Eighteen people rescued from refrigerated lorry at service station

Eighteen people have been rescued from the backĀ of a refrigerated lorry at the Haddon services on the A1M near Peterborough.

UK reports another 548 COVID deaths and 8,489 cases – as vaccine count nears 18m

Nearly 18 million people have now had their first dose of a coronavirus vaccine in the UK, while another 548 deaths have been reported.

‘Truth could be a weapon’: Meet the journalists fighting ‘tyrannical’ crackdown in Belarus

Whenever he leaves the house, Igor Ilyash takes an emergency backpack with him, just in case he gets arrested.

How EU nations are trying to plot route out of lockdown – as Germany ‘declares third wave’

The details of England's route out of lockdown were revealed this week but how are European countries doing?

‘My whole identity was built around football’: What happens to the aspiring players who don’t ‘make it’?

At any one time, there are between 10,000 and 12,000 boys in football's youth development system.

Hair loss identified as long-term symptom of coronavirus – with women most at risk, study says

Nearly a quarter of COVID-19 patients suffer from hair loss within six months of infection, with women at greater risk, according to a new study.

‘Time is running out’: UK festivals could face ‘widespread cancellation’ without support

The majority of summer festivals are unlikely to go ahead without more certainty from the government, despite the new lockdown-easing roadmap, a representative for the sector has told Sky News.

Salmond may pull out of Holyrood committee hearing after evidence removed

Alex Salmond may not now appear before a Holyrood committee tomorrow after some of his evidence in a dispute with the devolved administration and the SNP was redacted from the parliament's website, his lawyer...