Sturgeon says Scotland ‘likely’ to keep COVID restrictions for further three weeks

Scotland is "likely" to maintain COVID restrictions for a further three weeks from 28 June, Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said.

More than 30 million people in UK have now had both doses of a coronavirus vaccine

More than 30 million people in the UK are now fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to the government.

‘Major step forward’ as national grid on track for ‘zero carbon’ periods by 2025

Great Britain's national grid will start being powered free from fossil fuels by 2025, its operator has announced.

‘I panic every time I see Boris’ – Savoretti’s anguish as music ‘pushed aside’ by COVID rules

Like so many musicians Jack Savoretti is finding it tough not being able to promote his new record on the road like he usually would.

After so many false dawns, why does the government think 19 July will be different?

Since they were first imposed in the spring of last year, the question of when coronavirus restrictions would finally be lifted has been ever present.

Hundreds flock to South African village in ‘diamond rush’ after discovery of unidentified stones

The discovery of unidentified stones in a village in South Africa has prompted hundreds of fortune seekers to travel there in the hope that they will find diamonds.

China warns NATO it will not ‘sit by and do nothing’ if challenges arise

China has warned Britain, the United States and the rest of the NATO alliance that it will not "sit by and do nothing" if challenges approach.

BBC journalist abused and chased by anti-lockdown protesters in London

Footage showing a BBC journalist being harassed and chased by anti-lockdown protesters in London has been condemned by the broadcaster.