Team GB wins silver in canoeing and takes shooting bronze at Tokyo Olympics

Team GB canoeist Mallory Franklin has won the silver medal in the women's single slalom in Tokyo - with Matt Coward-Holley collecting shooting bronze in the men's trap final at the Olympics.

UK ‘increasingly confident’ more countries will move to amber or green travel lists

The government is "increasingly confident" that more countries will soon be added to the amber and green travel lists, Dominic Raab has told Sky News.

Ireland’s long wait for Olympic gold ends with ‘tremendous’ victory in double sculls

Ireland's long wait for an Olympic gold medal has finally come to an end after a thrilling lightweight double sculls victory in Tokyo.

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.

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.

Car industry issues plea as ‘pingdemic’ and chip shortages drive production down

The car industry has joined calls for the government to bring forward the date for exempting fully vaccinated adults from coronavirus self-isolation rules following a slump in production, partly blamed on the so-called "pingdemic".

New Zealand is best placed to survive a global collapse of society, study suggests

New Zealand is the country most likely to survive a collapse of global civilisation, researchers have said.