Charles visited RAF Lossiemouth in Moray, northern Scotland, on Wednesday, to attend the stand-up parade for Number 42 (Torpedo Bomber) Squadron.

All flights at Birmingham Airport are on hold with the runway temporarily closed following an “aircraft incident”. The airport first shared details of the incident shortly after 2.40pm on Wednesday.

Cunninghame North MSP Kenneth Gibson visited Scottish Power's £1.2 billion Western High Voltage Direct Current link facility at Hunterston.

The Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is widely expected to reduce the base rate by 0.25 percentage points to 4 on Thursday.