Roman Abramovich was not “directed” to buy Chelsea FC by Russian President Vladimir Putin, the High Court has heard. The Russian billionaire’s lawyer told the High Court he is not Mr Putin’s “cashier” and did not purchase the club as
Sydney will remain in lockdown for another month as officials continue to struggle to contain a growing outbreak of the Delta coronavirus variant. It comes as parts of Australia have been forced to go back into lockdown despite the country
Which country is more likely to win the largest number of medals at Tokyo 2020? No points for guessing either United States or China. In fact, the US has won more medals than any other country since the 1996 Games
It comes after Biles, who was vying for six Olympic golds in Tokyo, withdrew from the team gymnastics final, claiming: “I just didn’t want to go on.” Biles, 24, is still yet to decide whether to take part in four
Ryanair says it will hire 2,000 pilots to crew its fleet of new Boeing aircraft, the airline said on Monday, in a spark of hope for an industry pummelled by the pandemic. Last month, Ryanair took delivery of its first
The Balearic Islands, which include the tourist hotspots of Ibiza, Majorca and Minorca, will be moved back to the amber travel list. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said the measure will take effect in England from 4am on Monday, which will
Holidaymakers and industry groups have hit out at the late decision to make Britons quarantine for 10 days when they return from France. From Monday, UK residents who have had two COVID jabs will no longer have to isolate after
Heathrow Airport has urged the government to reopen the UK economy to fully vaccinated travellers from the EU and US by the end of the month after revealing coronavirus crisis losses of almost £3bn to date. The company said expensive
Fully vaccinated travellers from the EU and the US will be allowed to avoid quarantine on arrival in England. Since 19 July, people double jabbed in the UK have not needed to quarantine if they travel from the US and
Fully vaccinated travellers from the EU and the US will not have to quarantine when arriving in England from an amber list country, the government has confirmed. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said the change regarding US and EU arrivals will