Pub trade calls time on ‘triple whammy’ of new COVID reopening rules

The pub trade has reacted angrily to the prospect of a "triple whammy" of new coronavirus restrictions when sites reopen in England, warning they risk further damage to businesses after a year of disruption.

Surge in COVID cases in France ‘very, very sad’, says PM – as he warns of impact on UK

Boris Johnson has described a surge in coronavirus cases in France - which has plunged the country into a third national lockdown  - as "very, very sad" and suggested the UK could be impacted...

Italy bans all cruise ships from central Venice in bid to preserve famed waters

Italy has approved a new decree to keep cruise ships out of the waters around central Venice.

Jury shown images of George Floyd being treated in back of ambulance as he was flatlining

Images of George Floyd being treated in the back of an ambulance, after a police officer knelt on his neck for more than nine minutes, have been shown to a jury.

Italy bans all cruise ships from central Venice in bid to preserve famed waters

Italy has approved a new decree to keep cruise ships out of the waters around central Venice.

Man guilty of murdering and dismembering woman who went missing on night out

A 24-year-old man has been convicted of murdering and dismembering a woman who went missing during a night out in Exeter.

Man jailed for spitting at bus driver during height of COVID lockdown

A man who spat at a bus driver during the height of England's third coronavirus lockdown has been jailed.

Boris Johnson says vaccine passports will ‘definitely’ become part of international travel

There will "definitely" be a role for vaccine passports for international travel, Boris Johnson has said.