PM ends the year with a promise of hope – but has he been over-optimistic?

At the end of 2020 Boris Johnson has finally conceded that he does indeed err on the side of optimism - over-optimism - when appearing in public, because he says he wants to be...

‘Extremely serious’: Ireland returns to full lockdown for at least a month

Ireland "must return to full-scale Level 5 restrictions for a least one month", the prime minister Micheal Martin has said.

Revealed: Full list of areas where primary schools face delayed return

More than 500,000 pupils face a delay returning to some primary schools in England due to high rates of coronavirus.

‘Ring in 2021 at home’: Scots warned against Hogmanay partying

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has urged people to stay at home for Hogmanay following a rise in coronavirus cases in Scotland since Christmas.

Spurs-Fulham fixture postponed after players test positive

A Premier League fixture between Tottenham Hotspur and Fulham has been postponed after a COVID-19 outbreak.

Ten injured and 26 missing after landslide in Norway

Ten people have been wounded and 26 are missing after a landslide in southern Norway, police said.

Second dose of COVID vaccines to be given later after guidelines change

The second dose of the coronavirus vaccines will be given later than originally planned, experts have said.

PM hails ‘astonishing speed’ that EU trade deal was negotiated as MPs debate agreement

Boris Johnson has hailed the "astonishing speed" with which the UK-EU trade deal was agreed and says the agreement "demonstrates how Britain can be at once European and sovereign".