23 mins ago UK sees highest daily number of Covid-19 cases recorded There have been a further 7,143 cases of coronavirus reported in the UK in the last 24 hours.

9 mins ago Justice Ginsburg buried at Arlington in private ceremony Ms Ginsburg was laid to rest beside her husband and near some of her former colleagues on the court.

18 mins ago MPs pass controversial Brexit legislation despite ‘law-breaking’ concerns The United Kingdom Internal Market Bill will undergo further scrutiny in the House of Lords after clearing the Commons.

58 mins ago Space station air leak forces middle-of-night crew wake-up Nasa officials stress that the leak remains small and poses no danger.

3 hours, 38 mins ago latest Boris Johnson apologises for local lockdown confusion The Prime Minister said he ‘misspoke’ when asked about the measures coming into effect in the North East on Wednesday

3 hours, 46 mins ago ‘Good evidence’ Covid-19 may be spreading in pubs and restaurants – expert The start of the chain of transmission is often from an indoor crowded setting such as a pub, a researcher has said.

3 hours, 58 mins ago UK targets ‘fraudulent’ Belarusian leader Lukashenko with sanctions Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said the move was in response to the violent ‘thuggery’ following the ‘rigged’ election

4 hours, 15 mins ago Greece clears cruise ship to sail on after Covid scare The vessel, operated by Tui Cruises, has 922 passengers and 666 crew members on board.

4 hours, 46 mins ago Diabetes drug ‘improves survival chance in diabetic patients with Covid-19’ The researchers are set to begin a randomised and controlled trial of sitagliptin and are preparing to enrol patients in Europe.

6 hours, 14 mins ago Kuwaiti ruler Sheikh Sabah dies at 91 He is expected to be succeeded by his half-brother, Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah.

7 hours, 25 mins ago Boris Johnson apologises for lack of clarity over restrictions UK Labour party claimed Johnson did not understand new lockdown rules for the North East of England, due to start at midnight.

10 hours, 14 mins ago Greece tests more cruise ship crew amid Covid outbreak The vessel, operated by Tui Cruises, has 922 passengers.

10 hours, 26 mins ago Carlos Ghosn launches initiative to help his native Lebanon The former Nissan chief, wanted by Interpol, was smuggled from Japan in late December.

11 hours, 48 mins ago United Arab Emirates to launch spacecraft to moon in 2024 The move comes after the launch of a Mars probe earlier this year by the UAE.

13 hours, 3 mins ago Five questions heading into Trump and Biden’s first debate It is just five weeks before Election Day and early voting is already unfolding in some US states.

13 hours, 41 mins ago Trump and Biden prepare to debate at time of mounting crises The president’s handling of coronavirus is likely to dominate much of the discussion at the debate in Cleveland.

17 hours, 45 mins ago Purge of brain-eating microbe from water system to take two months Josiah McIntyre died earlier this month after being infected with the brain-eating parasite, doctors said.

19 hours, 7 mins ago Coronavirus: Global death toll passes one million The bleak milestone, recorded by Johns Hopkins University, is greater than the population of Jerusalem.

23 hours, 5 mins ago Salty lake and ponds could be gurgling beneath Mars South Pole The underground lake is estimated to be 12 to 18 miles across and buried a mile beneath the icy surface.

23 hours, 15 mins ago World Health Organisation aims to roll out faster Covid tests for poorer nations Director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus hailed the programme as ‘good news’ in the fight against coronavirus.

23 hours, 32 mins ago Tougher lockdown measures for large parts of England Matt Hancock said the incidence rate across the area is now more than 100 cases per 100,000.

23 hours, 57 mins ago Officer charged in Breonna Taylor case pleads not guilty Brett Hankison’s plea comes five days after a grand jury indicted him on three counts of wanton endangerment.

1 day ago ‘Super-enzyme’ that eats plastic ‘significant leap forward’ in pollution crisis The enhanced protein is made up of two enzymes produced by a type of bacteria that feeds on plastic bottles.

1 day ago New wildfires hit wine country near San Francisco The fires in the famed Napa-Sonoma wine country came on the third anniversary of deadly wildfires that erupted in 2017.

1 day ago Poland rejects international criticism over LGBT rights An increasingly visible LGBT community in Poland has faced a backlash from the right-wing government, many local communities and the Catholic church.

1 day ago Manchester's self-isolating students to get compensation Students will also receive a care package, the university’s vice-chancellor said

1 day ago Spain’s top court rules to remove Catalan chief from office Pro-secession activists have reacted by calling for protests in the regional capital, Barcelona.

1 day ago Weaning babies on Weetabix may prevent wheat allergies, study suggests Scientists found that weaning babies early may help prevent coeliac disease.

1 day ago Belarus detains 500 at weekend anti-government protests Hundreds of thousands of Belarusians have been protesting daily since the country’s disputed presidential election on August 9.

1 day ago Pakistan’s top court accepts appeal to keep British-born man on death row Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh had been on death row since his conviction in 2002 over American journalist Daniel Pearl’s killing.

1 day ago Trump campaign sues to block postal vote rule changes in North Carolina North Carolina is among the swing states that could determine the result of November’s US presidential election.

1 day ago Ambassadors appeal for acceptance of LGBT people in Poland An increasingly visible LGBT community in Poland has faced a backlash from the right-wing government, many local communities and the Catholic church.

1 day ago Biden and Trump take different approaches to US election debate preparation Donald Trump and Joe Biden are scheduled to meet on the debate stage for the first time on Tuesday in Ohio.

1 day ago British parliament bars exempt from 10pm curfew for pubs and restaurants They will be able to remain open after the curfew because they fall under the description of a workplace canteen.

1 day ago Nagorno-Karabakh: Background to the conflict Renewed fighting between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces over the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh could drag Russia and Turkey into the conflict

1 day ago Armenia and Azerbaijan continue deadly fight for disputed region The region lies within Azerbaijan but has been under the control of ethnic Armenian forces backed by Armenia since 1994 after a separatist war.

1 day ago Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny visited by Angela Merkel in hospital Mr Navalny spent 32 days at the Charite hospital in Berlin where he was being treated for what German authorities found was nerve agent poisoning.

1 day ago Five things we learned about Donald Trump’s tax affairs Donald Trump has been waging a legal battle to keep his tax returns hidden.

1 day ago Trump’s tax revelation could tarnish image that fuelled his rise The New York Times has revealed that he paid just 750 dollars in federal income taxes in 2016, the year he won the presidency.

1 day ago India’s confirmed coronavirus cases top six million New infections in the country are currently being reported faster than anywhere else in the world.

1 day ago UK patient receives experimental arthritis drug in trial for severe Covid-19 In addition to standard care, Farhan Hamid has been given a dose of otilimab.

1 day ago UK-built shoebox-size satellites set for lift-off The satellites will monitor shipping movements from low-Earth orbit.

1 day ago Ex-NFL star Joe Montana and wife block attempted kidnapping of grandchild The sheriff’s office says that Dalzell fled the home but was later arrested. She faces kidnapping and burglary charges.

1 day ago Trump paid 750 dollars in US income taxes in 2016 and 2017, reports claim He has fiercely guarded his tax filings and is the only president in modern times not to make them public.

1 day ago Mali transitional government appoints new prime minister The three government heads are to lead the transitional government to an election in 18 months.

2 days ago latest Scottish students permitted to return home on long-term basis The updated guidance also tells students it is an offence to visit another household without a reasonable excuse

2 days ago Officer who shot Jacob Blake thought he was trying to abduct child, says lawyer The shooting in Kenosha, Wisconsin, in August sparked outrage and led to several nights of protest and unrest.

2 days ago Flags fly for pandemic victims in Spanish park Volunteers placed the flags on a grassy slope overlooking a main road in Madrid on Sunday.

2 days ago 100,000 march in Belarus capital on 50th day of protests The Interior Ministry said that about 200 demonstrators were arrested throughout the country on Sunday.

2 days ago Sixteen killed as fighting erupts between Armenia and Azerbaijan Heavy fighting has broken out in the region that lies within Azerbaijan but has been under the control of ethnic Armenian forces since 1994.

2 days ago Children to return to school as Melbourne eases lockdown The Australian city and surrounding parts of rural Victoria state were placed under strict Level 4 lockdowns on August 2.

2 days ago Swiss reject nationalist plan to limit jobs for EU citizens Public broadcaster SRF reported, based on a partial count, that the measure had been rejected by 61.3% of voters.

2 days ago latest Melbourne restrictions to be eased as Covid cases plummet Restrictions in the Australian state of Victoria were due to last until the end of November

2 days ago Two dead as fighting erupts between Armenia and Azerbaijan Heavy fighting broke out in the region that lies within Azerbaijan but has been under the control of ethnic Armenian forces since 1994.