Tsunami warnings issued and thousands told to evacuate after powerful New Zealand quake
A series of tsunami warnings have been issued after a powerful earthquake off New Zealand’s North Island prompted a major evacuation.
Recommended 1% pay rise for NHS staff labelled ‘pitiful’ by nursing union
A recommended 1% pay rise for NHS staff has been called "pitiful and bitterly disappointing" by nursing union leaders who said the government was "dangerously out of touch" with health workers.
COVID-19: Is your area one in England and Scotland where half of adults have received a vaccine?
More than half of all adults have now received a dose of a COVID-19 vaccine in at least 19 areas in England and Scotland.
COVID-19: Italy and EU block Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine shipment to Australia as shortages row escalates
Italy and the European Commission have blocked a shipment of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine destined for Australia.
Followers of ‘doomsday cult’ QAnon believe Donald Trump will retake power today
Their messiah is no longer in power, but some followers of the QAnon conspiracy theory believe that Donald Trump will return to the throne today.
Dominic Raab: ‘Worrying’ number of children and teenagers recruited to terrorist groups during lockdown
A "worrying" number of children and teenagers are being recruited to terrorist groups during the coronavirus lockdown, the foreign secretary has told MPs.
‘We feel like animals’: Border testing highlights broader tensions in EU’s COVID strategy
French residents who travel to Germany daily for work have reacted angrily after being told they must now get COVID tests every two days in order to cross the border.
COVID-19: Nearly 21 million people have had first vaccine dose as UK reports another 242 deaths
Nearly 21 million people in the UK have now had a first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
Sir Philip Rutnam: Former top Home Office civil servant settles employment tribunal claim against government
A former top civil servant at the Home Office has settled his employment tribunal claim against the government.
Love Island confirmed for summer 2021 return after COVID-19 cancellations – but location still up in the air
Love Island has been confirmed to return in the summer after the last two series were cancelled due to the coronavirus crisis.