Downing Street has denied there are plans to introduce a tax on disposable nappies as part of a bid to encourage parents to switch to more environmentally-friendly alternatives.
Consumer borrowing did not increase at all last month, according to Bank of England figures, in the latest apparent sign of Britain's economic recovery stumbling.
A 17-year-old girl who is in hospital after falling seriously ill with COVID says she has been targeted by anti-vaxxers and conspiracy theorists after urging young people to have the vaccine.
A government research organisation in China has outlined plans to design and build "ultra-large" spacecraft, potentially miles-wide and assembled piecemeal in space.
