
A NASA satellite captured an image of what appeared to be a happy face pattern on the sun earlier this week which people have likened to an emoji. Many further floating emoji icons were then spotted following NASA’s next capture of images, just off the coast of Cornwall.
Environmental activists sprayed orange paint on buildings in central London, calling for the government to halt new oil and gas licences. Buildings targeted included those used by the Home Office, the Bank of England and MI5. People inside at the time were said to have been shaken, but not stirred.
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Bounty bars in Celebrations tubs could be harder to find this Christmas as its maker has made the controversial decision to take them out of some tubs in a trial after finding 39% of consumers want them banished for good. This has led to some quick-thinking entrepreneurs to set-up businesses tasked with finding the elusive coconut-treat. If you are interested in hiring their services, just search for your local Bounty Hunter.
Episode 5 - 11/11/22
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A man has been detained by police after appearing to throw eggs at the King and Queen Consort during a walkabout in York. It is not sure whether he will face a prison sentence for the offence, but the least he can expect is a paltry fine.
Episode 6 - 18/11/22
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A 1930s painting by Piet Mondrian has sold for $51m (£43m) in a New York auction, a record for the artist's work. If you are not that familiar with Mondrian, he’s the one that looks a bit like Boba Fett.
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has said he plans to give away most of his $124bn fortune during his lifetime. This may be in response to the recent decision taken by the World’s richest man, Elon Musk, in giving away $44bn of his wealth, by buying Twitter.
Episode 7 - 25/11/22
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More than 350,000 cats in Britain caught Covid over the course of the pandemic, a study has suggested. Owners that are keen to know whether their pet had it, should be aware there is currently an average waiting time of 2 to 3 months for cat scans.
Qatar has taken "real steps" to ensure the safety of gay fans attending the World Cup, Foreign Secretary James Cleverly has said. Unfortunately though, the steps they’ve taken are the ones that would have allowed them to get off the plane.
Episode 8 - 02/12/22
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Bob Dylan has issued a rare public statement to apologise for using a machine to duplicate his signature on books and artworks since 2019. The star blamed an attack of vertigo for the misstep saying, “using a machine was an error in judgment and I want to rectify it immediately. I'm working with my publishers and gallery partners to do just that. I hope you have a happy and healthy 2021.”
Episode 9 - 09/12/22
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Passengers were evacuated and flights were cancelled at Glasgow Airport over a suspicious luggage item - which bomb disposal teams found was "innocent". This isn’t the first-time people in Scotland have been wary of someone with a smoothie.
Episode 10 - 16/12/22
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'Ice pancakes' have formed on a Glasgow River after days of freezing weather. The pancakes form when foam floating on a river surface freezes. The discoverer said they look good enough to eat, although he soon changed his mind when he realised what they were topped with, wisnae lemon juice.