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Thousands of British tourists jet off but some ignore advice to avoid amber list countries

Thousands of British holidaymakers have started to fly out the country – with some heading to amber list destinations – as the ban on...

Technology

Governments are deploying ‘wartime-like’ efforts to win the global semiconductor race

Integrated circuits on a circuit board. filonmar | E+ | Getty Images Tiny pieces of silicon with intricate circuits on them are the lifeblood...

Technology

Elon Musk clarifies that ‘Tesla has not sold any Bitcoin’

In this article TSLA Elon Musk, founder of SpaceX and chief executive officer of Tesla, waves while arriving to a discussion at the Satellite...

Sports

Charles Oliveira is the UFC champion we didn’t see coming

2:04 AM ET Charles Oliveira‘s last defeat came in December 2017, a loss to Paul Felder via second-round TKO. That was his fourth loss...

Business

Ryanair reveals record annual losses but sees recovery on horizon

Ryanair, Europe’s largest airline by passenger numbers, has reported record losses of €815m (£702m) for its last financial year – devastated by the impact...

World

Heavy bombing continues in Gaza as Israeli PM says he wants to ‘level heavy price’ on Hamas

Heavy bombing has continued in Gaza in the early hours of the morning as Israeli warplanes unleashed a series of airstrikes across several locations. ...

Thousands of people ‘including some as young as 17’ turn up for walk-in jabs in variant hotspot areas

Thousands have queued up for walk-in vaccinations in parts of the North West as areas hit by the Indian variant have boosted their jab...

Sports

Bowman leads Hendrick to 1-2-3-4 Dover finish

6:28 PM ET Associated Press DOVER, Del. — Alex Bowman parked the No. 48 Chevrolet in its familiar spot in victory lane at Dover...

Technology

AT&T in advanced talks to merge WarnerMedia with Discovery, deal expected as soon as Monday

Combined images of AT&T CEO John Stankey (L)and john stankey WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar. Reuters AT&T is in advanced talks to merge WarnerMedia with...

World

At 1am in Israel, my children are asleep. For those in Gaza, it’s a different story

From my home in Jerusalem on Sunday morning, I called our local producer in Gaza. She and I have spoken every day this week....

Business

Campaigners find plastic waste from the UK dumped as far away as Turkey

The UK is continuing to dump waste on other countries with supermarket packaging and plastic bags found as far away as Turkey, according to...

World

Child among two killed after seating collapses at Israel synagogue

A 12-year-old boy is among two people who have died after a seating structure collapsed at a synagogue in Israel. More than 150 people...

‘A statement of hope and faith’: Britons asked to plant trees to mark Queen’s platinum jubilee

For decades planting trees has been part of the royal day job, but now we’re all being asked to plant a tree to mark...

World

‘We miss the British’: Eerily quiet Portugal looks ahead to influx of flights from today

There are few better ways to see the gem that is the Algarve than from the water. And we set off in a rib...

Four arrested over video ‘showing antisemitic abuse being shouted from car in north London’

Four men have been arrested by officers investigating a video which appeared to show antisemitic abuse being shouted from a car in north London,...

PM urges ‘heavy dose of caution’ as hugs, foreign holidays and indoor pints return

People across England are again able to enjoy hugs with loved ones, indoor pints and foreign holidays – but Boris Johnson has urged a...

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Broadcast of Panorama investigation into Martin Bashir’s Diana interview delayed due to ‘significant duty of care issue’

The broadcast of a BBC TV investigation into Martin Bashir’s 1995 interview with Princess Diana will be delayed. The broadcaster said the probe, which...

Politics

‘Perfectly reasonable’ to help Tory ex-minister win multi-million pound PPE contract, says Hancock

Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said it was “perfectly reasonable” for him to assist a former Conservative minister in winning a multi-million pound PPE...

Politics

‘Vast majority’ of COVID patients with India variant in Bolton didn’t take up jab – Hancock

Health Secretary Matt Hancock has not ruled out imposing local lockdown restrictions in places worst affected by the Indian variant of coronavirus. With a...

Sports

Sources: Hall set to fight Strickland in August

12:31 PM ET UFC middleweight Uriah Hall has booked his next fight, a three-round matchup against Sean Strickland in August, per multiple sources. Contracts...