UK vaccination total passes 13m as another 1,001 COVID-related deaths reported

The total number of people to have received a first dose of the coronavirus vaccine in the UK has passed 13 million, as another 1,001 deaths were reported.

Three people rescued after surviving on island for 33 days by eating coconuts and rats

Two men and women who were stranded on a deserted island for 33 days were rescued after they waved flags to get the attention of a passing US Coast Guard helicopter crew.

South Africa wants to swap 500,000-dose AstraZeneca order for another vaccine

South Africa wants to swap a 500,000-dose order of the AstraZeneca vaccine for a different treatment.

Three people rescued after surviving on island for 33 days by eating coconuts and rats

Two men and women who were stranded on a deserted island for 33 days were rescued after they waved flags to get the attention of a passing US Coast Guard helicopter crew.

All the COVID virus in the world could fit in a can of coke, says mathematician

A single coke can would be big enough to contain all of the COVID-19-causing virus currently circulating in the world, according to a British mathematician.

Bangkok protesters stand in solidarity with people of Myanmar

For over a week, every night Myanmar's air has been filled with the sound of banging pots.

‘Extremely dangerous’ paedophile jailed for 25 years for 96 child sex abuse offences

An "extremely dangerous" paedophile has been sentenced to 25 years in prison after he posed as girls online to get young boys to send him indecent images of themselves and other children.

Tsunami watch for New Zealand and Fiji after large undersea quake

A powerful undersea earthquake has struck north of New Zealand - leaving a tsunami warning in its wake.