In a rare public intervention, the Queen – who is due to entertain world leaders at the gathering in Glasgow – voiced frustration at the lack of RSVPs just a fortnight before it kicks off.

The presenter of BBC’s Springwatch said that at around midnight of Friday, balaclava-clad thugs drove his car to his remote country home and set fire to it, before fleeing in a get-away vehicle.

Sydney has hit another grim record for its coronavirus outbreak with 919 new cases and one death, even as almost 150,000 were vaccinated in a single day.

Fashion retailer Gap has confirmed it plans to shut 19 shops in the UK and Ireland at the end of next month.

Cops allegedly uncovered a treasure trove of expensive goods, including flashy cars, gold bullion, cryptocurrency and cash when they executed 11 search warrants in Sydney.

The director of the Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Gao Fu, said the CoronaVac did not ‘have very high protection rates’ against symptomatic illness.