Relatives perform the last rites for Covid-19 victims at a mass cremation ground in Bangalore, India on 18 May, 2021. (EPA)India has crossed the grim figure of 300,000 deaths due to Covid-19 as 4,454 fatalities…

Labour has ramped up pressure on Boris Johnson as the prime minister’s former chief of staff prepared to tell the inside story of the deadly delays to Britain’s coronavirus lockdown.In a parliamentary showdown scheduled for…

The Home Office is considering charging EU citizens and other travellers a fee to visit the UK under a new scheme that would further tighten restrictions on countries with whom Britain until recently had free…

Emergency services said nine people were killed (AFP/Getty)Nine people have been killed after a cable car fell to the ground on a mountainside in the north of Italy, emergency responders have said.Two children were airlifted…

UK Covid-19 vaccinations: Latest figuresHealth secretary Matt Hancock has said he is “increasingly confident” England is on track to end all social distancing measures on 21 June.It comes after a study by Public Health England…

UK Covid-19 vaccinations: Latest figuresCovid-19 cases appeared to rise in the UK last week but overall infection levels remained at a low level, according to the latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).The…

For twelve hours Omar Abu al-Ouf, 17, clung to the body of his dead sister, as they lay pinned under a patchwork of concrete floors, ceilings and walls that had collapsed on top of them.In…

Boris Johnson said he was “very concerned” about the findings of the official report which found TV journalist Martin Bashir behaved deceitfully to land his BBC interview with Princess Diana.Speaking during a visit to Portsmouth, the prime…