Race to clear Suez Canal as logjam delays £6.5bn of goods a day

Efforts are ongoing to free a giant cargo ship blocking Egypt's Suez Canal which is estimated to be holding up more than $9bn (£6.5bn) worth of goods each day.

Govt ‘confident’ of boosting vaccine supply to ‘increase pace’ of rollout

The government is "confident" of increasing the supply of COVID vaccines in the coming months to allow the UK to "increase the pace" of its rollout programme, a cabinet minister has told Sky News.

Vaccinated people should be able to meet up and go on holidays, says scientist

A scientist has called for vaccinated people to be allowed to meet up with each other and to travel freely, saying there is no scientific reason why this should be forbidden.

Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict: United States hopeful for humanitarian access to region

The United States' emissary to Ethiopia, Senator Chris Coons, says he is optimistic there will be humanitarian access to the Tigray region soon.

Encrypted messaging putting children at greater risk of online abuse, charity warns tech firms

The UK's leading children's charity is warning of the dangers of encrypted messaging services, and says if not managed, abusers and groomers will thrive.

‘Disturbing’ to see protest outside school over Prophet Mohammed image, says minister

A demonstration that took place outside a school after a teacher showed a caricature of the Prophet Mohammed in the classroom was "disturbing", a cabinet minister has said.

Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict: United States hopeful for humanitarian access to region

The United States' emissary to Ethiopia, Senator Chris Coons, says he is optimistic there will be humanitarian access to the Tigray region soon.

Promising Young Woman writer reveals she wanted to address an issue all women would recognise

Black comedy Promising Young Woman, one of the frontrunners for this year's Oscars, is the story of a woman avenging the rape of her best friend.