FIFA boss urges PM to give footballers due to play red list internationals an exemption

The president of FIFA has called on Boris Johnson to give footballers due to play games in red list countries during the upcoming international break an exemption from having to quarantine upon their return.

ITV boss ‘not worried’ about number of Love Island complaints – as he denies show has peaked

ITV's director of television has said he's "not so worried" about the large number of Ofcom complaints Love Island received this year. 

Gatwick presses ahead with plan to use standby runway despite pandemic slump

Gatwick is pressing ahead with plans to bring its standby runway into routine use for departing flights despite the slump in demand caused by the pandemic.

UK records 35,847 new COVID cases and 149 more deaths

The UK has recorded 35,847 new COVID cases and 149 more coronavirus-related deaths in the latest 24-hour period, government data shows.

Global greenhouse gas levels were highest ever in 2020 despite lockdowns, study finds

Any hopes that pandemic lockdowns dented the build up of greenhouse gases have been dashed as a new report confirmed that global levels reached their highest on record in 2020.

FIFA boss urges PM to give footballers due to play red list internationals an exemption

The president of FIFA has called on Boris Johnson to give footballers due to play games in red list countries during the upcoming international break an exemption from having to quarantine upon their return.

Global greenhouse gas levels were highest ever in 2020 despite lockdowns, study finds

Any hopes that pandemic lockdowns dented the build up of greenhouse gases have been dashed as a new report confirmed that global levels reached their highest on record in 2020.

UK evacuates over 10,000 from Kabul – as every effort being made to airlift thousands more Afghans, says commander

The UK has flown more than 10,000 people from Kabul to safety in the past nine days and is now rescuing around 2,000 people per day in the biggest evacuation effort in living memory.