A doctor and her husband who made almost £8,000 out of “sheer greed” selling PPE stolen from the NHS during the early months of the Covid-19 pandemic have been jailed for 10 months each.

Lord Robertson of Port Ellen said the UK is lacking in ammunition, training, people, logistics, and medical capacity.

Between 20 and 40mm of rain could fall in one hour in the amber warning zone, going up to 70 to 100mm in just a few hours where heavy downpours persist. “Torrential rain, with thunderstorms in places, ...

Taiwan will not provoke a confrontation with China, the self-ruled island’s vice president has said, lamenting Beijing’s “aggressive military posturing” against the island democracy that China claims ...