‘They’re genuinely frightened’: Life in a village with 142% rise in COVID cases

Felpham sits on the sunny West Sussex coast and basks in the joys of being a village far away from urban COVID-19 hotspots. 

Russian trials show Sputnik V vaccine performs well against COVID variants

Russia's Sputnik V vaccine has produced strong results against new COVID-19 mutations in recent trials, researchers claim.

Second World War bomb detonated after 2,600 people evacuated

A Second World War bomb has been detonated in a controlled explosion following the evacuation of 2,600 people in Exeter.

Arrests made after hundreds gather for anti-lockdown protests in Dublin

Police have arrested a number people after hundreds of anti-lockdown protesters gathered in Dublin.

Myanmar’s UN ambassador fired after making salute in support of anti-coup protests

Myanmar's ambassador to the UN has been fired a day after making a three-fingered salute in support of anti-coup protests - as he called on nations to use "any means necessary" to reverse the...

Auckland faces seven-day lockdown after COVID case detected

New Zealand's prime minister has announced the country's biggest city, Auckland, will go into a seven-day lockdown after a COVID-19 case was detected.

Auckland faces seven-day lockdown after COVID case detected

New Zealand's prime minister has announced the country's biggest city, Auckland, will go into a seven-day lockdown after a COVID-19 case was detected.

Another 290 UK COVID deaths reported as 19.6m people have first vaccine

The UK has reported another 290 coronavirus deaths and 7,437 new cases, while 19.6 million people have now had their first vaccine dose.