‘It didn’t hurt at all’: Queen urges people unsure about COVID jab to get vaccinated

The Queen has said that having a COVID-19 vaccine "didn't hurt at all" as she encouraged those who are hesitant about getting jabbed to "think about other people rather than themselves".

Twitter to let users charge monthly fee for exclusive content

Twitter is to let people charge their followers for extra content with a new feature called Super Follows.

Ex-US gymnastics coach took own life hours after human trafficking charge

A former US Olympics gymnastics coach has been found dead just hours after being charged with a number of crimes including forms of human trafficking.

Major cities falling well behind in UK’s bid to vaccinate its way out of lockdown

The 15 areas of England to have vaccinated the lowest proportion of adults against COVID-19 are all in London.

Weakest Gulf Stream in 1,000 years could bring more ‘extreme’ winters to UK and Europe

The Gulf Stream that helps warm the UK and northwest Europe is at its weakest in over 1,000 years and could lead to more "extreme and intense" winters, according to researchers.

Studies under way into whether third dose of coronavirus vaccine would help immunity

Studies are under way into how effective a third shot of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine could be in boosting immunity against the coronavirus.

Mr Potato Head is no more as classic toy goes gender neutral

Mr Potato Head is to get a name change after being made gender neutral.

What is the UK’s COVID alert level and what does it mean?

The UK introduced a COVID alert level system in May 2020 to reflect the degree of threat to the country from the virus.