‘It’s on all of us’: Hancock warns easing lockdown could be slower than PM’s timeline

Health Secretary Matt Hancock has warned the government's timeline for unlocking coronavirus restrictions won't happen faster - and could even be slowed as ministers remain "vigilant" against infection rates.

Facebook to lift block on news pages in Australia as standoff ends

Facebook will lift a block on news pages in Australia following a week-long standoff between the social media giant and the government. 

The COVID roadmap: Moving from pandemic to manageable endemic virus

The government has set out how it intends to turn the COVID-19 pandemic into a virus that is manageable in the long term.

Born in the USA: Obama and Springsteen together for Renegades podcast

Barack Obama has teamed up with an unlikely partner for a new podcast series on Spotify. 

Third of freshwater fish threatened by extinction with habitats in ‘catastrophic decline’

Nearly a third of fish living in rivers and lakes around the world are facing extinction as their habitats are in "catastrophic decline", a report has warned. 

Biden leads tributes to COVID victims as US passes half a million deaths

President Joe Biden has led a minute's silence to honour America's coronavirus victims after the country became the first to record more than half a million deaths.

Biden leads tributes to COVID victims as US passes half a million deaths

President Joe Biden has led a minute's silence to honour America's coronavirus victims after the country became the first to record more than half a million deaths.

El Chapo’s wife arrested on drug trafficking charges

The wife of the Mexican drug kingpin known as El Chapo has been arrested at a US airport on international drug trafficking charges.