Indian family rescued after confining themselves to tent for 15 months over COVID fears

Police in India have rescued a family after they confined themselves to a tent for nearly 15 months because they feared being infected with coronavirus.

Minister suggests other ‘crowded’ venues where vaccine passports could be introduced

Vaccine passports could be introduced for sporting and business events, music venues and festivals in addition to nightclubs, a minister has suggested, but people will not have to prove their COVID status to access...

Indian family rescued after confining themselves to tent for 15 months over COVID fears

Police in India have rescued a family after they confined themselves to a tent for nearly 15 months because they feared being infected with coronavirus.

Siberia battles wildfires after hottest and driest June for 133 years

The city of Yakutsk is shrouded in a grey fog, as though draped in a shawl.

Pick your own policies: Climate calculator lets Britons estimate impact of green choices

The British public is being asked to calculate how their preferred path to a greener future would impact climate targets, as well as their own pockets, by using a new online tool.

Pandemic behind rise in fraud and computer misuse crimes

Fraud and computer misuse offences have risen by more than a third in England and Wales, largely driven by the coronavirus pandemic.

Australia and NZ withdraw from Rugby League World Cup as England ‘too unsafe’

Australia and New Zealand will not compete in the Rugby League World Cup at the end of the year due to coronavirus concerns.

China floods force tens of thousands from their homes as number dead rises to at least 33

Tens of thousands of people have been forced to leave their homes in parts of central China, as officials said the number of dead from record-breaking floods had risen to at least 33.