Four children taken to hospital after eating sweets ‘containing cannabis’

Four children have been taken to hospital after suffering a "violent reaction" from eating sweets believed to contain cannabis, police have said.

Thousands demonstrate against bill which gives police power to shut down protests

Thousands of people gathered in central London and other cities to demonstrate against a proposed bill which will hand police more powers to shut down protests.

India’s vaccine rollout-for-all stumbles before it starts amid record case numbers

India is still hitting yet more staggering new global highs for daily coronavirus cases as its vaccine rollout-for-all stuttered and stumbled even before it got properly off the ground.

India’s vaccine rollout-for-all stumbles before it starts amid record case numbers

India is still hitting yet more staggering new global highs for daily coronavirus cases as its vaccine rollout-for-all stuttered and stumbled even before it got properly off the ground.

Cash van driver evades armed robbers as vehicle shot multiple times

Dramatic dashcam footage has shown the moment a van carrying cash in South Africa was bombarded with bullets as robbers opened fire.

Cash van driver evades armed robbers as vehicle shot multiple times

Dramatic dashcam footage has shown the moment a van carrying cash in South Africa was bombarded with bullets as robbers opened fire.

Wet wood and coal for wood-burning stoves restricted from today

Anyone using a wood burning stove or open fire in the home from today must only use cleaner alternatives to wet wood and coal, a new law says.

Surge testing in east London after Brazilian and South African COVID variants found

Surge testing is to be deployed in the London borough of Tower Hamlets after several cases of the South African and Brazilian variants were found.