London transport needs Government support for at least two years, says TfL boss

Transport for London (TfL) will need at least two years of Government support to be financially stable, an official has said.Andy Byford,

Sturgeon says she will ‘vigorously’ refute Salmond’s claims

Nicola Sturgeon has said she will “vigorously” refute accusations she misled the Scottish Parliament, following claims by Alex

Sturgeon says Johnson is ‘frightened of democracy’

Nicola Sturgeon has said Boris Johnson is "frightened of democracy" on the question of another referendum on Scottish independence.

Andrew RT Davies re-appointed Tory leader in the Senedd

Welsh Tories have re-appointed Andrew RT Davies as their group leader in the Senedd following the resignation of Paul Davies in a row over lockdown

Albino squirrel spotted foraging in Sussex

A rare albino squirrel has been spotted foraging for food in Sussex.The Forestry Commission said the condition is caused by a rare gene inherited

In Pictures: Fun in the snow as temperatures tumble

Large areas of the UK woke up to snow and ice on Sunday.The conditions turned the countryside into a winter wonderland – and many people

Three city workers arrested amid £6 million bounce back loan fraud probe

Three men have been arrested as part of an investigation into fraudulent coronavirus bounce back loans totalling £6 million.The National Crime

Chipmaker Intel probes reported website hack

US computer chipmaker Intel says it is investigating a reported hack of its corporate website that prompted it to release a quarterly earnings

London stocks and sterling slip on dire economic data

The London markets and sterling stumbled on the back of a slew of poor economic data and caution over the potential for harsher travel restrictions

‘Technology war’ intensifying as gamers grapple with profit-making bots for PS5

A technology war is being waged between people making bots to snatch highly desirable items like the PS5 and specialists trying to prevent them, but

Spirits giant Diageo to post sales fall amid pub and bar closures

Smirnoff and Guinness maker Diageo is expected to reveal lower organic sales for the past six months after global trading was hit by the mass

France pledges to give financial support to Eurostar

France has said it is ready to give financial support to struggling Eurostar.Junior transport minister Jean-Baptiste Djebbari told a parliamentary

Heathrow Airport wins Supreme Court appeal over third runway decision

Heathrow Airport has won a Supreme Court challenge over the Government’s decision to give the go-ahead for a third runway.Three leading

EU’s von der Leyen: There is a ‘very narrow’ path to agreement with UK

There is a “path” to an agreement between the UK and European Union on a post-Brexit trade deal but arguments over fishing

Christmas virus restrictions under review after new variant cases confirmed

Nicola Sturgeon is considering if there should be any changes to planned restriction relaxations over Christmas after nine cases of the new

London football ground turns into mass Covid-19 vaccine centre

People queued in the rain to get their coronavirus jab as a major GP-led vaccination centre opened at a football stadium on a day one doctor

Graphic suicide content a couple of clicks away, child psychiatrist warns

It is all too easy for children to access graphic suicide and self-harm instructions online, a leading psychiatrist has said.Dr Bernadka Dubicka,

More generous grades for NI exams in 2021, education minister says

Secondary school students in Northern Ireland will sit fewer exams next year and be subject to a more generous grading regime, the education

China rescues 11 miners after 14 days trapped underground

Chinese rescuers pulled 11 gold miners to safety on Sunday, 14 days after they were trapped by an underground explosion, state broadcaster CCTV

Pelosi to trigger Trump impeachment trial next week

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is set to send the article of impeachment against Donald Trump to the Senate on Monday. The move will launch the

New president Joe Biden brings slightly new look to Oval Office

US President Joe Biden has given the Oval Office at the White House a slight makeover. Mr Biden revealed the new decor as he invited reporters

Twin suicide bombings rip through market in central Baghdad

Twin suicide bombings have ripped through a busy market in the Iraqi capital, killing at least 28 people and wounding 73 others, officials said.

Lebanon's Covid-19 spike overwhelms battered hospitals and exhausted doctors

Covid-19 patients wait on pavements outside hospitals in Beirut, where emergency rooms are packed and intensive care beds full. Inside, exhausted

Chinese scientists develop gene therapy which could delay ageing

Scientists in Beijing have developed a new gene therapy which can reverse some of the effects of ageing in mice and extend their lifespans,