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More than 3.7 million people in England and Wales have been told that after today they no longer need to shield from the coronavirus....

The UK has recorded 56 more COVID-19 deaths and 4,040 new cases in the latest 24-hour period. This compares with Monday’s figures of 23...

Up to 60 million doses of COVID vaccine will be manufactured at Barnard Castle in the North East, Boris Johnson has announced. The prime...

Gangs in Manchester are increasingly using “horrendous” torture methods on kidnap victims involving blowtorches and waterboarding, a senior police officer has warned. Detective Sergeant...

Fewer than two in five licensed premises will have outdoor areas available to serve diners and drinkers when lockdown rules are eased next month,...

Boris Johnson says he hopes Monday’s relaxation of COVID rules in England kickstarts a “Great British summer of sport” – but has urged people...

The UK has enough vaccine supplies to ensure that Britons can receive their second doses without disruption, NHS England’s medical director for primary care...

Police have urged people not to participate in further “Kill The Bill” protests in Bristol after more violence broke out on Friday night. Prime...

Arrests have been made during a third “Kill The Bill” demonstration in Bristol after projectiles were thrown at police. More than 1,000 protesters had...

Protests outside a Yorkshire school over a teacher showing a class a caricature of the Prophet Mohammed have sparked a conversation about freedom of...

A demonstration that took place outside a school after a teacher showed a caricature of the Prophet Mohammed in the classroom was “disturbing”, a...

A protest that took place outside a school after a teacher showed a caricature of the Prophet Mohammed in a class was “completely unacceptable”,...

NHS staff in Scotland are being offered a pay rise of at least 4%, the Scottish government has said. It said the increase would...

Plans to overhaul the UK’s asylum system will seek to break the business model of people smugglers, the home secretary has said. Priti Patel...

Home Office plans to make it much tougher for those who enter the UK illegally to claim asylum have been condemned as a “divisive...

People across the UK have observed a minute’s silence to remember victims of the pandemic on the anniversary of the UK’s first lockdown. The...

Attempting to take a holiday abroad will result in a £5,000 fine under new coronavirus laws. The legislation covering COVID-19 restrictions includes a ban...

The size of the British army will be reduced to 72,500 personnel, and the RAF will have its air cargo and personnel carriers drastically...

Hearing loss and other auditory problems may be strongly linked to coronavirus, new research suggests. Scientists estimate 7.6% of people infected with COVID-19 experience...