On the defensive after a deadly migrant boat shipwreck near an Italian beach, Italy’s right-wing government is contending that Russian mercenaries in Libya are behind an uptick in migrant arrivals in alleged retaliation for Western support for Ukraine. On Monday evening, Defense
Residents of a cliff-edge village in Norfolk are “upset” after being evacuated in the middle of the night because of a storm surge. Several homes in Hemsby, including some with possessions still inside, were abandoned amid fears they would tumble into the
North Korea has fired a ballistic missile off its east coast, officials from South Korea have claimed. The missile was reportedly fired towards the sea and landed inside Japan’s exclusive economic zone more than an hour after it was launched, suggesting it
Chinese hotels and restaurants are seeking employees amid demand recovery in the services sector after the end of Beijing’s zero-COVID protocols, with a survey by a leading recruiter showing a surge in job openings in the hospitality industry. During the first six
The ‘“Kraken” strain is on a rampage through the UK amid a 50 percent surge in Covid cases over the last 10 days. The sublineage of Omicron -XBB1.5 – accounted for 11 percent of Covid cases on January 16, doubling its presence
Covid death numbers in China have fallen by nearly 80 percent since the start of the month, Beijing officials have claimed — suggesting that their surge in cases may be abating. China reported nearly 13,000 deaths from COVID-19 last week, following reports
An outbreak of H5N1 avian influenza among mink on a farm in Spain has raised fears the virus could evolve and adapt to mammals — triggering another pandemic. Thanks to a difference between birds and mammals in the receptors the virus binds
Rishi Sunak has been warned to not serve up a “half-baked” agreement to resolve the hated Brexit deal as fears surge that he is about to give too much away to the European Union to solve the Northern Ireland Protocol impasse. DUP
A surge in cases of COVID-19 has led the World Health Organisation (WHO) to raise concerns over the “risk to life” as China opens its borders. Following the lifting of strict restrictions last month, cases of the disease have soared in the
Thousands of aeroplane passengers arriving into the UK from China will be tested for COVID-19 amid a wave of new cases in the world’s most populated country. This will be on top of pre-departure testing and fast-track analysis of samples from patients