‘It’s every single day’: Female footballer says online abuse is getting worse

A female footballer who has been subjected to horrific online abuse said it is time for the sport to "get loud" in the battle against social media trolls.

Dame Elizabeth Anionwu: Who is the nurse honoured by Dua Lipa at the Brits?

At this year's Brit Awards, winners were given two trophies - their main statuette and a secondary award, to honour someone else worthy of recognition.

Chances of finding missing girl’s body in Gloucester cafe ‘unlikely’ says former West solicitor

The solicitor of serial killer Fred West's wife says he thinks it's "unlikely" the body of missing Mary Bastholm will be found in the Gloucester cafe being searched by police.

Nine-year-old killed after being ‘struck by lightning’ named as Jordan Banks

A nine-year-old boy who died after apparently being struck by lightning on a football field in Blackpool has been named as Jordan Banks.

PM announces public inquiry into government handling of pandemic to begin in spring 2022

An independent public inquiry into the government's handling of the coronavirus pandemic will begin in the spring of next year, the prime minister has announced.

COVID pandemic was a ‘preventable disaster’ and declaring emergency earlier could have saved 3.4m lives – report

The World Health Organisation should have declared a global emergency earlier than 30 January 2020 and recommended travel restrictions to prevent the outbreak of the COVID pandemic, a panel has said.

COVID pandemic was a ‘preventable disaster’ and declaring emergency earlier could have saved 3.4m lives – report

The World Health Organisation should have declared a global emergency earlier than 30 January 2020 and recommended travel restrictions to prevent the outbreak of the COVID pandemic, a panel has said.

Maori MP thrown out of NZ parliament for doing haka

A Maori MP was thrown out of a New Zealand parliament debate for performing a haka in protest at what he said were racist comments made by an opposition party leader.