Brodie Owen
Breaking News Reporter


British universities are considering running their own exams to help identify top students. Getty Images
Extra places for medical degrees in UK amid 'grade giveaway'

Academics expect bumper year for A-level results amid fears grades are inflated

August 06, 2021, 12:29 PM
Migrants at a newlrefugee camp in the Rudninkai military training ground in Lithuania. AP
Belarus shuts border with Lithuania in dispute over migrant crossings

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko orders security agency to 'close every metre'

August 05, 2021, 3:28 PM
FILE PHOTO: Arriving passengers queue at UK Border Control at the Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport in London, Britain June 29, 2021.  REUTERS / Hannah Mckay / File Photo
UAE 'deserves its place' on UK amber list as families rush to reunite

Emirates airline receives surge in travel queries from ‘desperate families’

August 05, 2021, 1:51 PM
A protester wearing a yellow vest is seen at a demonstration in Paris against the French Covid-19 health pass. EPA
Emmanuel Macron: Anti-vaxxers have ‘lost their minds’

French president lashes out at protesters after third week of demonstrations against Covid pass

August 04, 2021, 4:03 PM
Business leaders have warned the travel industry is in a 'last chance saloon' to save the summer season. Reuters
UK travel industry's 'last chance' to save summer

Confederation of British Industry calls on government to extend quarantine-free travel

August 04, 2021, 9:53 AM
Two trains have collided near the town of Domazlice in the Czech Republic. AP
Three dead and dozens injured in Czech train crash

'Serious situation' as high-speed train involved in collision with passenger service

August 04, 2021, 8:26 AM
Vaccinated people are three times less likely to become infected with Covid-19, a new study in England has found. AFP
Vaccinated people three times less likely to catch Covid-19

Study finds infection rate slowing across England

August 03, 2021, 11:01 PM
Protesters march against Covid-10 restrictions in Stockholm. AP
Anti-lockdown Sweden nears zero daily Covid deaths

But leading epidemiologist Anders Tegnell fears Delta variant could run rampant

August 03, 2021, 3:41 PM
Free-solo climber George King ascends Stratosphere Tower in Stratford, east London. Getty
Daredevil jailed over Shard stunt scales another London tower

Free climber ascends 36-storey block with no safety equipment

August 03, 2021, 11:00 AM
Vitaly Shishov, 26, was found dead in a park in Ukraine. Tadeusz Giczan / Twitter
Murder probe after Belarusian activist found dead in Ukraine

Police investigating possible ‘murder disguised as suicide’

August 03, 2021, 9:15 AM
Ministers have scrapped plans to create an 'amber watchlist' to warn travellers of countries at risk of turning from amber to red. EPA
'Amber watchlist' plan scrapped amid UK travel rule confusion

Prime Minister Boris Johnson calls for simplicity in Britain's traffic light system

August 03, 2021, 7:26 AM
Passengers complained of quarter-mile queues at Heathrow Airport at the weekend. EPA
Spot checks cause quarter-mile queues at Heathrow Airport

Passengers complain of social distancing breaches and lengthy delays

August 02, 2021, 3:29 PM
Relatives embrace as they arrive from the US at Heathrow's Terminal 5 in west London on August 2, 2021. AFP
'Love Actually' scenes at Heathrow after travel rules change

Fully vaccinated passengers from the US and EU avoid self-isolation

August 02, 2021, 12:45 PM
UK ministers discussed creating a new ‘amber watchlist’ to alert travellers of the potential for a country's status to turn red. EPA
Red, amber and green lists: how UK travel rules are likely to change

Travel industry called for traffic light system to be simplified

August 02, 2021, 11:15 AM
Booster vaccines to be offered in Britain from September

Pharmacies to take centre stage in distribution of third doses before winter

August 02, 2021, 7:53 AM