The number of UK cases of the Indian COVID variant, also known as Delta, has risen by more than 5,000 since last week.

A dissident journalist, held in custody in Belarus after being arrested when his Ryanair flight was diverted, has claimed in a new video that he was set up by an unidentified associate.

A dissident journalist, held in custody in Belarus after being arrested when his Ryanair flight was diverted, has claimed in a new video that he was set up by an unidentified associate.

Lewis Hamilton has come out in support of tennis player Naomi Osaka, after she spoke about the difficulties of facing the media while competing in top level sport.

The first police officer to open fire on London Bridge terrorist Usman Khan has spoken of the moment he came face-to-face with the attacker and was told: "I've got a bomb."

England boss Gareth Southgate has said he believes the message behind taking the knee is being lost on some people after fans jeered the gesture before the team's friendly against Austria.

Evidence of any lab leak that could be the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic will have been destroyed by Chinese officials, a former MI6 chief has said.

More than half of the UK's adult population have now had two doses of a coronavirus vaccine.