The Latest Breaking News from The Week

The English Chess Federation (ECF) has said that it will not enforce restrictions on transgender people’s involvement in the game, in defiance of new rules introduced by chess’s international governing body.

A-level results are in and many students are now preparing for university life. 

As cruise aficionados know, sailing is as much about the journey as the destination. One of the best ways of experiencing this is sailing in the fjords of Norway. You get 360-degrees of scenery, from waterfalls and clear water to mountains that almost touch the heavens.

The NHS could roll out more virtual wards to treat flu and Covid patients this winter, after the treatments watchdog gave the green light to the plan.

BMW has launched its smallest electric crossover, the iX1, joining a market that includes the likes of the Tesla Model Y, Mercedes-Benz EQA, and Audi Q4 e-tron, said The Daily Telegraph. In some ways, it can compete with those cars; it is fast, and has a “smart interior”. The entry-level…

A “phantom post snatcher” is “prowling” the remote Welsh countryside by night and removing marker signs from a popular hiking trail in Snowdonia, said The Times. After the signposts, which are essential for those hiking the 83-mile Snowdonia Slate Trail, disappeared, a spokesperson for the trail said they were baffled.…

Capri has long been synonymous with glamour and the high life. A jewel of the Mediterranean just off the tip of the Sorrentine peninsula, this rugged island blends dramatic natural beauty with five-star allure that makes it a magnet for the rich who park their superyachts in the marina. A-listers…

The nose of Leonard Bernstein, the legendary American conductor played by Bradley Cooper in an upcoming Netflix biopic, has become the focus of a furore over the issue of representation in Hollywood.

Thailand’s controversial former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been taken into custody just minutes after arriving back in the country after 15 years in exile.

The leaders of Brazil, India, China and South Africa kick off a three-day summit in Johannesburg today billed as the most important meeting of the Brics nations in a decade. 

Eight people, six of them schoolchildren and two teachers, have been trapped after a cable car broke down in northern Pakistan.