Grant Shapps has defended France's position on the UK's 'amber plus' travel list, saying the decision was made due to cases of the Beta coronavirus variant in the north of the country.

Drug-related deaths in Scotland have hit record levels for the seventh year in a row, with 1,339 people dying in 2020.

Symptoms of COVID-19 during the early days of infection differ between age groups and also between men and women, new research has found.

Great Britain's Beth Shriever has won the gold medal in the women's BMX racing at the Tokyo Olympics.

Gymnast Bryony Page has won bronze in the trampolining, taking Team GB's medal haul at the Tokyo Olympics to 24.

Unvaccinated expectant mothers are at greater risk from the Delta variant, with both mother and unborn baby at particular danger of becoming severely ill from COVID-19.

Scarlett Johansson is suing Disney - accusing the company of breaching her contract when it offered the film Black Widow on its streaming service at the same time as it was released in theatres.

The International Space Station has been knocked out of position after a Russian science lab malfunctioned.

A number of Conservative MPs have told Sky News they do not think the government will follow through and actually introduce domestic vaccine passports.

The amount of ice that melted from Greenland on Tuesday alone would be enough to cover the whole US state of Florida in two inches of water, scientists have warned.