UK

Children in the care of Lambeth Council were subjected to “levels of cruelty and sexual abuse that are hard to comprehend”, an inquiry into...

The list of sectors able to avoid quarantine as part of a pilot scheme is being extended – and the number of testing sites...

A mother and son and their family friend who died after getting into difficulty in Loch Lomond have been named. Edina Olahova, 29, and...

Parts of London and the South have flooded after torrential rain and the Met Office has issued an amber storm warning. Areas including Hackney...

Large events, such as Premier League games, could be open only to fully-vaccinated people from October under government plans. Talks are under way with...

An 11-year-old girl who went missing from her home in Bolton has been found in London, a friend of the family has said. Fatuma...

A house in Hampshire has been partially destroyed after it was hit by lightning, the fire service has said. The roof of the two-storey...

The number of new COVID cases in the UK has fallen for the third day in a row, according to government data – but...

Daily testing of pupils who have been exposed to COVID-19 could be just as effective as isolating groups, according to a study. Research by...

The Police Federation of England and Wales says it no longer has confidence in Home Secretary Priti Patel and has branded a pay freeze...

A record 618,903 people in England and Wales were pinged by the NHS COVID-19 app in a week, latest figures show. The alerts were...

Police response times are ‘under strain’ as some forces deal with staffing shortages caused by the pingdemic, it has been suggested. The National Police...

The government’s Nationality and Borders Bill will only bring more “chaos and delay” to the UK’s “dysfunctional” immigration system, Amnesty International has said. The...

The UK has recorded 46,558 new COVID-19 cases and 96 more coronavirus-related deaths in the latest 24-hour period, according to government data. It is...

Sky News cameras have filmed a dinghy carrying a dozen suspected migrants arriving on a beach in Kent. Helicopter footage shows the group coming...

Clinically vulnerable children and those living with at-risk adults will be offered a COVID-19 vaccine – but most teenagers will not, Nadhim Zahawi has...

A senior minister has told Sky News he is “confident” the government is doing the right thing by lifting almost all coronavirus restrictions in...

Business leaders have strengthened their calls for an immediate overhaul of self-isolation rules for double-jabbed people ahead of tomorrow’s final lifting of restrictions across...

Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak will not be isolating despite being ‘pinged’ after Sajid Javid’s positive COVID test, Downing Street has said. After Mr...