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[+] Covid: 'Urgent' aviation support plea over travel curbs 48m ago
Air industry bodies call for more government support ahead of the UK travel corridor closure on Monday. Full story >>>
[+] Coronavirus: EU anger over delayed Pfizer vaccine deliveries 53m ago
Many EU countries are receiving significantly fewer doses due to a change in manufacturing processes. Full story >>>
[+] Police probes compromised after computer records deleted 9h 26m ago
A letter from police chiefs also says 213,000 records were lost - more than first thought. Full story >>>
[+] Covid: UK variant could drive 'rapid growth' in US cases, CDC warns 3h 10m ago
Health officials warn the highly contagious UK Covid variant could become the dominant strain by March. Full story >>>
[+] New takeaway and shopping rules begin in Scotland 6h 19m ago
Takeaway outlets and click and collect retail services must change how they operate in Scotland. Full story >>>
[+] US Election 2020: What do countries around the world want from Joe Biden? 6h 27m ago
We speak to reporters in six global regions about hopes and expectations for the new US administration. Full story >>>
[+] Tennis stars' arrival angers stranded Australians 1h 17m ago
Players are flown in ahead of the Australian Open while thousands of citizens are waiting to return. Full story >>>
[+] Boris Johnson says girls' education key to ending poverty 5h 49m ago
The UK prime minister wants girls' education in developing countries to be a key international focus. Full story >>>
[+] Capitol riots: Police describe a 'medieval battle' 10h 45m ago
US police held back a mob for hours in a "barbaric" battle at the Capitol. Here are their stories. Full story >>>
[+] Joanna Lumley 'shocked' at claims disabled workers unpaid 8h 35m ago
Sir Iain Duncan Smith and Joanna Lumley speak out about employees allegedly owed a total of £200,000. Full story >>>
[+] Covid: UK variant could drive 'rapid growth' in US cases, CDC warns 3h 10m ago
Health officials warn the highly contagious UK Covid variant could become the dominant strain by March. Full story >>>
[+] Coronavirus: EU anger over delayed Pfizer vaccine deliveries 53m ago
Many EU countries are receiving significantly fewer doses due to a change in manufacturing processes. Full story >>>
[+] Capitol riots: Police describe a 'medieval battle' 10h 45m ago
US police held back a mob for hours in a "barbaric" battle at the Capitol. Here are their stories. Full story >>>
[+] Uganda elections 2021: Museveni takes lead as Bobi Wine cries foul 6h 34m ago
Election officials call on challenger Bobi Wine to provide evidence for his vote-rigging allegations. Full story >>>
[+] Tennis stars' arrival angers stranded Australians 1h 17m ago
Players are flown in ahead of the Australian Open while thousands of citizens are waiting to return. Full story >>>
[+] US Election 2020: What do countries around the world want from Joe Biden? 6h 27m ago
We speak to reporters in six global regions about hopes and expectations for the new US administration. Full story >>>
[+] WhatsApp changes: Signal messaging platform stops working as downloads surge 8h 10m ago
Signal has been downloaded millions of times since WhatsApp unveiled new privacy terms last week. Full story >>>
[+] Champion golfer Ángel Cabrera 'arrested in Brazil' over alleged assault 9h 21m ago
Mr Cabrera faces extradition to Argentina where he is alleged to have committed domestic abuse. Full story >>>
[+] Dutch Rutte government resigns over child welfare fraud scandal 15h 4m ago
Mark Rutte's cabinet resigns after families were wrongly accused and many faced financial problems. Full story >>>
[+] Coronavirus vaccine: India begins world's biggest drive 30m ago
Health and frontline workers are first in line for jabs at vaccination centres across the country. Full story >>>
[+] Covid: 'Urgent' aviation support plea over travel curbs 48m ago
Air industry bodies call for more government support ahead of the UK travel corridor closure on Monday. Full story >>>
[+] New takeaway and shopping rules begin in Scotland 6h 19m ago
Takeaway outlets and click and collect retail services must change how they operate in Scotland. Full story >>>
[+] Police probes compromised after computer records deleted 9h 26m ago
A letter from police chiefs also says 213,000 records were lost - more than first thought. Full story >>>
[+] Joanna Lumley 'shocked' at claims disabled workers unpaid 8h 35m ago
Sir Iain Duncan Smith and Joanna Lumley speak out about employees allegedly owed a total of £200,000. Full story >>>
[+] Boris Johnson says girls' education key to ending poverty 5h 49m ago
The UK prime minister wants girls' education in developing countries to be a key international focus. Full story >>>
[+] Covid: Intensive care patients transferred from London to Newcastle 10h 15m ago
Hospitals with large critical care capacity are taking patients from other areas to ease pressures Full story >>>
[+] Covid-19: A-level and GCSE results planned for early July 13h 5m ago
Replacement exam grades are likely to arrive earlier and be decided by teachers and a test. Full story >>>
[+] Irish hauliers 'bypassing Welsh ports because of Brexit', say bosses 7h 39m ago
Sea port managers fear the shift may be part of a long-term trend to ship from the Irish Republic. Full story >>>
[+] Nóra Quoirin: 'Compelling evidence' of abduction 9h 20m ago
A Belfast mother says there is "compelling evidence" that her daughter was abducted in Malaysia. Full story >>>
[+] Covid: Big Fat Gypsy Wedding star Paddy Doherty in hospital 9h 7m ago
Celebrity Big Brother winner Paddy Doherty warns fans not to underestimate the danger of coronavirus. Full story >>>
[+] Covid: UK to close all travel corridors from Monday 10h 50m ago
Prime Minister Boris Johnson says the action is needed to protect against the risk of new Covid strains. Full story >>>
[+] Covid-19: Parents with childcare issues 'must get right to furlough' 12h 39m ago
Labour says legal duty on employers to grant requests would ease strain on families in lockdown. Full story >>>
[+] Police probes compromised after computer records deleted 9h 26m ago
A letter from police chiefs also says 213,000 records were lost - more than first thought. Full story >>>
[+] Marcus Rashford and top chefs demand free school meals review 17h 33m ago
The footballer joins celebrities and campaigners to call for action in a letter to the prime minister. Full story >>>
[+] Boris Johnson says girls' education key to ending poverty 5h 49m ago
The UK prime minister wants girls' education in developing countries to be a key international focus. Full story >>>
[+] Ex-civil service boss: I'd grab Nato leader role 14h 40m ago
Lord Sedwill is "flattered" to be a candidate, but admits a politician is more likely to get the job. Full story >>>
[+] Review of children's social care system launched 16h 25m ago
Former teacher Josh MacAlister has been asked to examine every area of the care system of England. Full story >>>
[+] Brexit: No plans to dilute workers' rights, minister says 20h 50m ago
It comes after reports that protections including the 48-hour work week could be dropped. Full story >>>
[+] Jeremy Hunt's son asks Tony Blair if 'world is going to end' 13h 45m ago
John Hunt asked the former prime minister if the climate crisis would be solved before he's old. Full story >>>
[+] UK economy shrank by 2.6% in November as services suffered 18h 46m ago
Coronavirus restrictions in England affected services, with pubs and hairdressers badly hit. Full story >>>
[+] Climate change: 'Exceptionally hot' 2020 concludes warmest decade 1 day ago
The years between 2011 and 2020 were the hottest on record, and 2020 was among the warmest of all. Full story >>>
[+] Electric eels work together to zap prey 1 day ago
The electric predators work in groups to herd and "zap" their prey in unison, scientists shocked to discover. Full story >>>
[+] Government defends Cumbria coal mine green light 1 day ago
Climate change: Cumbria coal mine "risks making Britain a laughing stock" Full story >>>
[+] Honey detective work raises fears for bees 1 day ago
Pollinators risk running short of food as wildflowers disappear in a "green desert", experts warn. Full story >>>
[+] Indonesia: Archaeologists find world's oldest animal cave painting 1 day ago
The life-sized picture of a wild pig found in a remote cave is thought to be 45,000 years old. Full story >>>
[+] Growing food: Call to give vegetable growers public cash 1 day ago
An alliance of food experts want more public funds to go towards Wales-grown produce. Full story >>>
[+] Past Covid-19 infection may provide 'months of immunity' 1 day ago
But researchers warn there is still a risk of catching and passing the virus on to others again. Full story >>>
[+] £3bn UK climate finance to be spent on supporting nature 4 days ago
The PM says investment is needed to protect marine life, forests and sustainable food production. Full story >>>
[+] Climate change: US emissions in 2020 in biggest fall since WWII 3 days ago
US greenhouse gas emissions tumbled below their 1990 level last year, because of Covid-19 shutdowns. Full story >>>
[+] Ocean pollutants 'have negative effect on male fertility' 4 days ago
Harbour porpoises exposed to PCBs had shrunken testicles, suggesting sperm and fertility effects. Full story >>>
[+] Masters snooker 2021: Ronnie O'Sullivan beaten by John Higgins 7h 44m ago
World champion Ronnie O'Sullivan is beaten 6-3 by John Higgins in a remarkable Masters quarter-final. Full story >>>
[+] Manchester United: Bruno Fernandes says 'you don't want your rivals at the same level' 8h 7m ago
Bruno Fernandes thinks it would be "fun" for the fans if Manchester United could extend their lead in the title race when they face Liverpool on Sunday. Full story >>>
[+] Champion golfer Ángel Cabrera 'arrested in Brazil' over alleged assault 9h 21m ago
Mr Cabrera faces extradition to Argentina where he is alleged to have committed domestic abuse. Full story >>>
[+] British and Irish Lions tour: Can Maro Itoje captain tour of South Africa? 18m ago
Maro Itoje has never captained his country. He doesn't lead his club. So why do his team-mates think he could rugby's biggest job? Full story >>>
[+] Scottish Championship: Clubs asked if they want to continue playing 9h 9m ago
Scottish FA chief executive Ian Maxwell has written to all 10 Championship clubs asking if they want to continue playing or suspend their league. Full story >>>
[+] NFL play-offs: Drew Brees 'envisioned' Tom Brady clash in divisional round 13h 24m ago
Two future Hall of Fame quarterbacks meet in the NFL play-offs this weekend as the New Orleans Saints host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the pick of the divisional round. Full story >>>
[+] NFL: Jason Bell and Osi Umenyiora choose their dream Super Bowl teams 15h 26m ago
The NFL Show's Jason Bell and Osi Umenyiora discuss which of the sides competing in this week's divisional rounds of the play-offs would meet in their "dream" Super Bowl. Full story >>>
[+] Liverpool v Man Utd: The last time teams were in a Premier League title race 1 day ago
Take a look back to 2008-09 and the last time Liverpool and Manchester United were in a Premier League title race. Full story >>>
[+] Emile Smith Rowe: Playing with Arsenal team-mates I've grown up with is 'unbelievable' 10h 30m ago
Arsenal's Emile Smith Rowe speaks to Michael Timbs for Football Focus and says there is "no better feeling" than sharing the pitch with players he has grown up with through the academy. Full story >>>
[+] Transfer rumours: Rice, Tomori, Drinkwater, Garcia, Lacazette 7h 19m ago
Man Utd ready to rival Chelsea for West Ham's Rice, AC Milan want Chelsea's Tomori, Garcia could leave Man City this month, plus more. Full story >>>
[+] Apple reportedly planning to revive the MagSafe charging standard with the next lot of MacBook Pros 7h 30m ago
<h4>While the Touch Bar is to be banished</h4> <p>Renowned Apple soothsayer Ming-Chi Kuo reckons the iGiant is bringing back its beloved MagSafe charging standard with the next generation of MacBook Pro machines.…</p> Full story >>>
[+] Wine pops cork on version 6.0 of the Windows compatibility layer for *nix systems 8h 38m ago
<h4>We'll drink to that</h4> <p>The compatibility layer for Windows applications, Wine, has celebrated the start of 2021 in the traditional manner – <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.winehq.org/news/2021011401">with a substantial update</a>.…</p… Full story >>>
[+] Xiaomi hit by US sanctions: Can't list on stock exchanges and investors can't invest 9h 34m ago
<h4>Parting shot by Trump – but 'bi-partisan' push against China will continue, says analyst</h4> <p>With five days left before the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden, the Trump administration has delivered a parting blow to China's tech industry by designating Xiaomi as a… Full story >>>
[+] NASA pulls the plug on InSight's mole after Martian surface bests boffins 10h 31m ago
<h4>A blue day on the Red Planet</h4> <p>Hot on the heels of a <a target="_blank" href="https://www.theregister.com/2021/01/13/nasa_juno_insight/">mission extension</a> comes news that scientists <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="https://mars.nasa.gov/news/8836… Full story >>>
[+] Signal boost: Secure chat app is wobbly at the moment. Not surprising after gaining 30m+ users in a week, though 11h 6m ago
<h4>Install base explodes following WhatsApp 'privacy' update, Musk endorsement</h4> <p><strong>Updated</strong> Signal is experiencing a partial outage as tens of millions of netizens flood the free secure messaging service.…</p> Full story >>>
[+] 20 years of Drupal: Founder Dries Buytaert on API first, the end of breaking compatibility, and JavaScript bloat 12h 25m ago
<h4>Commercial involvement in open source is essential, says CMS boss</h4> <p><strong>Interview</strong> Content management system Drupal is 20 years old, prompting its founder to talk to about its evolving role, why it shifted from a policy of breaking compatibility wi… Full story >>>
[+] Epic Games files competition lawsuit against Google in the UK over Fortnite's ejection from Play Store 13h 18m ago
<h4>Epic by name, epic (lawsuit) by nature</h4> <p>Epic Games intends to file a competition lawsuit against Google in the UK as part of the ongoing <i>Fortnite</i>-kicked-off-platforms saga, according to documents lodged with the Competition Appeal Tribunal.…</p>… Full story >>>
[+] SAP offers mixed preliminary results at the 'top end' of its downwardly revised outlook 14h 13m ago
<h4>Uphill battle shifting business applications to the cloud laid bare</h4> <p>SAP today reported <a target="_blank" href="https://news.sap.com/2021/01/sap-pre-announces-strong-fourth-quarter-and-full-year-2020-results/">preliminary results</a> for 2020, showing the Ge… Full story >>>
[+] Dell CTO shares his hottest trends for 2021: Four interesting technologies, one of which is still borderline sci-fi for now 16h 22m ago
<h4>Spoiler: It's quantum. And who knew? 5G isn't for the peasants</h4> <p>Dell's global chief technology officer, John Roese, shared his thoughts on where technology will go in 2021 at a roundtable event this week. Short version? Anywhere it likes – so long as it's on Dell kit.… Full story >>>
[+] IBM still spending its way to cloud relevance with Taos purchase 17h 27m ago
<h4>Hybrid? Multi-cloud? Big Blue has a consultant for that</h4> <p>IBM <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.taos.com/ibm-boosts-its-hybrid-cloud-consulting-capability-with-taos">is to snaffle</a> San Jose-based consulting outfit Taos as it seeks to bolst… Full story >>>