In pictures: Turmoil as pro-Trump protesters break through US Capitol security

Striking scenes of protesters breaking into the US Capitol building have shocked people around the world.

‘Electoral College ballots saved from being burned by mob’: Witnesses recount chaos at the Capitol

Electoral College ballots were saved from being "burned by the mob", a senator has said, as protesters overran the US Capitol building.

‘There was a pipe bomb’: Witnesses recount chaos at the US Capitol

Protests at the US Capitol building are a "show of power", according to those on the ground.

US Capitol protests ‘a show of power’, say Trump supporters

Protests at the US Capitol building are a "show of power", according to those on the ground.

Biden demands Trump ‘steps up’ and goes on television to call off Capitol mob

US president-elect Joe Biden has demanded that Donald Trump goes on national television "to fulfil his oath" and call for peace.

‘Pence didn’t have the courage’: Trump turns on VP as he refuses to intervene in election result

US President Donald Trump has turned on his deputy, accusing him of lacking courage after Mike Pence said he would not intervene in the election result.

MPs approve England’s third national lockdown

MPs have approved England's third coronavirus lockdown - but the government has been urged by leading Conservatives to allow further votes on the measures both this month and next month.

Single vaccine dose leads to ‘greater risk’ from new coronavirus variants, experts warn

Britain is putting vulnerable people at risk from mutant variants of the coronavirus by delaying the second dose of the vaccine, according to South Africa's top adviser on immunisations.