The World Health Organisation has issued a warning on a new Covid variant that could be the most transmissible yet. XE, is a recombinant strain - a hybrid of two previous variants of Omicron, BA.1 (… [+1647 chars]
Kwasi Kwarteng looks set to intervene in the Chinese takeover of Britain's leading semiconductor maker. The Business Secretary is under pressure to act after national security advisers appeared to … [+3754 chars]
The teams are divided into four pots based on the Fifa rankings published on Thursday. Pot 1 comprises Qatar as hosts and the seven highest-ranked qualified teams. Pot 2 has the next eight highest-ra… [+1176 chars]
Russia has accused Ukraine of carrying out an airstrike on an oil depot in Belgorod, a Russian city close to the Ukrainian border. This is the first accusation of a Ukrainian airstrike on Russian s… [+4911 chars]
Camelot has launched High Court action against Britains betting regulator over claims it broke the law when deciding the next operator of the National Lottery. The Gambling Commissions decision to a… [+1876 chars]
Mr Smith also said Extinction Rebellion will launch daily protests in London involving "mass participation on the streets" from April 9. In an online briefing, spokesman Andrew Smith said: "From Sat… [+996 chars]
New laws allowing health workers involved in medical blunders in England to give evidence in secret mean future maternity scandals may be missed, the NHS ombudsman has warned, as he says the shocking… [+4083 chars]
Erik ten Hag has refused to rule out the possibility of joining Manchester United and added that he hopes Ajax will understand if he decides to take the "next step" in his managerial career. Ten Hag… [+8684 chars]
