Irish PM says EU was ‘blindsided’ by vaccine row and Brexit border arrangement became ‘collateral damage’

Northern Ireland's post-Brexit border arrangements became "collateral damage" in the EU's "nasty row" over COVID vaccines, Ireland's prime minister has said.

Hero dogs alert rescuers to owners trapped in avalanche ‘by barking loudly’

Two people caught in an avalanche in Switzerland were rescued after their dogs barked for help.

Weekend of ‘unbelievable behaviour’: Boat party among lockdown gatherings busted by police

Police have discovered more than 70 people partying on a boat in west London in breach of coronavirus lockdown measures.

Moving teachers up the queue for vaccines could risk more deaths, minister suggests

Moving all teachers up the queue for COVID vaccines would risk more overall deaths among more vulnerable groups, cabinet minister Liz Truss has suggested.

Hero dogs alert rescuers to owners trapped in avalanche ‘by barking loudly’

Two people caught in an avalanche in Switzerland were rescued after their dogs barked for help.

Carrie Symonds lands new job at animal charity

Carrie Symonds has joined animal rights charity The Aspinall Foundation as its head of communications.

Boy, 13, stabbed by four men in ‘shocking’ supermarket car park attack

A 13-year-old boy has been stabbed by four men in a supermarket car park in Manchester.

‘Too soon to make predictions,’ says minister – as experts warn restrictions may be needed all year

Experts have said social distancing measures may be needed all year, and a cabinet minister has said it's too early to predict what the situation will be come autumn.