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Patricia Comiskey

An "idiot" who hijacked a plane in an apparent bid to contact his ex-wife posed for a photo with a brave Aberdeen man before his dramatic arrest yesterday. The world watched as EgyptAir flight MS181 landed in Cyprus after being hijacked by a man said to be wearing an explosive belt.

A man in France will spend three months in jail after sending an emoji to his ex-girlfriend. A local judge ruled that a message from 22-year-old Bilal Azougagh, which contained only a cartoon icon representing a gun (pictured), could be interpreted as a death threat.

A 27-year-old man who changed his name to Buzz Lightyear to raise money for charity has won a year-long struggle to have a UK driving license issued in his acquired name. According to Mr Lightyear, his application was initially refused on the basis that it could cause reputational damage to the DVLA

The Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster has conducted a legally recognised wedding on a pirate boat off the coast of New Zealand. Toby Ricketts and Marianna Fenn have become the first couple to be married in a "Pastafarian" ceremony, which demands full pirate regalia.

Police in London are on the hunt for a driver who splashed an old lady by repeatedly driving through a puddle. The driver of a Toyota 4x4 was filmed during the second drive-by splashing near the Kentish Town tube station in Camden.

Stuart Rowson Stuart Rowson has joined Lindsays as a partner in the commercial property team based in Edinburgh.

A driver in Zhejiang province, China has tried and failed to evade a parking ticket by claiming to be a member of an alien royal family. A viral video shows the young driver, name unknown, confront traffic officers while claiming to be an important extra-terrestial.

It took seven police officers in Ukraine to restrain a former Olympic wrestler as he resisted arrest for drink driving. Vyacheslav Oliynyk, 50, who won gold for the country in 1986, was undeterred by pepper spray and batons as he dispatched the officers in Kiev.

The first of a series of judicial installations has seen John Beckett QC, take his place on the bench with the title of Lord Beckett. The Lord President, Lord Carloway, presided over the ceremony in the First Division courtroom in Parliament House.

Iain Nicol

The Scottish Episcopal Church is set to become the first church in the UK to allow its clergy to conduct same-sex church weddings, The Times reports. Scotland's third-largest church will take a vote on its position on Thursday 9 June.

The installation of Alistair Clark QC, as a Senator of the College of Justice has taken place, with Lady Dorrian, the Lord Justice Clerk, welcoming him to the bench with the title, Lord Clark. Lady Dorrian, who presided over a 14-strong bench at the ceremony in the First Division courtroom in Parlia

Kerry Norval Kerry Norval writes about the recent controversy surrounding a woman who was sent home from work because of her footwear and asks whether existing provisions already give employees a right of redress.