No apology from hard-right Republican removed from congressional committees

Marjorie Taylor Greene, a hard-right politician and QAnon conspiracy theorist, has refused to apologise for her controversial views despite being voted off her committee roles in the US Congress.

Heavy snow warnings as drivers stuck in two-metre snowdrifts rescued

Drivers had to be rescued after their vehicles became stranded in two metres of snow in the north of Scotland.

Vaccine drive should reach all over-50s by May, ministers reveal

The government has revealed it wants all over-50s to be reached in the coronavirus vaccine rollout by May.

Oxford vaccine has ‘similar effect’ against Kent variant, researchers find

The Oxford/AstraZenica vaccine remains effective against the coronavirus variant first detected in Kent and the South East of the UK, researchers have found.

UK’s R number between 0.7 and 1.0, according to latest estimate

The UK's coronavirus reproduction number - known as R - is between 0.7 and 1.0, according to the latest estimate.

Senior politician close to Aung San Suu Kyi arrested after Myanmar military coup

A politician who has called for civil disobedience against the military coup in Myanmar has become the latest senior figure to be arrested.

Dita Von Teese speaks out on Marilyn Manson abuse allegations

Dita Von Teese has broken her silence on abuse allegations levelled at her former husband Marilyn Manson, saying "abuse of any kind has no place in any relationship".

UK ‘speedboat’ can act faster than EU’s ‘tanker’ on vaccines, admits bloc’s chief

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has admitted a country on its own - such as the UK - can act as a "speedboat" compared to the EU's "tanker" in the delivery of...