IPL Australian cricketers caught by India COVID ban return home after Maldives stopover

A group of Australian cricketers have landed in Sydney after spending up to two weeks in the Maldives waiting for coronavirus border restrictions to be lifted on arrivals from India.

Thousands of people ‘including some as young as 17’ turn up for walk-in jabs in variant hotspot areas

Thousands have queued up for walk-in vaccinations in parts of the North West as areas hit by the Indian variant have boosted their jab programmes.

Heavy bombing continues in Gaza as Israeli PM says he wants to ‘level heavy price’ on Hamas

Heavy bombing has continued in Gaza in the early hours of the morning as Israeli warplanes unleashed a series of airstrikes across several locations. 

Heavy bombing continues in Gaza as Israeli PM says he wants to ‘level heavy price’ on Hamas

Heavy bombing has continued in Gaza in the early hours of the morning as Israeli warplanes unleashed a series of airstrikes across several locations. 

At 1am in Israel, my children are asleep. For those in Gaza, it’s a different story

From my home in Jerusalem on Sunday morning, I called our local producer in Gaza.

At 1am in Israel, my children are asleep. For those in Gaza, it’s a different story

From my home in Jerusalem on Sunday morning, I called our local producer in Gaza.

Campaigners find plastic waste from the UK dumped as far away as Turkey

The UK is continuing to dump waste on other countries with supermarket packaging and plastic bags found as far away as Turkey, according to a report. 

The first show to reopen in the West End proves the door hasn’t closed to young creatives

It feels like a milestone - theatres in England can now open their doors for the first time in 14 months and wow audiences again.