Life in a coronavirus hotspot: ‘I think everybody knows somebody who has died of COVID’

Deep in the Welsh Valleys, on the outskirts of Merthyr Tydfil, is Edward Street – and our time on this steep hill of terraced houses is summed up at the first door we knock...

‘Totally irresponsible behaviour’: Londoners flee the capital ahead of new virus rules

Trains were packed and roads were jammed yesterday evening as Londoners tried to flee the capital ahead of tougher coronavirus restrictions, in what has been branded "totally irresponsible behaviour".

Behave as if you already have COVID-19, especially in Tier 4 areas – health sec

People need to behave as if they already have COVID-19, especially in the new Tier 4 areas of England, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has warned.

Christmas plans plunged into chaos: London and most of South East enter Tier 4 lockdown

The government has cancelled festive plans for millions of people, bringing in new Tier 4 restrictions in large parts of the country.

Furlough firms must be named to prevent ‘opportunistic fraud’, say MPs

MPs have called on the government to publish a list of companies using the furlough scheme.

In a year that devastated the arts, can young musicians survive the blow?

"I don't even know if I've been able to compute how it makes me feel, the fact that our industry is at a complete standstill... 170,000 people out of work, it seems to be...

Police believe France’s most wanted man will commit ‘another gruesome offence’

French police believe France's most wanted man is at large in Hong Kong and are "99 per cent sure" that he will commit "another gruesome criminal offence".

‘There’s no way I could not be with my mother’: Londoners flee the city ahead of new virus rules

Trains were packed and roads were jammed as Londoners tried to flee the city ahead of tougher coronavirus restrictions.