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Covid: India on UK travel red list as Covid crisis grows
The rule change effectively bans travel amid soaring infection rates and a rapidly rising death toll.

India Covid crisis: Hospitals buckle under record surge
Families of Covid patients are pleading for hospital care as emergency rooms and wards overflow.

Convicted Post Office workers have names cleared
Judges quash convictions of 39 former postmasters after the UK's most widespread miscarriage of justice.

US joins race to find stricken Indonesia submarine
Indonesia is trying to rescue 53 crew on board a missing submarine before their oxygen runs out.

Covid pushes UK borrowing to highest since WW2
The government borrowed £303bn in the year to March, reflecting the cost of measures to support the economy.

East Jerusalem clashes leave over 100 injured
Tensions boil over into some of the worst violence in the Israeli-occupied sector for months.

Dyson leak row: Don't lock ministers in ivory towers, says senior Tory
Sir Bernard Jenkin says ministers need some privacy amid claims about who leaked PM-Dyson texts.

Northumberland Longridge Towers School strip club teacher banned
Richard Glenn is banned for three years over the visit to the Costa Rica lapdancing venue.

Child missing for three days after Tower Bridge fall, police confirm
City of London Police say the case is being treated as a missing person investigation.

Shock G: Digital Underground's The Humpty Dance rapper dies, aged 57
He was the co-founder of hip-hop pioneers Digital Underground and produced 2Pac's debut album.

Swindon family reunited with stolen chihuahua after 18 months
Paris was stolen from Lisa Lockey in 2019, but later found using the pet's microchip.

Memorial plaque washes up 140 miles away on Somerset beach
A memorial plaque lost in Storm Dennis is found in Somerset by a litter picker a year later.

Prince Louis: New birthday photograph as he starts nursery
The picture of Louis on his bike was taken by the Duchess of Cambridge to mark his third birthday.

Election 2021: Jackie Weaver explains parish councils
The viral sensation explains what parish councillors do and why you should vote for them on 6 May.

Watch: Moment pet dog runs on to high school race track and wins relay event
Watch the moment Holly the dog joins in the final sprint of a high school relay event in Utah and crosses the line first.

Fingerprint from 5,000 years ago found in Orkney
The print was discovered on the fragment of a clay vessel made by a Neolithic potter.

Court case delays left assault victim waiting over a year
The government has announced emergency funding to help tackle huge delays in court trials.

Covid: Those warning signs are being photographed for history
Photographer Matthew Chattle has collected hundreds of images of social distancing floor signs.

Scottish election 2021: Is this Scotland’s climate election?
We take a look at one of the big issues of this election – and one of the biggest facing the world.

European Super League: Why were there no teams from Germany?
There's growing interest in the German model, where fans hold a controlling stake in the clubs.