Ministers to streamline HGV testing amid Christmas supply chain fears

The government is to streamline HGV driver testing in an attempt to prevent a supply chain crisis at Christmas.

UK ‘really not taking the lead at all’ on climate action after dropped trade commitments revealed

Boris Johnson's government has reneged on key promises it has made in the efforts to combat climate change, according to one of the most senior Conservative environmentalists.

Taliban bans all protests where prior permission has not been granted

The Taliban has announced a ban on all protests in Kabul and other provinces in Afghanistan which have not got prior permission.

Virginia Confederacy statue taken down in wake of Black Lives Matter movement

The Confederacy statue of General Robert E Lee has been taken down in Richmond, Virginia, after years of legal battles and campaigns.

Dancer died of stab wounds in ‘murder-suicide by her boyfriend’, inquest hears

A 22-year-old dancer, who was killed in what police believe was a murder-suicide by her 41-year-old boyfriend, died of stab wounds to her chest, an inquest has heard.

UK records 38,975 new COVID infections and further 191 deaths, latest daily figures show

The UK has recorded 191 more coronavirus-related deaths and 38,975 new infections in the latest 24-hour period.

Anton Ferdinand warns of suicide risk among footballers as he slams social media firms for ‘inaction’ over racism

Twitter and Instagram are looking at how they can prevent people from posting racist messages or emojis before they are sent amid a spike in abuse directed towards footballers after the Euro 2020 final.

Russian emergencies minister who was ex-Putin bodyguard dies while trying to save filmmaker

Russia's emergency situations minister Yevgeny Zinichev has died trying to save the life of another man during exercise drills in the Arctic.