Germany: Hosts suffer shock World Cup defeat 1-2 at the hands of North Macedonia

North Macedonia stunned four-time world champions Germany as Eljif Elmas’ late goal secured a shock win. Goran Pandev had put North Macedonia ahead in the 2022 World Cup qualifier on…

UK: England win 2-1 against Poland

Harry Maguire’s late winner made it a maximum nine points from three World Cup 2022 qualifiers for England as they overcame Poland at Wembley. Poland presented a much sterner test…

USA: Los Angeles police determine the cause of Tiger Woods’s car accident

The details of what caused Tiger Woods’ car crash will only be released if the 15-time major winner gives permission for police to share their findings. A cause has been…

UK: PwC says start when you like, leave when you like

From now on if you work for PriceWaterhouseCooper you’ll be able to work from home a couple of days a week and start as early or late as you like.…

France: Young heroes climb building to save family from fire in Nantes

A group of young people in the French city of Nantes are being hailed for rescuing a family from a fire in an apartment building. Dramatic footage shows them scaling…

Argentina: Skull of dinosaur called ‘one who causes fear’ found in Patagonia

Scientists in southern Argentina have found the skull of a large meat-eating dinosaur named “one who causes fear” in the local Mapuche language. The horned Llukalkan aliocranianus was around 5…

USA: Biden unveils ‘once in a generation’ spending plan

US President Joe Biden has called for trillions in spending aimed at re-igniting America’s economic growth by upgrading its crumbling infrastructure and tackling climate change. The $2.3tn (£1.7tn) proposal would…

Russia: Putin critic Navalny on hunger strike over prison treatment

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has announced a hunger strike at the penal colony where he is held, to demand proper medical treatment. He has complained on Instagram of not…

China: Huawei’s business damaged by US sanctions despite success at home

Chinese telecoms giant Huawei has admitted that sanctions imposed on it by the US in 2019 have had a major impact on its mobile phone business. The US took action…

France: Schools to close under third lockdown

French schools will close for at least three weeks as part of new national restrictions to fight rising Covid cases, President Emmanuel Macron says. Mr Macron said that schools would…