Government’s quarantine hotel booking system goes down hours after it goes live

The new online booking system for government-managed quarantine hotels appears to have suffered technical problems within hours of it going live.

Brady throws Super Bowl trophy to teammates on another boat during parade

Tom Brady took to the water to celebrate yet another Super Bowl triumph - and the star quarterback clearly enjoyed himself.

Congo Ebola death investigated to see if woman was infected through husband’s semen

Two women have died from Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo this week, as experts seek to confirm whether the virus can live in the semen of male survivors for up to...

Third of all COVID patients who needed hospital treatment were admitted last month – as number waiting more than a year to start...

Almost a third of all hospital patients who needed treatment for coronavirus in England during the pandemic were admitted last month.

Royal Mail retains 10,000 Christmas staff amid record parcel volumes

Royal Mail says it has kept on 10,000 of the temporary staff it hired in the run-up to Christmas as it gets to grips with surging parcel deliveries demanded during the coronavirus pandemic.

Hancock defends timing of new NHS shake-up as he targets tap water and fatty foods

The COVID pandemic has made a re-organisation of the NHS "more not less urgent", Health Secretary Matt Hancock has told MPs, as he unveiled government plans.

Mother who suffocated disabled son sentenced to indefinite hospital order

A mother who suffocated her disabled 10-year-old son during lockdown has been sentenced to a hospital order without limit of time.