The UK is "at or close to the bottom" of coronavirus case levels, according to England's deputy chief medical officer who praised the public for sticking to lockdown measures.
The UK has secured an extra 60 million Pfizer vaccine doses with a view to rolling them out as part of a booster campaign in the autumn, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said.
The Fishmongers' Hall killer was a "deeply, deeply disturbing, nasty, violent, self-regarding piece of work", the lawyer for one of his victims has told his brother.
Arlene Foster has told Sky News she will step down as DUP leader and Northern Ireland's first minister, following calls within the party for a leadership contest.
China is "preparing for its final military assault" on Taiwan, the island's foreign minister has told Sky News, as he vowed to "defend ourselves to the very end".
