General behind Myanmar coup ‘agrees violence must stop’ after regional leaders summit

Southeast Asian leaders say they have agreed a plan with the general behind Myanmar's military coup to end the crisis in the violence-hit nation - but he has not responded directly to demands he halt the...

Half of UK population has had first COVID jab – and more than 12 million fully vaccinated

More than half the UK's total population has now had a first dose of a coronavirus vaccine.

Oxford Street shoppers heckled over face masks as thousands protest COVID rules in London

Thousands of people have defied social distancing rules to march through the streets of central London - mostly in protest against COVID regulations including face masks and potential vaccine passports.

Three teenagers arrested after ‘really nice’ boy, 14, stabbed to death outside pizza restaurant

A "really nice" 14-year-old boy has been stabbed to death in east London - prompting tributes and a murder appeal from police.

Tattooed, masked suspect hunted by police after girl, 14, dragged into bushes and raped

A tattooed sex attacker is being hunted by police after a 14-year-old girl was dragged into bushes and raped.

Group leaves cave after 40 days with no phones or contact with friends and family – and most want to go back

Fifteen people have emerged from a cave in France after six weeks there in isolation for an experiment - only for most of them to say they wanted to go back in.

Group leaves cave after 40 days with no phones or contact with friends and family – and most want to go back

Fifteen people have emerged from a cave in France after six weeks there in isolation for an experiment - only for most of them to say they wanted to go back in.

Documents suggest BBC more worried about Diana interview whistleblowers than ‘faked bank statement’

Documents seen by Sky News suggest senior management at the BBC were more concerned about punishing whistleblowers than investigating why Martin Bashir had allegedly faked documents in the lead up to securing the 1995...