French minister accuses UK of imposing ‘discriminatory’ and ‘excessive’ quarantine rules

The UK government's decision to keep quarantine measures for travellers coming from France while removing them for all other European countries is "discriminatory" and "excessive", a French minister has said.

‘Pingdemic’ record numbers as 689,313 alerts sent from NHS app in a week

A record 689,313 alerts were sent to users of the NHS COVID-19 app in England and Wales in a week, NHS figures show.

Major new bridge connecting two parts of Croatian coastline angers Bosnian officials

A major bridge has been built over the Adriatic Sea linking two swathes of Croatian coastline - in a move that has angered Bosnian officials who claim it violates its access to open waters.

Two women struck by lightning on summit of Snowdon

Two women have been taken to hospital after they were struck by lightning at the top of Snowdon.

Foreign secretary ‘unlikely’ to attend Beijing Winter Olympics as calls for boycott grow

Dominic Raab has said it is "unlikely" that he will attend the Beijing Winter Olympics in 2022, amid growing calls for British dignitaries to boycott the event over alleged human rights abuses in China.

Regulator imposes £100m fine over ‘6,000%’ price gouging hit to NHS

The competition watchdog has imposed fines totalling £100m in the latest case of so-called price gouging that saw patients lose access to a free drug on the NHS.

Tsunami warning in Hawaii after 8.2 magnitude earthquake strikes off Alaska Peninsula

A tsunami warning has been issued for Hawaii after an 8.2 magnitude earthquake struck off the Alaska Peninsula.

UK and Ireland among five nations most likely to survive a collapse of global civilisation – study

The UK and Ireland are among five nations most likely to survive a collapse of global civilisation, researchers have said.