Britney Spears’ father loses bid to retain some rights over $60m estate

Britney Spears' father has lost his bid to retain some of his rights over the pop star's estate.

‘Significant challenges’ ahead in next COVID vaccine rollout phase, MPs warn

A lack of planning could affect the next phase of the coronavirus vaccine rollout, MPs have warned.

F1 driver Fernando Alonso ‘conscious’ and ‘well’ after cycling crash

Formula One driver Fernando Alonso has been involved in a crash while cycling in Switzerland, his team has said.

China bans BBC World Service in ‘unacceptable curtailing of media freedom’

Beijing has banned BBC World News just days after Ofcom stripped state TV channel China Global Television Network of its UK broadcasting licence.

COVID Crisis: A comprehensive timeline of the UK response to the pandemic

Boris Johnson has so far resisted calls for a public inquiry into the COVID-19 crisis but the UK response needs examining as soon as possible to start analysing what lessons can be learned.

COVID restrictions could be in place until all adults are vaccinated, expert warns

Coronavirus restrictions could last until at least all adults have had been vaccinated, a senior Public Health England official has warned.

‘We knew she had been shot’: Woman left brain-damaged after police fire on Myanmar protest

On 9 February 2021, 19-year-old Mya Thwe Thwe Khaing was shot in the head during anti-coup protests in Myanmar's capital city, Naypyidaw.

‘There is no closure’: Libby Squire’s family speak out after her murderer’s conviction

Libby Squire's family have said "there is no closure" for them after butcher Pawel Relowicz was convicted of raping and murdering the student.