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COVID-19: UK has hit a dangerous moment in pandemic amid warnings vaccine-beating variants will emerge Dr David Nabarro, the World Health Organisations special envoy on COVID-19, said that despite low infection levels, unlocking restrictions too quickly in the UK could create a further "spike" in infections. He also issued a warning about variants, saying "vaccine-beating" forms of the virus will almost certainly emerge sooner or later. Referring to the UKs vaccine success, he told Sky News: "...

For 30 years the murder of successful businesswoman and mother Penny Bell has remained unsolved - her killer stabbing her more than 50 times in broad daylight before vanishing without a trace.

Long-running hospital drama Holby City will come to an end in 2022, after 23 years on the nation's TV screens, the BBC has announced.

Buckingham Palace will mark the Queen's Platinum Jubilee with a series of events next year, including a live concert featuring some of the world's biggest stars.

Bob Marley Robert Nesta "Bob" Marley, OM (6 February 1945 – 11 May 1981) was a Jamaican singer, songwriter and musician who became an international icon, blending mostly reggae, ska and rocksteady in his compositions. Starting out in 1963 with the group the Wailers, he forged a distinctive songwriting and vocal style that would later resonate with audiences worldwide. The Wailers would go on to release some of the earliest reggae records with producer Lee "Scratch" Perry. After the Wailers d...

A Californian teenager fought off a bear that was in her garden and attacking her dogs.

The Department for Education received just a tenth of the cash that it wanted to fund a schools COVID recovery plan - as critics branded the package woefully inadequate.

The school day could be extended after the pandemic with extra learning time and longer lunch breaks, Gavin Williamson has said.

Donald Trump has shut down his blog, with no plans for the page to return to his website.

Sri Lanka: Fears of environmental disaster as chemical-laden cargo ship X-Press Pearl sinks Singapore-registered MV X-Press Pearl was anchored and waiting to enter the port in Sri Lankas capital, Colombo, when a blaze broke out on 20 May. The ship was carrying 1,486 containers, including 25 tonnes of nitric acid and other chemicals and cosmetics. Most of the vessels cargo was destroyed in the fire, with containers polluting surrounding waters and a long stretch of the island countrys beaches. ...