Covid: No quarantine for fully jabbed US and EU travellers to England

The biggest island, Diego Garcia, hosts a joint UK-US airbase which is of strategic importance.

Foreign policy experts said the approach may be calculated to avoid escalating a conflict with Iran.

The EU, US and allies will block a number of Russian banks from the main global payment system, Swift.

The Russian assault is being fought on several fronts after it attacked from the east, north and south.

Glasgow Airport experiences major disruption due to snow while sporting events are cancelled.

The number of asylum applications increased by almost a fifth in a year, the Home Office says.