Banks closed 539 local branches across the country in the first half of the year - leaving more and more Americans without access to basic financial services.
A Swiss executive whose love for 'proper coffee' meant he slipped in a puddle of Bailey's at Heathrow Aiport has won compensation in a £5 million legal dispute against British Airways.
Ms Cherry, a high-profile Scottish politician not shy of challenging her party's belief on trans orthodoxy, was one of Thursday night's shock losers as the SNP's Westminster numbers were devastated.