A black equal rights activist is in a critical condition in hospital after being shot in the head in south London yesterday.

European leaders and the US have strongly condemned the arrest of a Belarusian dissident journalist after the Ryanair flight he was travelling on was forced to land in the Belarus capital Minsk.

Roman Protasevich was flying from Athens to Vilnius, Lithuania's capital, when the aircraft was forced to land in Minsk, where he was arrested.

Spain has lifted its restrictions on travellers from the UK in a bid to boost its economy.

India's coronavirus death toll has passed 300,000 after 4,454 new fatalities were reported in daily figures.

A senior Hamas leader has told Sky News the group's current ceasefire should hold but warned there was no chance of making peace with Israel for the moment.

People living in overcrowded houses who have to self-isolate will be offered alternative accommodation under a new scheme.

Some 14 people have died after a cable car plunged to the ground near Lake Maggiore in northern Italy, and then tumbled down the slope.

The Duchess of Cambridge and Game of Thrones star Emilia Clarke have sent messages of thanks as part of a global campaign celebrating the "incredible work" of nurses.