Brussels puts digital sales tax plan on ice after US pressure

The European Union has paused plans for an online sales tax that would have affected US tech giants such as Amazon.

‘This is a wake-up call’: One of world’s largest oil pipelines threatened by thawing permafrost

One of the world's largest oil pipelines, the Trans-Alaska Pipeline, is under threat due to thawing permafrost.

‘Last night hurts’: England players break their silence on the morning after the night before

England captain Harry Kane has thanked fans for their support after the team lost to Italy on penalties in the final of the Euro 2020 tournament.

All COVID restrictions to end in England next week, government confirms

England will move to the fourth and final stage of the government's roadmap for lifting lockdown restrictions in a week's time, the health secretary has confirmed to MPs.

Six people dead in South Africa as riots over jailing of former president Jacob Zuma escalate

Six people have been killed and 219 arrested amid an escalation of rioting in Johannesburg which broke out after the imprisonment of South Africa's former president Jacob Zuma.

Six people dead in South Africa as riots over jailing of former president Jacob Zuma escalate

Six people have been killed and 219 arrested amid an escalation of rioting in Johannesburg which broke out after the imprisonment of South Africa's former president Jacob Zuma.

Dozens dead after being hit by lightning in India with some victims killed taking selfies

Some 38 people have been killed by lightning strikes in India as stormy weather rocks the country.

US wildfires rage on as temperatures hit searing 54C in California’s Death Valley

Firefighters are grappling with searing heat as they struggle to contain a huge wildfire in California as western states remain in the grip of a fierce heatwave.