UK

A further 86 cases of the new Omicron COVID variant have been reported in the UK, taking the total to 246. This compares with...

The NHS is planning to roll out a “game-changing” anti-viral pill that people who have tested positive for coronavirus can take at home. Molnupiravir,...

All international arrivals to the UK will again be required to take pre-departure COVID-19 tests to tackle the spread of the new Omicron variant,...

More than half the confirmed cases of the new Omicron variant in the UK have occurred following at least two vaccination doses, health officials...

The Pfizer and Moderna vaccines being used in the UK as boosters prompt the best overall response, according to a UK trial. The study,...

Around 500 leaseholders from across the UK have told Sky News about the extreme mental health impact and financial toll of having to live...

The UK has recorded 53,945 new cases of coronavirus – the highest daily figure since mid-July following the European football championship. The last time...

A family of four is gearing up for a second Christmas shielding at home after the father was told he had a brain tumour....

Some Omicron cases are reportedly experiencing “mild” symptoms and experts should have more information about the transmission of the new COVID variant within days,...

The government plans to offer booster vaccines to everyone over the age of 18 by the end of January, Boris Johnson has said. Speaking...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson appears to have begun his Christmas celebrations early as he put his faith in a ramped-up booster programme to save...

Today fresh measures designed to deal with the emergence of the new COVID-19 variant Omicron have come into force in England. They were announced...

A judge has ruled that a 14-year-old convicted of shooting schoolboy Keon Lincoln can be now identified. The decision comes as the teenager and four...

Millions more adults and children could be offered extra COVID-19 jabs under emergency measures to limit the spread of the Omicron variant. Experts on...

A third person infected with the Omicron coronavirus variant has been identified in the UK, health officials have said. The individual, who is no...

Compulsory PCR tests for everyone arriving in the UK have been described as a “huge blow” for the travel industry. It is hoped the...

Boris Johnson has said that people who come into close contact with anyone who tests positive for coronavirus with the new Omicron variant will...

No cases of the new COVID variant have been detected in the UK, but it is highly likely it has now spread beyond southern...

A rare red “danger to life” weather warning has been issued by the Met Office for Storm Arwen – with winds so strong they...