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Matt Hancock has defended government deals to buy personal protective equipment (PPE) during the pandemic, saying the country was in a “desperate situation” at the time. In a bad-tempered session at the Covid inquiry, the former health secretary repeatedly criticised the line of questioning describing it as “naive”, “hostile” and …

Mohammad Sartaj Alam Tetgama, Bihar BBC The five members of a family who were lynched by a mob in Bihar Warning: This story contains details that some may find disturbing. Three weeks after five members of a family in India were brutally killed and allegedly burned alive amid accusations of …

Media caption, How does the Six Nations scoring work? Emma Middleton BBC Sport journalist How does the Six Nations scoring work? The Six Nations is played in a round-robin format, with each team playing each other once. That means, with six teams in the tournament, each nation plays five matches. …

Even though VPN bundle subscriptions have been around for a few years now, the trend is showing no signs of slowing down. A handful of the companies we’ve traditionally thought of as “VPN companies” are becoming much more than just VPN companies. They’re essentially rebranding as comprehensive cybersecurity solutions — …

A federal jury in Florida found Tesla partly liable for a deadly 2019 crash involving Tesla’s Autopilot driver assist software, according to reports from The New York Times and CNBC. Tesla has been ordered to pay $200 million in punitive damages and about $43 million in compensatory damages, CBS News …

And Just Like That…, the reboot of 90s and early noughties show Sex and the City, will come to a close after its third season, HBO has announced. Show runner Michael Patrick King shared the news on Instagram, saying that as he wrote the last episode, “It became clear to …

Ewan Somerville & George Sandeman BBC News Maria Potouroglou Wildfires seen in late July in Chalkida on the Greek island of Euboea It’s been a scorching summer so far in parts of Europe, and with it has come an outbreak of wildfires – and warnings of more. Mainland Greece, some …

Zarah Sultana and Jeremy Corbyn may be the figureheads of a new left-wing party, but already there is a battle over leadership. The confusion behind the initial launch speaks to a wider debate happening behind closed doors as to who should steer the party – now and in the future. …

BBC Listen to this article on BBC Sounds Ministers, health staff and the public gathered in London last week for a summit to discuss the 10-year NHS plan in England. It was the final roadshow in a nationwide tour to help set out the strategy the government says will rescue …

Thurles racecourse has been closed with immediate effect. The County Tipperary venue, the only privately owned racecourse in the Republic of Ireland, hosted its first recorded race meeting in 1732. Owned for more than a century by the Molony family, a statement said “ever increasing industry demands and the cost …

A prolific drug-dealer was caught out after sending pictures of his own driveway in Liverpool over the supposedly secure Encrochat messaging network. Rudi Caldwell also used his own child’s name and sent pictures of his home CCTV system to fellow criminals on the network, which was hacked by French police …

Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Wales were the most recent recipients of the Wooden Spoon Emma Middleton BBC Sport journalist Many are steeped in history, but not all come with bragging rights. Here’s a look at the various Six Nations awards and accolades. What is the Triple Crown? The Triple …

A suspect is on the run after four people were killed in a shooting at a bar in the US state of Montana, authorities say. The shooting happened at The Owl Bar in the city of Anaconda at around 10:30 local time, the Montana Division of Criminal Investigation confirmed to …

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ITV/Shutterstock/Netflix This week, we will finally find out which couple has been crowned winners of the latest Love Island. But that’s not all the next seven days have in store. Netflix show Wednesday is back for series 2, new Sir David Attenborough-narrated series Parenthood is released, and MasterChef is scheduled …

Jessica Murphy BBC News, Toronto EPA A self-imposed deadline for a new US-Canada trade deal came and went on Friday. So what happens next for these two deeply entwined neighbours? Canada and the US have been locked in a tariff war for six months and, despite talk of “intense” negotiations …

The Online Safety Act is putting free speech at risk and needs significant adjustments, Elon Musk’s social network X has warned. New rules that came into force last week require platforms such as Facebook, YouTube, TikTok and X – as well as sites hosting pornography – to bring in measures …

The County Championship match between Division Two leaders Leicestershire and Kent at Canterbury ended in a draw, after the hosts reached 445-8 on day four, trailing by 24 when bad light stopped play. Ben Compton hit a career-best 221 and Harry Finch made 54 not out, while Rehan Ahmed took …

PA Media Lord Patrick Vallance, former government chief scientific adviser, gave evidence to the inquiry in west London Boris Johnson pushed for a more “ruthless, authoritarian approach” towards people who refused to self-isolate during the pandemic, according to documents seen by the Covid inquiry. The instinct of policy makers was …

A man died after taking a deworming drug for animals after he saw fake claims online about it having anti-cancer properties, an inquest heard. Lee Redpath, 45, died nearly two weeks after being admitted to Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge with liver problems in April last year. He had bought the …