Jeff Bezos to step down as Amazon CEO after Christmas quarter sales exceed $100bn

Amazon has announced its founder and CEO Jeff Bezos is to step down from running the business as it reported record revenues for its core Christmas quarter, topping $100bn for the first time with...

UK government offers to help ‘accelerate’ Scotland’s COVID vaccine rollout

Boris Johnson's government has offered to help Scotland with its coronavirus vaccine rollout.

WHO team investigating COVID in Wuhan sees data ‘no one has seen’ – and does not rule out virus escaped from a lab

The World Health Organisation team in Wuhan investigating the origins of COVID-19 say they are getting data "which no one has seen before" and are "really getting somewhere" - and have not ruled out...

Trump’s lawyers dismiss ‘unconstitutional’ impeachment with week to go before trial begins

Donald Trump's legal team have dismissed his impeachment over the Capitol riots last month, after Democrats said the former president aimed the crowds "like a cannon" during his speech before the violence.

Teen who survived COVID twice while in coma is making steps towards recovery – and might have ‘no idea’ about pandemic

A teenager who has been in a coma since the start of the pandemic has battled coronavirus twice and is now making small steps towards recovery, despite having little idea of what is happening...

Groundhog Day: Find out what Punxsutawney Phil, the weather-predicting marmot, has forecast

Punxsutawney Phil, the weather-predicting US marmot, has forecast another six weeks of winter on Groundhog Day 2021.

Poisoned Putin critic Alexei Navalny sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison

Alexei Navalny, the Russian opposition leader and fierce critic of President Vladimir Putin, has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison.

‘Inspiration for whole nation’: Tributes pour in for ‘great British hero’ Captain Sir Tom Moore

The Queen and Boris Johnson have led tributes to Captain Sir Tom Moore who has died aged 100 after testing positive for COVID-19.