Man who has never driven HGV ‘very surprised’ after letter inviting him to help UK government with haulage

A German man, who has never been behind the wheel of an HGV before, was "very surprised" to receive a letter from the government asking him to "consider returning" to the sector to help...

PM won’t rule out issuing more visas for lorry drivers – but insists no return to ‘low-wage immigration’

Boris Johnson has not ruled out a further relaxation of immigration rules to help ease the UK's fuel and supply shortages - but the prime minister insisted he does not want to see a...

Taiwan angered after Beijing flies 38 fighter jets into its airspace – the largest ever incursion

More than three dozen Chinese fighter jets have flown into Taiwan airspace in the largest ever incursion by Beijing into the island nation's defence zone.

‘They only have Fridays and weekends to play’: Video gaming rules begin in China with youngsters only allowed three hours online a week

On a recent Sunday evening in Beijing, a few minutes before 8pm, Huang Chong opened a Harry Potter video game on her smartphone and tried to play.

Taiwan angered after Beijing flies 38 fighter jets into its airspace – the largest ever incursion

More than three dozen Chinese fighter jets have flown into Taiwan airspace in the largest ever incursion by Beijing into the island nation's defence zone.

‘They only have Fridays and weekends to play’: Video gaming rules begin in China with youngsters only allowed three hours online a week

On a recent Sunday evening in Beijing, a few minutes before 8pm, Huang Chong opened a Harry Potter video game on her smartphone and tried to play.

London Marathon runners prepare to ‘shine a light’ around world as event staged after 889-day wait

Some 50,000 runners will take part in Sunday's London Marathon with organisers promising the long-awaited event will "shine a light" around the world.

UK records 30,301 new cases and 121 more coronavirus-related deaths, daily figures show

The UK has recorded 30,301 new COVID-19 cases and 121 more coronavirus-related deaths in the latest 24-hour period, according to government data.