Australian Open stars to self-isolate after positive coronavirus case at hotel

Up to 600 players, officials and staff at the Australian Open will have to self-isolate after a positive coronavirus case was identified at one of the event's quarantine hotels.

Influencers told not to use ‘misleading’ beauty filters in ads

Two social media influencers have been told to remove beauty filters from "misleadingly exaggerated" posts advertising tanning products.

More than 1,000 young black men removed from controversial police gang database

More than 1,000 young black men have been removed from a controversial police gangs database - with London Mayor Sadiq Khan saying they shouldn't have been on the list.

PM open to overriding Brexit deal to ensure ‘no barrier down the Irish Sea’

Boris Johnson has vowed to "do everything we need to do" - including an attempt to override post-Brexit arrangements with the EU - in order to "ensure there is no barrier down the Irish...

Johnson says it is ‘not practical’ to shut borders as he defends hotel quarantine plan

Boris Johnson has defended attacks on his planned hotel quarantine scheme, saying it is "not practical" to completely shut Britain's borders to protect against new coronavirus variants.

Students threw lockdown-busting party because they were ‘bored and wanted some fun’

Students who threw a birthday party for friends, ignoring lockdown rules, told police raiding the get-together they were "bored and wanted some fun".

‘You’re a liar!’: Chris Whitty verbally abused by ‘pathetic’ youth in street

A young man who filmed himself verbally abusing Professor Chris Whitty in the street has been branded "pathetic" by Health Secretary Matt Hancock.

COVID outbreak at Sandhurst after officer cadets ‘breach social distancing rules’

An outbreak of COVID-19 has hit Sandhurst after officer cadets reportedly breached social distancing rules.