Major Australian banks hit by website outage

Several major Australian banks suffered website crashes on Thursday, according to the tracking site Downdetector.

Inquiry into 'fake Covid tests' at India's Kumbh Mela

Uttarakhand state in northern India has ordered a police inquiry into allegations of private labs filing fake Covid reports.

China launches first crew to new space station

China has launched three astronauts into orbit to begin the occupation of the country's new space station.

British music exports reach a record high

Dua Lipa, Coldplay and The Beatles helped the British record industry earn £519.7m overseas last year, the highest figure on record. Export revenues for music grew by 6 per cent compared to 2019, aided by the "explosive growth of music streaming", said record label association the BPI.

Another life-saving Covid treatment found

Exactly a year on from the discovery that a cheap steroid drug prevented Covid deaths, researchers say they have found another life-saving therapy.

Beijing tells Nato to stop hyping up China threat

It added that Nato should view China's development in a "rational manner" and "stop taking China's legitimate interests and rights as an excuse to manipulate bloc politics, create confrontation and fuel geopolitical competition".

Secrets of tiny diving mammals revealed

Biologists have uncovered the genetic secrets of the world's smallest diving mammals - water shrews.

A Quiet Place 2 passes $100m mark in US and Canada

A Quiet Place Part II has become the first film released since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic to make more than $100m at the US and Canada box office.

Champion Farah to make second bid for Olympic 10,000m qualification

Two-time Olympic 10,000m champion Mo Farah will attempt to qualify for the Tokyo Games at the British Athletics Championships on 25 June in Manchester.

China denounces G7 after statement on Xinjiang and Hong Kong

China's embassy in the UK accused the G7 of "baseless accusations". "Stop slandering China, stop interfering in China's internal affairs, and stop harming China's interests," a spokesman said on Monday.