Belfast Coastguard received a distress call from the boat, which had been travelling from Scotland to Portugal.

Police executed warrants at addresses in Bellshill and Motherwell on Friday and also recovered four stolen vehicles.

Passengers were allowed to leave the bus but the driver was kept on board during the hijacking.

The proposed law sought to introduce one of the biggest societal changes in recent years.

Crowds have been flocking to the British Museum to see the Bayeux Tapestry as it's on public display in the UK for the first time since it was created nearly 1,000 years ago.

Axel Scheffler speaks to the BBC alongside author Dame Julia Donaldson, who reads an extract from their new book.