The government "should be able" to begin easing England's coronavirus lockdown in March, a senior minister has told Sky News.

Britain will return to many of the toughest restrictions imposed in March as the new variant of coronavirus spreads rapidly nationwide.

Businesses in the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors will receive up to £9,000 in one-off grants to help them through latest coronavirus restrictions, the chancellor has said.

As the UK goes into a full lockdown, here is a breakdown of the situation with schools, colleges and universities across the four nations.

Boris Johnson has outlined the NHS's "realistic expectations" for the vaccination programme in the coming weeks as England and Scotland head into new national lockdowns.

Boris Johnson put science and data right at the beginning of his address to the nation, to explain why he was about to announce England's third national lockdown.

Joe Biden has a lot to be grateful for in the state of Georgia.

A top-ranked sumo wrestler has tested positive for the coronavirus, officials in Japan have said.

Bond girl Tanya Roberts is still alive, her agent has said, after earlier saying she had died. 

Next has pencilled in a £58m lockdown hit to profits - taking the shine off a better than expected sales performance over Christmas boosted by demand for children's clothes and casual wear.