Concerns as most senior civil servant oversees fallout from PM’s Downing St refurbishment

Britain's most senior civil servant is personally overseeing the fallout from the refurbishment of Downing Street, Whitehall sources have told Sky News.

55 new cases of Indian ‘double mutation’ variant found in UK in latest week

A further 55 cases of the coronavirus "double mutation" variant first detected in India have been discovered in the UK in the week to 21 April, Public Health England said.

‘I need fresh air… but there is no fresh air’: Poland’s coal pollution dilemma

In his neat flat in the Polish town of Rybnik, Emil Nagalewski sips a coffee, strokes his cat and then asks if we want to see how he stops his family being poisoned by...

‘A fitting end to an illustrious career’: Accolade for retiring police pooch after heroic chase

A police dog and his handler have received an award after tracking down hit and run suspects more than two miles (3.2km) away from the incident.

MPs declare Uighurs are being subjected to genocide in China

MPs have declared that Uighurs and other ethnic and religious minorities in China's Xinjiang region are being subjected to genocide.

Bay City Rollers singer Les McKeown dies aged 65

Bay City Rollers singer Les McKeown has died at the age of 65, his family has said.

Earth Day summit was Biden’s show – but China unwilling to increase its ambitions

There may have been 40 world leaders virtually present at President Joe Biden's Earth Day summit but this was unmistakably his show.

MPs declare Uighurs are being subjected to genocide in China

MPs have declared that Uighurs and other ethnic and religious minorities in China's Xinjiang region are being subjected to genocide.