Drugs warning after man dies and two in hospital after falling ill at nightclub

A 21-year-old man has died and two others have been taken to hospital after they fell ill at a nightclub.

‘Many thousands’ could lose jobs as changes to furlough scheme come into force

There are fears "many thousands" of people will lose their jobs as the furlough scheme is gradually phased out - and the government is being urged to ensure those made redundant are given help...

‘What connects us is so much greater than what divides us’: Matt Damon on challenging his own perceptions in new role

Matt Damon's new film, Stillwater, sees him playing the father of an American student who is in prison in Europe for murdering her flatmate.

The ‘ethnic data gap’ on voters – and why it matters to parties and pollsters

Re-alignment - when long-time supporters of one party switch allegiance to another - is very much in vogue in British politics. Scotland did it. Then voters in a swathe of the country known as...

Transgender weightlifter praises Tokyo organisers for allowing her to compete in the Olympics

New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard has praised Olympics organisers for allowing her to compete in the Games ahead of her controversial debut in the 87kg category.

Genuine policies or PR stunts? Something strange seems to be going on in government

Something strange seems to be going on in the Conservative government.

Cheap meals and discounted taxi rides: Firms to offer jab-linked incentives to help boost vaccine uptake

Discounted meals and cheaper cab rides will be offered to customers who get a COVID-19 jab, as part of a government-led attempt to boost the uptake of vaccines.

Transgender weightlifter praises Tokyo organisers for allowing her to compete in the Olympics

New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard has praised Olympics organisers for allowing her to compete in the Games ahead of her controversial debut in the 87kg category.