Apple’s App Store investigated by UK competition watchdog

Apple's App Store is being investigated by the UK competition watchdog over concerns about possible unfair practices that could ultimately mean consumers are paying higher prices.

Key moments in the growing rift between the Sussexes and the Royal Family

When season four of The Crown drew to a close on Netflix last year, many people thought they were in for a long wait before their next dose of royal drama.

‘It’s a bit like shoplifting’: What it feels like to walk out of Amazon’s till-less store ‘without paying’

This must be what it feels like to go shoplifting, I thought, as I walked out of Amazon's new till-less shop in London.

More than 40% of over-80s have broken lockdown rules since getting vaccinated – survey

More than 40% of the over-80s have broken lockdown rules after getting vaccinated against coronavirus, new data suggests.

Thai navy in purr-fect rescue of four cats abandoned on burning sinking ship

A Thai navy sailor braved choppy seas to rescue four cats abandoned on a sinking ship on fire in the Andaman Sea.

Scotch whisky industry toasts Biden as US suspends trade tariffs

The Scotch whisky industry has welcomed a deal between the UK and US governments that has seen damaging tariffs, imposed by the Trump administration in 2019, suspended for four months.

Security forces open fire as violence mars safe return of girls kidnapped from Nigerian school

Security forces opened fire as violence marred the safe return of 279 Nigerian girls who were kidnapped by bandits from their school.

Great apes given experimental COVID vaccine after becoming infected at US zoo

A number of great apes have been given an experimental COVID-19 vaccine following an outbreak of the virus at a zoo in California.