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.

Kaseya acquires decryption key ‘from trusted third party’ after ransomware attack

Kaseya, the Miami-based software company at the centre of a ransomware attack which affected thousands of other businesses, says it has "obtained a decryptor" to unlock the victims' systems.

Mother of Ben Needham vows to continue search for son 30 years after his disappearance

The mother of missing Ben Needham has said she will keep searching for her son, who disappeared on the Greek island of Kos 30 years ago.

‘Eye of Sauron’ image reveals disc forming around alien planet

Scientists have captured an image of a circumstellar disc, and within it a planet with a moon-forming disc, that looks like the Eye of Sauron from the Lord of the Rings cinematic franchise.