Ministers are "concerned" that the number of over-50s being admitted to hospital with COVID is rising, the education secretary has said.

Schools have been advised by ministers to start preparing for COVID staff shortages by merging classes into larger groups and considering "flexible" teaching options.

The family of a teenage girl who died after being hit by a car on New Year's Eve have paid tribute to their "brightest star".

A confidential settlement between Jeffrey Epstein and Virginia Giuffre, which could be key to a legal case involving Prince Andrew, is set to be made public today.

One of the survivors of the 2015 Berkeley balcony collapse, Aoife Beary, has died at the age of 27.

A woman who alerted a hockey staffer to a suspicious mole on his neck has been given a medical school scholarship to say thank you for saving for his life.

Hospitals in Lincolnshire have declared a major incident as a result of "significant staffing pressures due to absence related to COVID-19".

Doctors and nurses working in hospices across the UK are calling on the government to provide more funding to ensure they can continue providing critical care.

Northern Ireland is synonymous with religion - but there has been a significant increase in the number of people identifying as "non-religious".

Thousands of people needed hospital treatment after being injured doing popular lockdown activities, figures suggest.