Doping watchdog to review cannabis ban after top US athlete forced to miss Tokyo Olympics

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) will review whether cannabis should remain a banned substance for athletes.

Prince’s Foundation chairman quits over claims of six-figure sum from Russian donor

The chairman of the Prince's Foundation has quit over claims the charity accepted a six-figure sum from a Russian donor.

Man hands himself in nearly 30 years after escaping prison – because COVID made him homeless

A fugitive who is alleged to have used a hacksaw blade and bolt cutters to escape from prison nearly 30 years ago has given himself up - because a city's COVID lockdown made him...

Doping watchdog to review cannabis ban after top US athlete forced to miss Tokyo Olympics

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) will review whether cannabis should remain a banned substance for athletes.

‘An all-time great’: Comedians pay tribute after Saturday Night Live star Norm Macdonald dies, aged 61

Tributes have poured in for comedian Norm Macdonald after he died at the age of 61, having chosen never to publicly reveal the cancer he had battled for nine years.

Lawyer ‘arranged own shooting for $10m insurance payout’ after murder of wife and son

A prominent American lawyer - whose wife and son were murdered in June - arranged for a man to kill him so his other son could collect a $10m (£7.23m) life insurance payout,...

Runaway IS bride sorry ‘from bottom of my heart’ – as she says only crime was being ‘dumb’

Shamima Begum, the London schoolgirl who ran away to join Islamic State, has asked the public for forgiveness and said she is sorry "from the bottom of my heart".

PM set to reshuffle cabinet – who could be in and out?

The prime minister is set to reshuffle his cabinet today, a Downing Street source has said.