Deadly storm cuts transport links around Vancouver
A deadly storm described by officials as a once-in-a-century weather event has severed road and rail links around Vancouver, Canada. Two motorways connecting the West...
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Biden-Xi talks: China warns US about ‘playing with fire’ on Taiwan
Chinese President Xi Jinping has used a virtual summit with US counterpart Joe Biden to warn that encouraging Taiwanese independence would be “playing with fire”....
Liverpool explosion: Three arrested under Terrorism Act after car blast at hospital
Three men have been arrested under the Terrorism Act after a man was killed in a car explosion outside Liverpool Women’s Hospital. A taxi carrying...
Belarus migrants: Poland PM blames Russia’s Putin for migrant crisis
Poland’s Prime Minister has accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of being behind a migrant crisis at Belarus’s border with Poland. Mateusz Morawiecki said that Belarus’s...
Belarus migrants: Poland fears armed border escalation
Poland has warned of a possible “armed” escalation on its border with Belarus, fearing its neighbour may try to provoke an incident with hundreds of...
Instagram: A blessing or a curse?
Wake up, reach for your phone, open Instagram and start scrolling. It is an all-too familiar routine for many of us. But how does the...
US to reopen borders to vaccinated travellers after 20 months
The US is reopening its borders on Monday to double-jabbed foreign visitors, ending a 20-month entry ban. The ban was imposed by former President Donald...
Twitter poll calls on Elon Musk to sell 10% stake in Tesla
Voters in a Twitter poll have urged Elon Musk to sell 10% of his stake in Tesla in order to pay tax. More than 3.5...
First pill to treat Covid gets approval in UK
The first pill designed to treat symptomatic Covid has been approved by the UK medicines regulator. The tablet – molnupiravir – will be given twice...
Covid: WHO warns Europe once again at epicentre of pandemic
Europe is once again “at the epicentre” of the Covid pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned, as cases soar across the continent. At...
