Robert Richardson from the Lake District has just come second for Great Britain for the ACO Musto Skiff World Championship in Australia.

The forthcoming closure of the Grangemouth oil refinery is a “shining example of how not to do anything”, MPs were told as the boss of plant owners Ineos came under fire.

The Met Office has issued an amber warning of wind from 6am to 9pm on Friday across the north of England, south of Scotland and North Wales.