Robinhood looks to take from investors for share of trading spoils

Robinhood, the online trading platform linked to an upsurge in armchair investors during the pandemic, has taken its first step towards floating on the stock market.

Merkel tells PM number of fans at Wembley for Euro 2020 seems ‘a bit too much’

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has told Boris Johnson of her "grave concern" at the number of football fans being allowed to attend Euro 2020 games at Wembley Stadium.

NASA pictures show smoke seen from space as deadly wildfires destroy most of Canadian town

Parts of Canada have seen temperatures as high as 50C (122F) in recent days - and now wildfires are spreading out of control.

Star sprinter set to miss Olympics after using cannabis

An American sprinter tipped to win a gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics - starting three weeks today - has been suspended for a month after testing positive for a chemical found in...

I was forced to have a ‘virginity test’ – and it’s destroyed my life

Zara, not her real name, says her "whole world broke down" when she was forced by her family to have a 'virginity test'.

‘Treated worse than an animal’: Virginity testing on women and girls at ‘never before seen’ levels

The number of young women worried about being forced to undergo a virginity test and contacting charities for help is reaching "numbers never seen before".

NASA pictures show smoke seen from space as deadly wildfires destroy most of Canadian town

Parts of Canada have seen temperatures as high as 50C (122F) in recent days - and now wildfires are spreading out of control.

Vauxhall’s at-risk Ellesmere Port car plant to be kept motoring by electric vehicle production

The future of Vauxhall's Ellesmere Port car plant is set to be secured through production of an electric vehicle, with an announcement possible as soon as next week.