A 35-year-old woman who admitted two counts of police assault has avoided a custodial sentence at Selkirk Sheriff Court.

On average between this May and July, 56 of people thought the economy would get worse and just 16 thought it would get better, Which? found.

The former international cricketer was airlifted to a major trauma centre after the car accident on a Top Gear test track.

The “chronic” under-performance of boys at GCSE should be treated as a “major issue”, it has been suggested.