India records world’s highest daily deaths as its top COVID expert warns third wave ‘inevitable’

India has recorded the world's highest number of coronavirus-related deaths in a single day.

UK spending on travel and eating out hit post-pandemic high during half-term, data shows

Card spending on travel and eating out hit a new post-pandemic high during the half-term holiday while job adverts in the hospitality sector have surged, according to latest data.

Woman, 25, dies after being hit by marked police car on 999 call

A 25-year-old woman has died after being struck by a police car responding to an emergency call.

Meat giant pays almost £8m ransom to hackers after cyber attack

The world's largest meat processing company has paid a ransom worth $11m (£7.8m) to hackers behind a cyber attack on its computer systems.

Meat giant pays almost £8m ransom to hackers after cyber attack

The world's largest meat processing company has paid a ransom worth $11m (£7.8m) to hackers behind a cyber attack on its computer systems.

Hospital worker on COVID ward used dead patient’s bank card to buy crisps, sweets and fizzy drinks

A healthcare assistant working on a COVID ward has been convicted of using a dead patient's bank card to buy crisps, fizzy drinks and sweets from a hospital vending machine.

Woman who lost job over transgender views wins appeal

A woman who lost her job after expressing views that sex cannot be changed and transgender women are "not women" has won an appeal against an employment tribunal.

Lily Allen ‘excited’ to make West End debut in supernatural thriller

Lily Allen is to make her West End debut in a new supernatural thriller play launching in the summer.