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There are 25 coronavirus variants “under monitoring”, Public Health England’s strategic COVID-19 response director has told MPs. Dr Susan Hopkins told the Science and...

The UK is even less prepared to deal with climate change already hitting the country than it was five years ago, thanks to a...

All adults in England are expected to be able to book a COVID-19 jab “by the end of this week”, the head of the...

Boris Johnson has announced a four-week delay in lifting lockdown restrictions in England to 19 July amid rising cases of the Delta variant. The...

Wales has reported another 247 positive cases of COVID-19 in its latest daily update on the nation’s public health situation. The figure takes total...

Boris Johnson will plead with the nation to make “one last heave” to freedom as he announces a delay of up to four weeks...

Boris Johnson is expected to agree to the delay of lockdown easing in England and, according to a new poll, just over half of...

“It is time for the country to unite. Full stop!” Gareth Southgate said, with added purpose as Euro 2020 finally got under way in...

Wales kick off their Euro 2020 campaign against Switzerland this afternoon with captain Gareth Bale hoping to end his international goal drought. The Real...

The scientists behind some of the most significant advancements in the battle against COVID -19 have been commended in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list....

The Delta (Indian) variant is about 60% more transmissible than the Alpha (Kent) variant and vaccines are less effective against it, Public Health England...

The UK will donate at least 100 million surplus COVID vaccines to other countries within the next year, Boris Johnson has pledged. As he...

Sexual harassment, online sexual abuse and sharing nude photos are becoming “normalised” among school children according to a review by Ofsted.  The chief Inspector...

More than one million people booked a COVID-19 vaccine through the NHS website on Tuesday – a record high. The landmark came on the...

Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has called for vaccinations for 18 to 30-year-olds to be included in the government’s “strengthened support package” to tackle...

The first pictures have emerged of the scruffy flat used by Usman Khan to prepare his terror attack at Fishmongers’ Hall. The photos were...

The NHS website appears to have been hit by a glitch as thousands of 25 to 29-year-olds try to book their vaccine appointments. Many...

People aged 25 to 29 in England will be able to book their coronavirus vaccination from tomorrow morning. Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced the...

Sir David King, a former chief scientific adviser to the government, said the current COVID-19 figures are “evidence of another wave appearing”. He told...