Charges dropped against US police who shoved elderly man to ground, fracturing his skull

Criminal charges have been dropped against two US police officers seen on video shoving a 75-year-old protester to the ground.

Sledgers, drinkers and ‘pop-up pub’ targeted by police as lockdown rules flouted

The public has been warned of the COVID-19 risks posed by large crowds after hundreds of people gathered to go sledging or drink in parks this week.

WHO backtracks on dismissing Wuhan lab theory as COVID-19 probe continues

The theory that COVID-19 originated from a laboratory in Wuhan has not been dismissed by investigators, the head of the World Health Organisation has suggested.

Rashford: People behind racist abuse should have accounts ‘deleted immediately’

Manchester United player Marcus Rashford has urged social media companies to take stronger action to stop racist abuse, telling them to immediately delete the accounts of those responsible.

Third case of Ebola in a week discovered in Democratic Republic of Congo

A third Ebola case this week has been confirmed in Democratic Republic of Congo.

‘You’re upside-down Tom’: US politician floats wrong way up in video call mishap

US politics has frequently departed from convention and appeared lacking in order during the tumultuous events of recent years.

WHO backtracks on dismissing Wuhan lab theory as COVID-19 probe continues

The theory that COVID-19 originated from a laboratory in Wuhan has not been dismissed by investigators, the head of the World Health Organisation has suggested.

18 bags full of hacked-up body parts found by police in Mexico

Eighteen plastic bags full of hacked-up body parts have been found by police on the outskirts of a city in Mexico.