More than four million people across Northern Ireland and parts of Scotland have received emergency alerts on their phones in the “largest real life use of the tool to date”, the Government said.

A 16-year-old boy was arrested on Thursday, January 23, outside the Inverclyde Islamic Centre on Laird Street in Greenock in connection with offences under the Terrorism Act.

Police were alerted to an alleged disturbance in the Cornwall Street area at around 4.45am on Monday, January 20.

Stewart Rhodes, the founder of the so-called Oath Keepers, was sentenced to 18 years in prison, but is now a free man after being pardoned by Donald Trump.

The First Minister wants to see a scheme put in place to allow overseas students to remain in Scotland after graduating.