Germany expects to extend virus restrictions into 2021 Germany will extend its current Covid-19 restrictions through to early January unless there is a dramatic drop in infections -- something that is not expected, ... Coronavirus • 5 hrs
Depp denied appeal against 'wife beater' UK libel loss Hollywood star Johnny Depp has been refused permission to appeal against a UK court decision which upheld claims made by The Sun newspaper that branded ... World • 8 hrs
Eight dead as migrant boat capsizes off Canary Islands At least eight people were drowned after a boat carrying more than 35 migrants from the Maghreb region of North Africa and heading towards the ... World • 14 hrs
Russia 'threatened to ram' US warship in its waters A Russian warship has caught a US Navy destroyer operating in Russia's Pacific waters and chased it off, the defence ministry in Moscow said. World • 14 hrs
Australia strips Muslim cleric of citizenship Australia has cancelled the citizenship of an Algerian-born Muslim cleric who was convicted of leading a terrorist cell that planned to bomb a football match ... World • 21 hrs
France to lift lockdown, curfew to be introduced France aims to lift a nationwide lockdown on 15 December, President Emmanuel Macron said, with shops authorised to reopen as early as Saturday following weeks ... World • 24 Nov
Scotland votes for free access to period products Scotland has voted to offer free universal access to period products, becoming the first country in the world to do so. UK • 24 Nov
Americans urged to 'hold on' amid virus surge US Surgeon General Vice Admiral Jerome Adams appealed to Americans to grasp "the severity of the moment" and remain vigilant against the coronavirus pandemic, as ... Coronavirus • 24 Nov
Pakistan's only Asian elephant packs trunk for Cambodia With music, treats and balloons, friends of Pakistan's only Asian elephant threw a farewell party ahead of his relocation to Cambodia, following years of campaigning ... World • 24 Nov
Anger in France over 'scandalous' dispersal of migrants French police face accusations of a "scandalous" use of excessive force after they fired tear gas to disperse a camp pitched by homeless migrants in ... Europe • 24 Nov
