Vote 2021: A voter’s guide to ‘super Thursday’

The "super Thursday" vote on 6 May will be Britain's biggest set of elections outside a general election in nearly 50 years.

PM’s top official unaware of Downing Street refurbishment funding plans for months

Boris Johnson's top civil servant only became aware of proposals for a trust to fund the refurbishment of Downing Street months after the plans had already been formed.

Depression in adults has more than doubled since before COVID pandemic

Depression in Britain's adults more than doubled in early 2021 compared with levels recorded before the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, figures have shown.

Last two rounds of Premier League fixtures only open to home fans

Only home fans will be able to attend the final rounds of Premier League fixtures, the league has announced - pending confirmation of the next step in the government's COVID roadmap.

‘We will not rest’: Cousin of murdered PCSO Julia James vows to get justice

The cousin of murdered PCSO Julia James has said the family "will not rest" until they get justice for her.

Booster jab rollout ready from the autumn – but which vaccine to give?

With the vaccine rollout going so well and daily deaths dwindling to single figures, the challenge now is how to future-proof our shield against the virus - and prevent the need for another lockdown.

ABBA star: Waterloo took us from rat race – I wish that for other songwriters

ABBA star Björn Ulvaeus has said the success of Waterloo took the band from "a rat race" to being able to spend time honing their craft - a luxury many songwriters today simply cannot...

Woman from Mali gives birth to nine babies after expecting seven – and all are doing well

A woman from Mali has given birth to nine babies - two more than had been detected through scans.