Japanese superfan who spent £30,000 on Olympics tickets ‘heartbroken’ at ban on spectators

An Olympics superfan who spent £30,000 on tickets to the Games has said it "breaks his heart" that spectators were banned due to COVID-19.

‘Real prospect’ the Omagh bombing could have been prevented, judge rules

There was a "real prospect" that the Omagh bombing could have been prevented, a judge has ruled.

Fireworks and a reminder of the pandemic: Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony gets under way

The opening ceremony of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics has begun with a spectacular show at the national stadium.

Japanese superfan who spent £30,000 on Olympics tickets ‘heartbroken’ at ban on spectators

An Olympics superfan who spent £30,000 on tickets to the Games has said it "breaks his heart" that spectators were banned due to COVID-19.

Woman given ’empty vaccination’ by exhausted nurse

A woman in Malaysia was injected with an empty syringe when going for her COVID-19 vaccine, the government has confirmed.

Fireworks and a reminder of the pandemic: Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony gets under way

The opening ceremony of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics has begun with a spectacular show at the national stadium.

Pressure mounts on home secretary as police pay freeze branded ‘insult’ by chief constable

Pressure is mounting on Home Secretary Priti Patel to rethink a controversial police pay freeze after a chief constable branded it "wholly unacceptable" and an "insult".

Woman given ’empty vaccination’ by exhausted nurse

A woman in Malaysia was injected with an empty syringe when going for her COVID-19 vaccine, the government has confirmed.