Newcastle United duo suffering long-term effects from COVID-19

Newcastle United's captain Jamaal Lascelles and winger Allan Saint-Maximin have both been suffering from the long-term effects of COVID-19.

Germany extends UK travel ban – despite EU urging countries to lift restrictions

Germany has extended its ban on travellers arriving from the UK to 6 January, despite the EU telling countries to lift restrictions to allow essential journeys and minimise trade disruption.

Tier 4 film nights and an empty church wedding – how families are spending this COVID Christmas

It's been a strange and challenging year for us all, and the deviation from normality is set to continue into Christmas.

Four convicted of murdering two 17-year-olds in ‘ferocious’ ambush at birthday party

Two men in their twenties and two teenage boys have been found guilty of murdering two 17-year-olds in a "ferocious" ambush at a birthday party.

UK records highest daily increase in COVID cases and another 691 deaths

The UK has recorded another 36,804 confirmed cases of coronavirus - the highest daily increase since the pandemic began.

Agreement reached over France travel ban, transport secretary says

Travel from the UK to France is set to resume on Wednesday morning - as long as a negative COVID test is provided by those seeking to make journeys - following an agreement between...

Cambridges inadvertently breach rule of six in Norfolk

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and their children have been pictured inadvertently breaching the rule of six during a wider family walk in Norfolk.

Tech giants unite against company accused of WhatsApp hack

Some of the biggest technology companies in the world, including Google and Microsoft, have joined Facebook's legal battle against the private spyware company NSO Group.