US President Joe Biden has welcomed the conviction of Derek Chauvin and said it can be a "moment of significant change" after the white former police officer was found guilty of murdering 46-year-old black man George Floyd.

Minneapolis had been braced for this moment.

The owner of Liverpool FC has apologised to fans, manager Jurgen Klopp and his players over the club's bid to join the European Super League - which has now been aborted.

The Queen will celebrate her 95th birthday today - just days after the funeral of her husband Prince Philip.

Legally binding targets for particulate matter pollution should be looked at by the government, the coroner in the inquest of nine-year-old Ella Kissi-Debrah has said.

Grammy-winning songwriter Jim Steinman has died at the age of 73, his brother has confirmed.

The rate of inflation ticked up markedly in March as fuel and fashion costs rose in anticipation of an easing in coronavirus lockdown measures, according to official figures.

Police have shot and killed a young black girl just before Derek Chauvin was convicted of murdering George Floyd.

Regular exercise reduces the chances of dying from infectious diseases such as COVID-19 by more than a third and makes people 31% less likely to catch the virus, a major study has found.

A jury has unanimously convicted Derek Chauvin of the murder of George Floyd.