Hancock to defend his record after Cummings’ claim that he repeatedly lied and should have been sacked

Matt Hancock is launching a personal fightback after Dominic Cummings' sensational claims that he should have been sacked for telling lies about COVID.

Australian state of Victoria prepares for another lockdown due to spike in COVID-19 cases

The Australian state of Victoria is preparing to enter a one-week lockdown due to a recent cluster of COVID-19 infections.

Climate forecast: 40% chance world will hit 1.5C threshold in next five years

There is a 40% chance that global temperatures will reach 1.5C above pre-industrial levels in the next five years - and the odds are rising.

Overlooked and misunderstood: The problems ahead for Britain’s veterans

The government is set to fail in its ambition to make "the UK the best place in the world to be a veteran" unless action is taken now to change attitudes towards former service...

Conviction quashed after 32 years in jail for a murder he didn’t commit

A man has walked free from prison after 32 years after his murder conviction was overturned due to new evidence.

The inside story: Cummings’ account of the timeline of the weeks before lockdown

During his evidence to MPs, Dominic Cummings laid out the events that led up to the first COVID lockdown on 23 March last year and some of the events after.

More than 1,000 people arrested in week of action on county lines drug gangs

More than 1,000 people have been arrested and 292 weapons seized as part of a week-long crackdown on county lines drug dealing gangs.

Stephen Hawking’s glasses and wheelchair among items to be displayed at Science Museum

A collection of Professor Stephen Hawking's personal belongings and papers has been acquired by two UK cultural institutions, acting as a time capsule of his life and career.