The expansion comes as officials estimate nearly five million people in the UK now have the virus.

The Duke of York returns £750,000 claimed to have been "misappropriated" from its Turkish owner.

Many low-income households in England will receive cost-of-living payment, research suggests.

Centrica's boss tells the BBC that the UK should be open to the idea of bringing back fracking.

Two former Labour staff were asked to sign confidentiality agreements after bringing harassment complaints against a senior official.

Rishi Sunak has been under pressure over his wife's stake in Infosys, which operates in Russia.

The latest data from the ONS suggests some 4.9 million people in the UK are infected with the virus.

A typical annual energy bill could be as high as £2,600 by October, warns consultancy Cornwall Insight.

Peter Jones's family join a legal case claiming the sport left him and other players with brain damage.

England could face Scotland or Wales at the Fifa World Cup Qatar 2022 after the draw for the tournament's finals was made on Friday.

An ex-insider told the BBC it would be "disgraceful" if junior, but not senior, staff received fines.

Transgender cyclist Emily Bridges says she has been "harassed and demonised" after being told she cannot compete in the National Omnium Championships.

Local elections in England, Wales and Scotland, and a general election in Northern Ireland, will happen on 5 May.

National elections in Northern Ireland and local elections in the rest of the UK happen on 5 May 2022.

Elections in England this year will reflect voters' views on the cost-of-living crisis, says the BBC's Alex Forsyth.

Parties make pledges but the nature of Northern Ireland's government means they're harder to honour.

Elections for all 32 Scottish local councils will be held on 5 May. Here are some of the things to look out for.

'I’m not done in Shrewsbury yet', says Michael Buchanan, who first investigated the NHS scandal.

Why are so many people still living with long Covid after two years and are there any hopes for treatment?

Margaret Davidson was bringing up a young family in the Falklands when war broke out 40 years ago.

Two companies hope a solar "sculpture" and solar blinds will attract buyers who cannot have roof panels.

Immensa Labs, in Wolverhampton, is estimated to have sent out 43,000 false negative test results.

Three households facing a rise in energy costs tell the BBC how they will make it work.

The soaring cost of living is affecting millions of people in the UK. These five charts explain why.

Photographer Jim Grover looks back at the life of Maurice Dorfman, who ran a fashion shop in Clapham.

Families of two mothers who died after giving birth at a hospital trust share their stories for the first time.

The Platinum Jubilee event includes an imposing sculpture highlighting salmon conservation on the River Dee.

Jamie Wallis, Tory MP for Bridgend, has made history - becoming the first MP to come out as trans.

From Friday, most people in England will have to pay if they want to check if they have Covid.

Women who have experienced alopecia speak about Jada Pinkett-Smith's 'bravery' after Oscars joke.

BBC Breakfast host Naga Munchetty finds co-host Charlie Stayt's paper review highly amusing.

Scientists say more could have been done to make lateral flow tests widely recyclable.

Sir Keir Starmer has said the country is entitled to know if either if them committed an offence.

Personal finance expert Martin Lewis calls for government intervention to tackle the cost of living.

Jeremy Fleming, head of the UK's cyber-intelligence agency, says Russia's war is not going to plan.

Tom told fans in October 2020 that he had been diagnosed with terminal brain cancer.

Saturday's front pages focus on the record high number of Covid infections and a court case naming the Duke of York.

Part of the M20 is turned into a lorry park as motorists face tailbacks around Dover.

Lesbian industrialist Anne Lister made a 200-mile round trip to see the Ladies of Llangollen.

With more than four million people displaced by war, Nicola Sturgeon says the figure is "woefully small"

The increase is welcomed by environmentalists, but retail bodies say it is excessive.

The child was on foot when she was struck by a car on Friday evening, police say.