The Asian giant hornet stings through clothing like a red-hot needle and slaughters honeybees by the thousands.

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Since its launch on April 2 this year, over 96 million people have registered with the Aarogya Setu health care application, which has become the fastest mobile app to reach 50 million users globally . The Aarogya Setu has helped the government with its twin objective -- "whom to test" and "where to test more" in its battle against COVID-19.

South African Breweries, one of the world's largest brewers, says it may have to destroy 400 million bottles of beer as a result of the country's ban on alcohol sales that is part of its lockdown measures to combat the spread of COVID-19.

Fans think they might be going official

PoP: Redemption video has hid in plain sight since 2012, elicits former devs' response.

With almost all football off because of the coronavirus, star players have found themselves at a loose end. How are they filling their time?

Without integrating into phones' operating systems, performance of contact-tracing apps is likely to be limited

The investigation into bullying accusations against Priti Patel must be released "as soon as possible", Labour has demanded.

Admission that faster testing might have helped as UK hit by top death toll in Europe

Despite everything, the Tory party is sticking to the ideology of the free market, rather than saving lives and jobs

“How on earth did it come to this?” Keir Starmer’s question could skewer Boris Johnson at every PMQs from now on. It encompasses all the damage the government did in the last decade, as well as all it has failed to do to protect the country from Covid-19. The list of derelictions in the early stage of the crisis is long, the testing and the protective equipment still shamefully inadequate. Have lessons been learned? The auguries are not good.

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Actor returns with his beloved dog for kids channel's 'Tom Hardy week'

Former 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?' host did not like the way 'Quiz' suggested the Ingrams could be innocent

'My libido has abandoned me since the isolation started. I suppose that sadness and worry have displaced erotic fantasies,' wrote the Oscar-winning director

TV host has been playing music to her husband Derek Draper, who remains critically ill

The creator and star of 'Save Me Too' talks to Ellie Harrison about government failings, growing up without his father, and why he's not ready to write about racism

The former footballer has also been chatting to isolated people on video calls

Apple and Google give a first look at how public health apps will alert you if you've crossed paths with someone who tested positive for COVID-19.

Glossier's helping hands

Get it while you can, before Carole Baskin does!

The winner will be announced 'late summer', organisers say

Ann Patchett, author of The Dutch House, tells Katie Law how Kim K, Trump and some nuns inspired her latest novel

CBeebies tapped the mental health campaigner to narrate the new game

From Ayurvedic cooking to traybake heroes, these are the cookbooks we've turned to over the last seven weeks

NPD “restatement” shows consistent spending growth as digital sales dominate.

Predict the results of the matches that should have been played this weekend...

It's been four weeks since a ball was last kicked in the Premier League.

Fede Valverde can be as important as Sergio Ramos at Real Madrid, says Diego Forlan.

Chelsea have "dropped one" regarding Willian's contract, according to Paul Merson - but the former Arsenal forward also believes the Brazilian winger has been fortunate to avoid criticism for letting his deal run down.

Donny van de Beek's agent believes his client will still be able to secure a move away from Ajax this summer.

Marcus Rashford says it would have been a "dream" to play alongside Paul Scholes at Manchester United.

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has been sharing ideas with the coach of NFL side LA Rams, Sean McVay.

Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden remains "really hopeful" over the resumption of the Premier League season, though insists the go ahead has not been given yet.

Marshwood Vale, Dorset: It began in March, when the buff-tailed queens emerged from hibernation, zigzagging from bloom to bloom

In the garden on a bright morning, with sunshine lancing the cherry blossom, my eye is drawn to the fat glitter of a queen bumblebee gathering nectar in the golden bowl of a tree peony flower. A black, almost velvety, body and rich orange-tipped rump indicate that this is a red-tailed bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius). Her wings shine as if newly waxed, while her tongue briskly probes a tassel of stamens. After a few seconds she’s off to check the next bloom – then airborne again, zooming over the wall.

Lockdown has replaced the background hum of distant traffic with the low, blundering drone of bumblebees. It began in March when buff-tailed queens emerged from hibernation, zigzagging across the lawn. Buff-tails are easily recognised by their size – the queens can be more than 2cm long – and their markings, two well-separated yellow bands and a brown-tinged tail-tip. Because they nest in holes in the ground, they are also called earth bumblebees (Bombus terrestris). The name is like an anchor, tethering a creature of sunlight, pollen and warmth to the chthonic darkness underground.

Using data from the COVID Tracking Project, we’re following how each state is responding to COVID-19.

Demand for Instacart's grocery deliveries has put new strains on the company's shoppers, who say they have little to show for risking their health.

A new method for reliably identifying the presence of beer or other malted foodstuffs in archaeological finds is described in a study published May 6, 2020 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Andreas G. Heiss from the Austrian Academy of Sciences (OeAW), Austria and colleagues.

The new Arc sound bar adds Dolby Atmos compatibility for a price.

A new study has found the oil and gas industry has had a far worse impact on the climate than previously believed.

Anxious parents express their relief as kids in the Northern Territory head back into the classroom for term two after homeschooling when the COVID-19 crisis first hit.

The tourism industry warns if Virgin Australia collapses it could deliver a knockout blow to many WA businesses who were already on their knees as a result of coronavirus.

Regional tourism hotspots are closed but if bans on international travel continue local towns and businesses are hoping for a rapid resurgence in business.

Australia's largest flour mill will produce an extra 50 million kilograms by the middle of the year as consumer demand goes through the roof.