Toys will be more expensive this Christmas, warns boss of The London Toy Company
The price of toys will spike this Christmas as the cost of delays and shortages hit shoppers’ pockets, according the boss of a British toy company. As…
Expedition crew believe they’ve accidentally discovered world’s northernmost island
Scientists believe they have discovered the northernmost island in the world, after a tiny patch of land was revealed by shifting ice off the coast of Greenland….
Ollie Robinson is England’s natural successor to Stuart Broad – he should have been picked sooner
Ollie Robinson left Yorkshire under a cloud. On a hot morning and under an almost cloudless sky, he returned to Headingley in triumph. Sweet music rang in…
Chadwick Boseman: Black Panther co-star Lupita Nyong’o leads tributes on one-year anniversary of actor’s death
Actress Lupita Nyong’o is leading tributes to Chadwick Boseman on the first anniversary of her Black Panther co-star’s death. Boseman, 43, died from colon cancer after a four-year…
COVID-19: China rejects US report that says coronavirus may have come from Wuhan lab
A US report which says COVID-19 may have started in a laboratory is “not scientifically credible”, China has claimed. The Chinese embassy in Washington also said the…
Alok Sharma under fire as nuclear industry claim they have been banned from Cop26
Mr Sharma had invited businesses and other groups to “bring climate action to life” with events, displays and workshops at the Glasgow Science Centre, which will host…
Smart motorways systems dubbed ‘Die Now’ crashed three times in just four days
The computer systems controlling signs on smart motorways have been nicknamed “Die Now” by staff after they became “unusable” three times in just four days, The Telegraph…
Afghanistan: Charter plane arrives in Kabul to collect Pen Farthing and his animals
A charter plane has successfully arrived in Kabul to collect Pen Farthing and his rescue animals, Sky News understands. British troops will load up dozens of cats…
Booster vaccine rollout ahead of winter awaits final advice from JCVI
A Whitehall source confirmed that the booster rollout could now only begin in “mid-September”, given the time needed for the NHS to make final preparations after being…
Afghanistan: Baby girl born at 30,000ft on UK-bound evacuation flight
A baby girl has been born on an Afghanistan evacuation flight heading for Birmingham airport. Soman Noori, 26, gave birth at 30,000ft above ground, in Kuwait airspace,…
Supermarkets to scrap plastic Covid screens
Retail bosses have begun preparations to remove the plastic screens installed at tills as hopes of a return to normal shopping rise. Major supermarkets and non-food retailers…
Animal Rebellion: Hundreds of animal rights protesters linked to Extinction Rebellion stop traffic in London
Hundreds of activists linked to Extinction Rebellion have stopped traffic in central London as part of an animal rights protest. About 500 people gathered at Smithfield Market…
Solskjaer defends Jones from Ferdinand criticism
Soccer Football – Premier League – Southampton v Manchester United – St Mary’s Stadium, Southampton, Britain – August 22, 2021 Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer looks…
Djokovic faces now-or-never moment at U.S. Open
Aug 31, 2020; Flushing Meadows, New York, USA; Novak Djokovic (SRB) serves the ball against Damir Dzumhur (BIH) on day one of the 2020 U.S. Open tennis…
Joe Biden’s worst day: ‘Clutch slipping’ as president repeatedly late briefing the world on Afghan crisis
Joe Biden’s darkest day in office, as 13 US troops were killed in a suicide bombing in Kabul, was beset by chaos and indecision behind the scenes…
Hurricane Ida: ‘Life-altering’ storm to hit New Orleans, Louisiana, on Hurricane Katrina’s 16th anniversary
Thousands on the south coast of the US are bracing themselves before Hurricane Ida is expected to slam ashore this weekend. It’s set to bring winds reaching…
Bills WR Isaiah McKenzie gets vaccinated after fine
Nov 8, 2020; Orchard Park, New York, USA; Buffalo Bills wide receiver Isaiah McKenzie (19) dances to celebrate his touchdown catch against the Seattle Seahawks during the…
Kabul bomb attack: North London shopkeeper killed in front of his wife
A shopkeeper from north London was blown up as his wife looked on while trying to gain entry to Kabul airport, The Telegraph can reveal. Musa Popal,…
Two Afghan athletes arrive in Tokyo for Paralympics
Afghan paralympic athlete, Zakia Khudadadi, asks to be allowed to participate in the Tokyo Paralympics in this still image taken from a video shot August 17, 2021…
COVID-19: UK reports another 32,406 daily coronavirus cases and 133 deaths
The UK has recorded 32,406 new coronavirus cases and 133 further deaths in the latest 24-hour period, daily government data shows. The figures compare with 38,046 COVID-19…
Basic errors and worrying lack of fight plunge Arsenal into more peril
MANCHESTER, England, Aug 28 (Reuters) – We have been here before with Arsenal. Ten years to the day since Arsene Wenger’s Gunners suffered a humiliating 8-2 defeat…
Verstappen secures pole in dramatic Belgian GP qualifying
Hamilton third on grid Norris walks away from heavy shunt, fit to race Aug 28 (Reuters) – Red Bull’s Max Verstappen mastered the treacherous conditions at a…
Pen Farthing said to have left voicemail for Ben Wallace’s adviser: ‘I am going to destroy you’
Tom Tugendhat, chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee, told LBC Radio: “The difficulty is getting people into and out of the airport. We’ve just used a lot…
Afghanistan: Joe Biden warns another airport attack ‘highly likely in next 24-36 hours’; vows more strikes on ISIS-K
President Joe Biden has warned that another terror attack at Kabul airport is “highly likely in the next 24-36 hours” – and vowed further US airstrikes against…
Ten-man Chelsea hold on for point at Liverpool
LIVERPOOL, England, Aug 28 (Reuters) – Ten-man Chelsea held on for a 1-1 draw against Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday after defender Reece James was sent off…