The home secretary has said the UK will continue to be one of the "safest countries in the world" despite being locked out of a key crime database from next year.
France has reported its first confirmed case of the new coronavirus variant which was first discovered in the UK, the country's health ministry has said.
The Queen has described how she feels the country's sadness and anguish at being separated from family because of coronavirus this Christmas, as many just want "a simple hug or a squeeze of the...