David Walliams, Martin Clunes and Caroline Quentin among stars to settle phone-hacking claims

David Walliams, Martin Clunes and several other British stars have formally settled phone-hacking damages claims against newspaper publisher MGN.

PM says exam-free summer ‘as good a compromise as we can come to’ for pupils

Allowing teachers to award grades to pupils this summer is "as good a compromise as we can come to" following the cancellation of formal exams, Boris Johnson has said.

Power station scraps controversial plan to become Europe’s biggest gas-fired plant

Drax power station in North Yorkshire has scrapped controversial plans to swap coal-burning units for gas turbines after opposition from environmental groups.

German man charged with spying after ‘passing parliament floor plans to Russia’

A German man has been charged with espionage for allegedly passing information on properties used by the German parliament to Russian military intelligence, prosecutors have said.

Almost 70,000 fines handed out for COVID-19 lockdown breaches

Police have handed out nearly 70,000 fines to people for breaching COVID-19 lockdown rules since they came into force, with more than 6,000 issued in a single week, new data shows.

German man charged with spying after ‘passing parliament floor plans to Russia’

A German man has been charged with espionage for allegedly passing information on properties used by the German parliament to Russian military intelligence, prosecutors have said.

Six killed and one missing after illegal gold mine in Indonesia collapses

Six people have been killed after an illegal gold mine in Indonesia's Sulawesi island collapsed on nearly two dozen people working inside.

‘It wasn’t that bad’: Simon Cowell fully recovered after breaking his back

Simon Cowell has said breaking his back "wasn't that bad" and that he has fully recovered following his accident last year.