The full lifting of restrictions in England should be delayed by a month beyond 21 June due to the impact of the Indian variant of coronavirus, a leading scientist advising the government has told Sky News.

A five-month-old baby with a spinal disorder has become the first NHS patient in England to be treated with a potentially life-saving drug that can prolong life.

The daughter-in-law of Conservative grandee Lord Ashcroft has been charged with manslaughter by negligence after a police superintendent was shot dead in Belize. 

Police have issued an urgent appeal to find a 29-year-old man following the death of a woman and child in Lincolnshire.

House prices in the UK jumped by an annual 10.9% driven by shifting preferences and buyers seeking new homes in the wake of the pandemic.

Athletes from across the world of sport have offered their support to Naomi Osaka, who pulled out of the French Open due to mental health concerns - but some have also questioned her decision.

Dramatic footage shows a young child being rescued by the RNLI after the inflatable dinghy she was on drifted out to sea off Kinmel Bay.

Police have launched a murder investigation after a teenage boy was stabbed to death in north Birmingham.

Heathrow has opened a dedicated terminal for passengers on direct flights from red list countries, following concerns that they were mixing with those from green and amber nations.

Boris Johnson is being urged to give more COVID-19 vaccines to poorer countries ahead of the G7 summit.