UK records 1,239 new virus-related deaths with 7.45 million given first vaccine dose

The UK has reported another 1,239 COVID-related deaths and 28,680 new cases of the virus.

Plea to free Briton held in India who was ‘tortured into signing confession’

A charity is calling on the government to get involved in the case of a Scottish man being held in India, who says he was tortured into confessing to be part of an assassination...

Hospital staff bring elderly couple dying with COVID-19 together for final moments

An elderly couple seriously ill with coronavirus have been brought together by hospital staff so they could share their final days after 67 years together.

Bats living in Cambodia in 2010 carried ‘nearly identical’ pathogen to COVID-19 virus, scientists discover

Bats that lived in a Cambodian cave in 2010 carried a pathogen that is "nearly identical" to the virus that causes COVID-19, scientists have discovered.

Boris Johnson visits Scottish COVID lab despite Sturgeon deeming trip ‘non-essential’

Boris Johnson has visited a Lighthouse Laboratory used for processing COVID-19 tests during his one-day visit to Scotland.

Six Britons among 89 foreigners fined for breaking COVID rules at Thai party

Dozens of foreigners who violated coronavirus regulations by attending a party at a bar on an island in Thailand have received fines and a suspended jail sentence.

Black MPs unite in video to encourage BAME communities to vaccinate

Black MPs from various parties have shared stories of losing loved ones to COVID-19 to try and increase the number of people from minority backgrounds getting vaccinated.

Struggling to sleep? The moon may be to blame

Superstitions about the moon have for centuries inspired humanity to blame it for our moods, sanity, and even natural disasters - but new research has indicated it actually does have an impact on our...