BioNTech using COVID jab technology to develop effective malaria vaccine

The German pharmaceutical group behind one of the most successful COVID-19 vaccines wants to use the same technology to develop a malaria vaccine. 

Heatwaves: UK lives at risk from ‘dangerous perception gap’, warns Red Cross

The dangers from heatwaves are not being matched by the level of public concern, the British Red Cross has said, as it warned of the risks of a 'dangerous perception gap'.

Gold and silver for Team GB in men’s 200m freestyle

Tom Dean and Duncan Scott have won gold and silver respectively for Team GB in the men's 200m freestyle.

Worcestershire town washed out for three years running set to receive £6.2m to improve flood defences

A town in the West Midlands is set to receive £6.2 million for permanent flood defences, after it was washed out for three years running.

NHS ‘as stretched now as it was in January’, health leaders say

The NHS is as stretched now as it was at the pandemic's peak in January and things could get worse, health leaders have said.

Team GB’s Georgia Taylor-Brown takes triathlon silver after golden hopes are punctured by a flat tyre

Georgia Taylor-Brown has won silver for Team GB in the women's triathlon, despite a puncture during the cycling section.

Boris Johnson: ‘Less crime, fewer victims and a safer society’ under new crime plan

Boris Johnson has pledged to ensure "less crime, fewer victims and a safer society" as the country recovers from the pandemic.

Injured drivers and smashed windscreens as hailstorm halts traffic in northern Italy

A violent hailstorm has brought traffic to a halt on one of Italy's main highways, injuring a number of people and smashing car windows.