The competing forces trading blows over lowly GameStop

Financial markets have been rocked this week by a battle initiated by ordinary people against those who are usually dubbed market manipulators - hedge funds.

Elon Musk says ‘humanity will never get to Mars’ as launch delayed

Elon Musk has posted an angry message on Twitter, telling the US Federal Aviation Authorities that "humanity will never get to Mars" because it didn't approve a test flight of SpaceX's Starship when he...

Teenager charged with murder after boy, 15, stabbed to death while walking to chip shop

A teenager has been charged with murder after a 15-year-old boy was stabbed to death as he walked to a chip shop in north London.

Brussels has ‘binding orders’ for AstraZeneca jab, says EU chief

A contract between Brussels and AstraZeneca for its COVID-19 vaccine contains binding orders, EU chief Ursula von der Leyen has said.

Legendary US actress Cicely Tyson dies aged 96

Cicely Tyson, the pioneering Black Hollywood actress known for portraying characters of strength, has died aged 96.

Brussels has ‘binding orders’ for AstraZeneca jab, says EU chief

A contract between Brussels and AstraZeneca for its COVID-19 vaccine contains binding orders, EU chief Ursula von der Leyen has said.

Coronavirus vaccine rollout in English prisons to begin today

Prisoners in England should start being offered coronavirus vaccines from today, the prisons minister has told Sky News.

GameStop shares fall 44% after trading apps block Reddit-fuelled surge

Shares in US retailer GameStop have fallen 44% to lose some of the extraordinary gains fuelled by Reddit users - only to recover again in after-hours trading.