Plea to free Briton held in India who was ‘tortured into signing confession’

A charity is calling on the government to get involved in the case of a Scottish man being held in India, who says he was tortured into confessing to be part of an assassination...

Bats living in Cambodia in 2010 carried ‘nearly identical’ pathogen to COVID-19 virus, scientists discover

Bats that lived in a Cambodian cave in 2010 carried a pathogen that is "nearly identical" to the virus that causes COVID-19, scientists have discovered.

Struggling to sleep? The moon may be to blame

Superstitions about the moon have for centuries inspired humanity to blame it for our moods, sanity, and even natural disasters - but new research has indicated it actually does have an impact on our...

Germany says Oxford jab should not be given to over 65s

Germany has said the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine should not be offered to people over the age of 65, a source close to the country's government has told Sky News.

EU ‘should consider’ legal action and blocking exports over AstraZeneca COVID vaccine row

The EU should consider legal means and even block exports if it does not receive the vaccine doses promised by drug companies including AstraZeneca, the president of the European Council has said.

Coronavirus blamed as US economy posts worst annual decline since 1946

The US economy suffered its worst annual decline for 74 years in 2020 as the pandemic crushed business activity and pushed millions of Americans out of work, official figures have shown.

Coronavirus ad pulled by govt after sexism complaints

The government has scrapped a coronavirus ad urging people to "stay home" after complaints of its sexist depiction of women.

‘Nobody will tell us what it’s all meant to be about’: PM questions Scottish independence vote

Boris Johnson has dismissed the prospect of a second Scottish independence referendum and questioned "what it's all meant to be about".