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UK slashes VAT to 5% on meals and accommodation in bid to help hospitality sector

The UK will cut the VAT rate on food, accommodation and attractions in a major boost for hospitality firms hit hard by the coronavirus...

New French PM defends promotion of minister accused of rape

France’s new prime minister has staunchly defended the appointment of a colleague accused of rape as his interior minister, in charge of enforcing French...

Hong Kong sees opening of Beijing national security office

Beijing’s national security office has opened in Hong Kong, just over a week after China’s central government imposed a tough new law on the...

WHO boss pulls out of UK event after US withdrawal announced

The head of the World Health Organisation has been forced to pull out of an event in Britain after the US announced its intention...

Bolsonaro says he is recovering from Covid-19 due to hydroxychloroquine treatment

Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro has said he is confident of swiftly recovering from Covid-19 as he has been treated with hydroxychloroquine, the anti-malaria drug...

Former NFL star Colin Kaepernick signs first-look deal with Disney

Colin Kaepernick has signed a first-look deal with The Walt Disney Company, which will include a docuseries about his life. The former NFL star was...

Russian space official charged with treason

An adviser to the director of Russia’s state space corporation has been detained on treason charges, the nation’s top security agency has said. Ivan Safronov,...

Rate of coronavirus infections in locked-down Leicester falling, says UK Health Secretary

The coronavirus rate in Leicester is falling since the city was placed into a local lockdown, UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock told MPs. The seven-day...

21 dead after bus plunges into lake in China

Authorities say 21 people have died after a bus plunged into a lake in China. Surveillance video posted by state broadcaster CCTV on its social...

Anger over resumption of lockdown measures in Melbourne

Australia has been among the world’s most successful countries in containing its coronavirus outbreak – with the exception of Melbourne. The south-eastern state of Victoria...

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