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Desmond Tutu dead: Archbishop and anti-apartheid campaigner passes away aged 90
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and veteran of South Africa's struggle against white minority rule Apartheid, has died at the age of 90, President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced → Read More
Covid jab teams 'could go door-to-door to homes of unvaccinated in low uptake areas'
Ministers are reportedly considering a more direct approach to convince the millions of unjabbed Brits to get the vaccine, as infections continue to soar across the UK → Read More
UK weather: Heavy snow and blizzard conditions with travel disruption on Boxing Day
There are multiple weather warnings in place for parts of England and Scotland on Sunday, with travel disruption reported due to heavy snow → Read More
Tough new Covid rules come into effect today
New coronavirus restrictions are being introduced in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland from Boxing Day but despite soaring infections Boris Johnson has resisted stricter rules for England - so far → Read More
NASA launches revolutionary $10bn space telescope to give glimpse of universe's origins
The James Webb Space Telescope was successfully launched into space on Christmas Day → Read More
Uptake of first and second Covid jabs skyrocket
The week before Christmas saw a huge surge in people getting vaccinated for either the first or second time, potentially in response to the soaring infection rate across the country → Read More
Seven dead with Omicron Covid variant as people in hospital with new strain soars to 85
We'll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story → Read More
UK weather: Spanish plume sends temperatures soaring to 14C but dangerous winds to hit come
The Met Office has two yellow warnings in place for strong winds in parts of the country but other areas will see some very un-wintry weather to close out the weekend → Read More
US tornadoes: At least 100 feared dead after storms tear 200 mile path of devastation
The US has been hit by multiple tornadoes following a super cell storm, causing serious damage in Kentucky, Missouri and Illinois → Read More
Boris Johnson press conference LIVE: PM gives Covid update amid reports Plan B is coming
The Prime Minister is expected to make announcements about tougher rules heading into Christmas, amid growing criticism of a Downing Street Christmas Party last year → Read More
'Boris Johnson has betrayed North with HS2 axing and made mockery of levelling up'
Boris Johnson won the Red Wall with promises of levelling up the North but like most of his promises they're empty gestures → Read More
UK weather: Heavy rain and flood warning as torrential downpours end weekend in washout
Thundery showers are expected across much of England on Sunday, as the 23C highs of Saturday already seem like a distant memory as we hurtle towards autumnal October → Read More
UK weather: Torrential downpours with warning for heavy rain after 23C heat ends
It's a mixed bag for the weekend with sunshine and temperatures in the early 20s on Saturday giving way to widespread showers on Sunday prompting a Met Office warning for flood risk → Read More
Instagram down as thousands of users complain they can't use social media app
Users are reporting that Instagram appears to have stopped working properly, with many saying the app isn't opening as other suggest news feeds are unable to refresh → Read More
'Extremely dangerous' teen knifed man who then bled to death in sister's doorway
Dad Christopher Hewett was knifed in the street by the then 17-year-old Byron Pollock, and tragically 10 minutes after his grandmother was told of the killing she passed away too → Read More
Dad of one of UK's smallest babies dies in car crash two years after 1lb 8oz son born
Benjamin Teague, 26, and his 18-year-old passenger were both killed when his BMW was in collision with another vehicle, → Read More
UK weather: Weekend mercury set to hit 23C but showers dampen hopes of heatwave
It will be a mixed bag of weather for Britain over the weekend, with sunshine in the south but showers, cloud and drizzle elsewhere in the country, so the long-awaited summer scorcher is still on hold → Read More
Japan suffers 'extremely frightening' Covid surge one week into Tokyo 2020 Olympics
The Japanese public expressed widespread reservations about going ahead with the international games as infections rise due to mutant variants - and the country is now seeing record numbers, though officials deny there is a link → Read More
UK weather: Storm Evert moves on but heavy rain and thunder ends July with washout
Britain has had two days of being battered by an unseasonable storm, heavy rain and flooding but while the worst is over the weekend is far from the summer heatwave of two weeks ago → Read More
Greek islands including Brit hotspots Mykonos and Santorini moved to EU 'dark red' list
Summer holidays continue to face problems as the popular holiday destinations in Greece have new warnings following a rise in Covid-19 infections → Read More