ASTRAZENECA vaccines are offering little to zero defence against the new Omicron strain after 100 days, meaning booster jabs are vital in fighting the spread of the virus.

A US airman has been found dead just hours after he was reported missing from a British air force base.

THE HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales are to set sail again next year in a global show of power for British naval forces.

RISHI SUNAK has been urged to unleash a banking revolution in Britain to capitalise on the benefits of being out of the EU as the "City of London's future could hang in the balance".

AN OBSERVATIONAL study conducted on 2,190 healthcare workers in the UK found that the time of day you took your vaccine can impact its effectiveness.

A TERRIFIED dog was dumped at the gates of a rescue centre just weeks before Christmas.

A WOMAN who offered cocaine to a monkey and flushed the terrified animal down a toilet has been banned from keeping animals.

TOP UK public health officials have warned that 'stringent measures' need to be put in place by December 18 to stop Covid hospitalisations from surpassing last year's winter peak, amid a surge in cases of the new Omicron variant.

CHANCELLOR Rishi Sunak says the economy is recovering "quicker than expected" - as estimates show the services sector has bounced back to pre-pandemic levels.

FAMILIES will be forced to make a "devastating" choice over who is allowed to visit loved ones in care homes this Christmas.