‘Brother, please’: India hospital sends elderly patient’s grandson to find oxygen for her

Watching young and old Indians racing down alleyways across New Delhi trying to buy up oxygen to keep their relatives alive is a devastating sight.

Britain imposes ‘devastating’ 85% aid cut to UN family planning programme

The UK has imposed a "devastating" cut of about 85% in aid to a family planning programme in the world's poorest nations - money that could have helped prevent 250,000 maternal and child deaths,...

Almost all world’s glaciers losing mass – and at an accelerated pace, report says

Almost all the world's glaciers are losing mass - and the process is accelerating, a new study has found.

Finding Derek Chauvin guilty of murdering George Floyd was a ‘no-brainer’, juror says

Finding Derek Chauvin guilty of murdering George Floyd was a "no-brainer", one of the jurors in the trial has said.

Third wave could be ‘much less significant’ as UK at ‘very low levels’ of COVID cases

The UK is "at or close to the bottom" of levels of coronavirus cases, according to England's deputy chief medical officer who praised the public for sticking to lockdown measures.

‘Forgotten’ moon landing astronaut Michael Collins dies aged 90

The Apollo 11 astronaut who stayed in orbit while Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon has died age 90.

UK close to ‘bottom level’ of COVID and third wave could be much less significant – Van-Tam

The UK is "at or close to the bottom" of coronavirus case levels, according to England's deputy chief medical officer who praised the public for sticking to lockdown measures.

Why and how is the PM being investigated over his Downing Street flat refurbishment?

The Electoral Commission is now conducting a formal investigation into the funding of the prime minister's refurbishment of his Downing Street flat.