Boris Johnson is expected to raise national insurance by about 1.2% to pay for a pledge to end the "catastrophic costs" of social care - but vaccines minister Nadhim Zahawi says it would be "arrogant" to suggest the problems can definitely be fixed.

Vaccines Minister Nadhim Zahawi has not denied that 'firebreak' restrictions could be implemented in October if COVID-19 hospitalisations remain high - but said it depends on the success of the booster jab programme for the elderly and most vulnerabl...

Police Scotland has pleaded guilty at the High Court in Edinburgh to failings which "materially contributed" to the death of a woman after officers failed to respond to an emergency call.

The Wire actor Michael K Williams has died at the age of 54, police in New York say.

An organised group of criminals based in East Asia have defrauded job seekers in the UK and worldwide after getting a scam app on to both the Google and Apple app stores.

Teachers lack the resources needed to "stamp out [the] root causes" of extremist views among children in classrooms in England, a study suggests.

Britain's military spy agency is investigating the origin of a letter that emerged on social media purporting to be a suicide note by a veteran who claimed to have taken his life following the Taliban's victory in Afghanistan, Sky News has learnt.

The mother of a three-year-old boy, who was found three days after he went missing in Australian woodland, says she feels "blessed" her son is now safe.

A 15-year-old boy who ran over and killed a father-of-three while stealing his vehicle has been sentenced to four years and nine months in detention.

The number of children referred to Barnardo's fostering services has shot up by 36% in the last 12 months leading to a shortage of foster carers, according to the charity.