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Boris Johnson will hold talks with some of Britain’s leading business figures this week amid continued frustration over changing private sector exemptions from coronavirus quarantine restrictions.

Britney Spears' lawyer has made a court filing seeking to remove the singer's father from his role overseeing her finances as part of her conservatorship.

The prime minister has defended plans to widen police use of stop and search powers, describing it as a "kind and loving" way to get dangerous weapons off the streets.

Cockatoos in Sydney have learned to open bins - and the technique is catching on, as others have worked out how to do it by watching them, scientists say.

Britain's economy will grow faster than any major economy in Europe as it rebounds from the COVID-19 recession and emerges from lockdown, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has predicted.

Seven months ago, Tom Dean contracted COVID-19 for a second time and couldn't walk up the stairs "without coughing and wheezing." Now, he has powered to victory in the men's 200 metres freestyle at the Olympics.

A senior Russian traffic officer accused of leading a criminal gang has been arrested on suspicion of accepting bribes.

Heathrow Airport has urged the government to reopen the UK economy to fully vaccinated travellers from the EU and US by the end of the month after revealing coronavirus crisis losses of almost £3bn to date.

An international team at Harvard University is launching a new programme to discover evidence of alien civilisations through the signs left by their advanced technology.

A body has been recovered but four people remain missing, following an explosion at a German industrial park for chemical companies.

Stock levels in relation to expected sales across the distribution sector reached a new record low this month, according to a key business survey, as retailers fret over supplies and staffing as a result of the so-called "pingdemic".

Swimmer Tom Dean has won gold in the men's 200m freestyle at the Tokyo Olympics, with fellow Briton Duncan Scott taking a very close silver.

Boris Johnson has pledged to ensure "less crime, fewer victims and a safer society" as the country recovers from the pandemic.

North and South Korea have restored a communications hotline that Pyongyang severed a year ago when relations between the two countries deteriorated.

Raging forest fires in central Sardinia have forced at least 900 people from their homes.

The first person charged under Hong Kong's national security law has been found guilty of secessionism and terrorism, in a landmark case that has been condemned by human rights groups.

Thunderstorms and heavy showers are set to hit much of the UK today with up to 60mm of rain falling in some places in just three hours.

A violent hailstorm has brought traffic to a halt on one of Italy's main highways, injuring a number of people and smashing car windows.

The Home Office "appears to be failing" the Windrush generation again with its flawed compensation scheme, a committee of MPs has warned.

Team GB's Bianca Walkden has won bronze in the over-67kg taekwondo category at the Olympics.

Rapper DaBaby has responded after he was criticised for making seemingly homophobic comments at a Miami gig.

Long considered one of the few success stories that sprang from the Arab Spring, Tunisia has seen its president accused of staging a coup after he sacked his prime minister and suspended parliament with the help of the army.

England and Wales have recorded the highest number of weekly coronavirus-related deaths since April, according to latest data.