France: Deliveroo April Fools’ joke backfires in France

French Deliveroo customers who received fake bills for hundreds of euros’ worth of pizza have failed to see the funny side of the April Fools’ joke. On 1 April thousands…

UK: Seven blood clot deaths after AstraZeneca vaccine

Seven people have died from unusual blood clots after getting the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine in the UK, the medicines regulator has confirmed. In total, 30 people out of 18 million vaccinated…

Taiwan: Site boss bailed amid grief over 50 train crash deaths

Officials investigating a train crash in Taiwan that killed at least 50 people are focusing on a maintenance lorry that slid onto the track. The train hit the lorry then…

Russia: ‘Troop build-up’ near Ukraine alarms Nato

Russia has warned Nato against sending any troops to help Ukraine, amid reports of a large Russian military build-up on its borders. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia would take…

UK: Police uncover teenage girl ‘suicide’ Instagram group

Social media groups involving teenage girls that led to “suicidal crises” and “serious self-harm” have been uncovered by UK police. Twelve girls, aged between 12 and 16 years old and…

USA: Google reopens offices

Google is changing its work-from-home policy as it looks to get more people back into its US offices. The tech firm said employees can work from home overseas for more…

Brazil: Dinosaur-killing asteroid strike gave rise to Amazon rainforest

The asteroid impact that killed off the dinosaurs gave birth to our planet’s tropical rainforests, a study suggests. Researchers used fossil pollen and leaves from Colombia to investigate how the…

Russian: Surgeons perform heart operation during blaze

A medical team at a Russian hospital successfully completed open-heart surgery on a patient while firefighters battled to contain a serious blaze engulfing the old building’s roof. More than 120…

UK: 30 blood clot cases found in AstraZeneca recipients

The UK’s medicines watchdog says it has found 30 cases of rare blood clots in people who have had the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid vaccine. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency…

USA: Police officer dies after car rams Capitol complex

An attack at the US Capitol complex in Washington DC has left one police officer dead and another in hospital with injuries. A car crashed into a security barrier before…