French police have raided the homes of senior government and health officials as part of an investigation into their handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Health Minister Olivier Véran and t... Read more
Millions of Londoners will face tougher Tier 2 Covid measures from Saturday, with a ban on households mixing indoors, local MPs have been told. And Essex is also expected to move to high ale... Read more
The new three-tier system of Covid-19 restrictions has begun in England. Most of the country is in the lowest tier – medium – but millions of people in the North and the Midlands... Read more
US Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has criticised Donald Trump’s handling of Covid-19, while courting elderly voters in the key battleground state of Florida. He told them... Read more
Johnson & Johnson has paused its Covid vaccine trial to investigate why one participant in the study fell ill. The company said an independent review would check if the person’s un... Read more
Amy Coney Barrett, US President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, is to go before the Senate Judiciary Committee for what could be a fiery confirmation hearing over the next four d... Read more
Bangladesh is to introduce the death penalty for rape cases, following days of protests about the country’s high level of sexual violence against women. Law Minister Anisul Haq told th... Read more
New local lockdown rules for England are due to be announced later. The Liverpool City Region is expected to face the tightest restrictions under a new “three-tier” system, which... Read more
US President Donald Trump has completed his course of treatment for Covid-19 and can return to public engagements this weekend, his physician has said. Dr Sean Conley said the president had... Read more
US President Donald Trump has refused to take part in a virtual TV debate with his Democratic rival Joe Biden. The commission organising the debate in Miami on 15 October had earlier said it... Read more
President Donald Trump has refused to take part in a virtual TV debate with his Democratic rival Joe Biden. Earlier the commission deciding the 15 October Miami debate’s format said it... Read more
A live TV debate between the candidates for vice-president ahead of next month’s US election has seen fierce clashes over the coronavirus pandemic. Democrat Kamala Harris accused Donald Trum... Read more
Two ex-British Islamic State (IS) prisoners are travelling to the US to appear in court later over the killing of Western hostages, CBS News said. Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh are a... Read more
Finland may frequently top lists for gender equality, But Prime Minister Sanna Marin has taken the fight to end the gender gap one step further and let a 16-year-old girl fill her seat for t... Read more
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