COVID-19 has hit exam years hardest, but students need not be a ‘lost generation’ – study

GCSE and A-level students have been hardest hit by COVID-19, according to the UK's biggest study into the impacts on young people.

The ‘offensive cyber’ used to confuse Islamic State militants and prevent drone attacks

The UK has revealed new details about a secret cyber operation against Islamic State that targeted the group's ability to fly drones, meddled with their phones and hit their propaganda.

‘Barbaric attack’: Man murdered in spate of London weekend stabbings named

A young man who was stabbed to death in a spate of attacks across London over the weekend has been named.

South Africa halts rollout of AstraZeneca COVID jab due to ‘limited protection’

South Africa is suspending its rollout of the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine after finding it offers limited protection against mild disease caused by the COVID-19 variant discovered there.

Secret shisha bar party fined nearly £30,000 over lockdown breach

Nearly £30,000 in fines have been handed out to a group who had an illegal shisha gathering in Birmingham.

South Africa halts rollout of AstraZeneca COVID jab due to ‘limited protection’

South Africa is suspending its rollout of the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine after finding it offers limited protection against mild disease caused by the COVID-19 variant discovered there.

Historic England lists villages that have ties to the slave trade

Historic England has listed villages that have ties to the slave trade after carrying out a review into UK's halls, farms, schools, pubs and parish churches, labelling them as part of the "transatlantic slavery...

Sunak ‘considering Amazon tax’ to claw back pandemic borrowing

Amazon and other major internet retailers could be hit with a new online sales tax to help the UK pay its debts after extensive borrowing during the pandemic.