National Galleries of Scotland found 49 of people in the UK feel they have easy access to cultural space, with the figure 64 north of the border.

Harry Brook is having a “hell of a lot of fun” as England captain after his first series in full-time charge of the white-ball sides ended in a 3-0 clean sweep of the West Indies.

SNP leader John Swinney and the Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar are both expected to campaign in Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse on Wednesday.

The package for mayoral authorities is expected to include funding to extend the metros in Tyne and Wear, Greater Manchester and the West Midlands.

Outbreaks such as foot and mouth or bird flu can have major impacts on farming, economic growth, public health and wildlife, the NAO says.

On Tuesday, search teams were seen draining a well and clearing areas of dense vegetation near abandoned buildings in an area near Praia da Luz.

The Russell Group has set out a plan to improve the transparency and consistency of contextual offers to remove barriers for prospective students.

More than 100 men stormed Bayham Abbey, near Tunbridge Wells in Kent, with makeshift weapons, in protest at its closure as part of religious reforms.

A report by the Women and Equalities Committee said that ‘meaningful change requires both cultural and structural reform’.