Top Boy star becomes grandfather at 38

Actor Ashley Walters is celebrating becoming a grandfather at the age of 38.

‘A huge turning point’: First coronavirus jabs take place in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

Health leaders have hailed a "huge turning point" as the first COVID-19 vaccinations were administered in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

UK to ditch international law-breaking clauses of Brexit legislation after reaching deal with EU

The government will drop parts of legislation that could have seen the UK break international law after reaching an "agreement in principle" on Brexit divorce issues.

Iranian nuclear scientist was killed using ‘satellite-controlled machine gun’

Iran's top nuclear scientist was killed by a satellite-controlled machine gun, according to the country's media.

Hong Kong police arrest eight over university protest

Eight people have been arrested in Hong Kong over an unauthorised protest at a university campus.

Finland, home of Nokia, set to exclude Huawei from its networks

Finland is today expected to introduce a new law which could see Chinese telecommunications equipment excluded from the nation's networks.

Surfer bitten by shark swims to shore and walks 300m to find help despite ‘catastrophic’ injuries

A man who was bitten by a shark while surfing off the coast of an Australian island managed to swim back to the shore and walk 300m (1,000ft) in an effort to find help.

Mystery illness kills one and leaves 200 in hospital in India

At least one person has died and 200 others are in hospital in India due to a mystery illness.