Scotland’s police force has come under fire for using the euphemism “minor-attracted people” to describe pedophiles in an official report.

Dubai has ended its 30 per cent tax on alcohol sales in the sheikhdom and made its required liquor licenses free to obtain.

Thousands of Chinese took to the streets to mark the New Year as authorities and state media sought to reassure the public that the COVID-19 outbreak sweeping across the country was under control and nearing its peak.

Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of murdering four students from the University of Idaho in the United States, was an awkward “creep” who repelled girls during his time at high school, those who knew him at the time have claimed.