Work on vaccines began before first COVID case arrived in UK – Hancock

The Health Secretary will today praise the role of UK scientists in the fight against COVID and say the government "backed a lot of horses" when it came to vaccines.

Sliding towards ‘catastrophe’: Iconic British species threatened by climate change says WWF

The future of some of the UK's most treasured species including puffins, bluebells and bumblebees is dependent on the outcome of the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow. 

Sliding towards ‘catastrophe’: Iconic British species threatened by climate change says WWF

The future of some of the UK's most treasured species including puffins, bluebells and bumblebees is dependent on the outcome of the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow. 

Paramedics to wear body-worn cameras to help deter attacks

Ambulance crews are to be given body-worn cameras after thousands of attacks against staff were reported last year.

Man, 20, arrested over fatal stabbing of flower seller Tony Eastlake

A 20-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a flower seller was stabbed to death near his stand in north London, Scotland Yard said.

Post-COVID education recovery plan criticised as inadequate amid reported Whitehall squabbles over cost

A COVID rescue plan to help children in England catch up on lost lessons, costing £1.4 billion, is being unveiled by the government.

Biden becomes first US president to commemorate Tulsa race massacre as he visits site

Joe Biden has become the first sitting US president to visit the site of the Tulsa massacre - 100 years since one of America's darkest episodes of racial violence.

Boris Johnson’s lockdown options for 21 June

Boris Johnson is coming under pressure to delay lifting COVID restrictions on 21 June after several scientists urged him to - and Nicola Sturgeon paused lockdown easing in Scotland.