People across England are facing new coronavirus restrictions on daily life after Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the government is moving to its Plan B response to tackle the rapid spread of the Omicron variant.

Australia, the UK and the United States will pay the price for their "mistaken acts", after deciding not to send government delegations to February's Winter Olympics in Beijing, China's foreign ministry has said.

Tourists at a four-star Cancun resort were sent scrambling for cover when gunmen pulled up on jet skis and opened fire.

New Zealand plans to introduce laws that will mean today's young people will go through their lives without ever being allowed to legally buy cigarettes.

An iconic chimney at what was once the largest power station in Europe has come crashing down in an explosion this morning as it was demolished.

The Conservative Party has been fined nearly £18,000 for failing to properly declare a donation made towards Boris Johnson's flat refurbishment.

Clive Treacey knew he was dying, say his family. He even told his sister to "get a red rose" - which she took to mean as a symbol of remembrance after he was gone.

Health Secretary Sajid Javid said he was "very upset" when he saw the video of the PM's adviser joking about a Downing Street Christmas party while London was under Tier 3 restrictions last year.

House of Fraser and Waterstones are among more than 200 employers who are the latest to be named and shamed for breaching minimum wage law.

Former TOWIE star Mark Wright has revealed he's had a 12cm tumour removed from near his armpit.