New labs to be built to help fast-track variant-resistant vaccines

Laboratories to test current and new COVID-19 vaccines against variants of concern are to be built at Porton Down, the government has announced.

‘Battle’ in the channel looms as France threatens to cut off Jersey’s electricity over fishing rights

France has threatened to cut off the supply of electricity to Jersey in a fight over post-Brexit fishing rights.

Ikea launches delayed scheme to exchange old furniture for shopping vouchers

Ikea has launched a scheme allowing customers to return their old furniture back to the retailer in exchange for shopping vouchers.

Tinder owner eyes ‘summer of love’ surge as more people get COVID jab

Tinder's parent company Match Group has set its sights on a "summer of love" surge for its global dating platforms as coronavirus vaccinations increase and economies reopen.

V good! Bridget Jones actress among stars given VIP status under new UK immigration system

Bridget Jones is on a list of international celebrities granted VIP status under the government's new points-based immigration system. V good, she would write in her diary.

French couple find WWI letters to English soldier hidden under floorboards for 100 years

A French couple who uncovered letters sent to an English WW1 soldier have made contact with his great-great-nephew after a social media appeal.

French couple find WWI letters to English soldier hidden under floorboards for 100 years

A French couple who uncovered letters sent to an English WW1 soldier have made contact with his great-great-nephew after a social media appeal.

Derek Chauvin moves for a new trial, two weeks after being convicted of George Floyd’s murder

Former police officer Derek Chauvin has asked for a new trial, two weeks after he was found guilty of killing George Floyd.