UK records another 35,077 COVID cases and 33 more deaths

The UK has recorded 35,077 new COVID-19 cases and a further 33 coronavirus-related deaths in the latest 24-hour period, according to government data. 

Conservative Party member suspended after woman ‘violently assaulted’ at Tory conference

A Conservative Party member has been suspended after a woman said she was "violently assaulted" at the party's conference.

WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram users report widespread outages

Facebook has apologised as tens of thousands of people report problems accessing its platforms, including Instagram and WhatsApp.

China flies record number of warplanes toward Taiwan in show of strength

China sent a record 56 planes towards Taiwan, continuing its sustained military harassment of the self-ruled island.

‘We’re in nature’s hands’: More earthquakes strike La Palma as lava surges amid crater collapse

Two more earthquakes have rattled the Spanish island of La Palma amid a fresh surge of lava from an erupting volcano.

‘Callous’ son who killed mother with hammer and lived with body for two months jailed for life

A man who bludgeoned his mother to death with a hammer and left her decomposing body in a bedroom over Christmas has been jailed for life.

Short story removed from David Walliams book after criticism over racial stereotyping

A short story will be omitted from a reprint of David Walliams' The World's Worst Children book next year, after it was criticised for its racial stereotyping.

‘Beam me up, Scotty!’: Star Trek’s William Shatner, 90, to blast off into space next week

After decades playing Captain Kirk in Star Trek, it's William Shatner's turn to boldly go where no man has gone before.