A record 9.5 million COVID-19 infections were reported across the world over the previous week — a 71% increase on the previous seven-day period.
A wooden bridge over a river in southern Norway has collapsed with a car plunging into the water and a truck getting stuck on a collapsed section
Ministers are urging all broadband providers to offer "social tariffs" allowing low-income households to receive discounted mobile and internet deals to ease the pressure of rising living costs. A new service, which will go live this week and be run by the Department for Work and Pensions, will allow internet providers to verify, with customers' permission, whether they are in receipt of a relevant benefit and therefore eligible for extra financial support. The government says the scheme, which is already supported by Virgin Media O2, could in some cases save households hundreds of pounds a year.
Greggs in Cornmarket reopened this morning but Thames Water is still fixing a leak in the street outside.
At least 41 people have died and 14 others were injured after a fire ripped through a Coptic Church in Cairo during the Sunday morning service.
Benjamin Mendy, the Manchester City footballer, raped several women in the “panic rooms” of his isolated country mansion, a court has heard.
Former prime minister’s senior cabinet colleagues say they were unaware he allegedly swore himself into three ministry positions
The 27-year-old shared the revelation on Monday’s Lorraine
Sunday studio estimates say the Brad Pitt action film “Bullet Train” led all movies in ticket sales for a second straight weekend
The Met Office has warned of torrential downpours and possible flooding over the next few days
Asked about nationalisation, Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer told BBC Breakfast: “The choice we’ve made in our plan is that every single penny that is needed for this plan will go directly to reducing the bills of families up and down the country. “If you go down the nationalisation route, then money has to spent on compensating shareholders and I think in an emergency like this, a national emergency where people are struggling to pay their bills, I think that the right choice is for every single penny to go to reducing those bills."
Defaced! Money, Conflict, Protest will open at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge in October.
It comes amid a 24-hour strike across the UK, which saw train drivers walk out over jobs, pay and conditions.
Amber heat warning in place in parts of England and Wales, and very hot weather expected over rest of weekend
It comes as the southern half of the UK has been beset by drought conditions this weekend, while the northern half braces for thunderstorms on Sunday.
East Lancashire Hospice has teamed up with a Michelin star restaurant to offer an impressive selection of prizes as part of a corporate challenge to raise thousands for the charity.
The Indian-born British author sustained injuries to his eye, arm and liver in the attack on Friday.
Politicians in the devolved governments of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have been “playing political games” instead of making people’s lives better, Liz Truss has claimed.
Chinese authorities say seven people were killed by a torrent of water that came rushing down a river in a popular recreational spot following mountain rains in southwestern China's Sichuan province
The development could increase the supply of kidneys available for transplant.
Nick Gardner has completed the impressive feat of scaling all of Scotland’s highest peaks.
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