Ethnically diverse people now make up highest proportion of ICU patients since pandemic began

People from an ethnically diverse background currently make up the highest proportion of coronavirus patients in intensive care in the UK since the pandemic began.

100,000 flee fighting in Myanmar border state as UN concerned at ‘deteriorating’ situation

Heavy fighting has forced more than 100,000 people from their homes in Myanmar's Kayah State.

Armed police trained to take ‘head shot’ in case suicide bomb was set off remotely, inquest hears

Firearms officers were trained to take a "head shot" at terrorists who might blow themselves up, the inquest into the shooting of the Fishmongers Hall killer has heard.

Prince Charles says birth of Harry and Meghan’s daughter is ‘happy news’

Prince Charles has described the birth of granddaughter Lilibet "Lili" Diana Mountbatten-Windsor as "happy news".

Foreign break for PM not ruled out – after Britons told to ‘holiday at home’ by minister

Downing Street has not ruled out the prospect of the prime minister embarking on a foreign break this summer, as the travel industry reacted with dismay to a minister telling Britons to holiday at...

Launch of controversial system to collect GP patient data delayed amid privacy concerns

The launch of a new digital GP data sharing system has been pushed back amid concerns about privacy.

UK reports over 6,000 more COVID cases and another 13 deaths

The UK has reported 6,048 more coronavirus cases and 13 COVID-related deaths in the latest 24-hour period, according to government data.

Fastly going down is a cautionary tale about the fragility of the web

A huge global web outage is always slightly shocking.